Essays 61 - 90
This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...
This essay focuses on the position of theologian Douglas Wilson in regards to "paideia," which means education in Greek. The conte...
forty and has epilepsy. However, the source of Jessies psychic pain is not her condition, but rather the fact that she has never ...
to the outside, the cave becomes a type of conduit, or birth canal which brings him into the life of actual knowledge. What one ca...
them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...
indication of satire must be seen in the name and the role of the Clouds, these are women that take the place of the goods, who ar...
building, the dome itself may have drawn its inspiration from the Romans. The statue that stands on the pinnacle is surrou...
extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...
addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...
far more meaning that representing daily life. According to one particular author, "The Cycladic civilization of the Aegean sea...
"National Style" got its start - and finally ended during the latter part of the 19th century - in Philadelphia (Pollock, 2002)....
Greek mythology were yet another dominant artistic theme (Ancient Greek Art, 2004). This idealization of man and recognit...
role of the chorus: "[E]ach play had its chorus, or group of men, a dozen or so, who would observe the action from the orchestra, ...
he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...
A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested ...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
the colors, whereas the Storage Jar with Achilles and Ajax Gaming is a black figure painting because the figures are in black. Des...
Aristotles concrete, scientific theories are more relevant than Platos deductive and abstract ideology. Aristotle believed...
fully clothed to completely nude was a symbol in and of itself: Aphrodite had begun a journey exemplifying female physical beauty,...
In eight pages this paper discusses how in the plot and characterizations featured in Zorba the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis dep...
The contemporary church and Greek Temple are compared and contrasted. The Rock Church of Montgomery, Alabama is compared with the...
In eight pages this paper examines ancient sports in an historical overview that includes various types, Greek and Roman influence...
In six pages this paper discusses the similarities between the Greeks and the Romans in a consideration of how the Greek Empire wa...
In eight pages this paper discusses Chicago's Greek culture and community in an historical overview that includes such topics as t...
In a paper consisting of five pages ways in which organic unity serves as an important function in ths plots of these ancient Gree...
In six pages this paper examines the many accomplishments of Alexander the Great with emphasis placed on Greek law and the powerfu...
reverse order, "or as the Platonic ascent of man from his lowest estate back to his divine origin" (Fleming 192). Michelangelos ...
In twenty five pages this paper examines how Greek mythology influenced the names of constellations and stars. Eleven sources are...
In twenty five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato as they influenced the origins of the...
science from ethics, but as the completion, and almost a verification of it. The moral ideal in political administration is only a...