The Odyssey

A symbol is a person, place, object or activity that stands for something other than itself. An epic may contain symbols to deepen the meaning or convey an important idea. How might Argos symbolize Ithaca since Odysseus has been gone?

a symbol is a person, place, object or activity that stands for something other than itself. an epic may contain symbols to deepen the meaning or convey an important idea. How might Argos symbolize ithaca since odysseus has beeen gone?

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Like Argos (Odysseus' dog), Ithaca has deteriorated because of the presence of the suitors.

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