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in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...
could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...
slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...
In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...
The ways in which male and female virtue changed in terms of the attitudes of Ancient Greece are examined in 6 pages in a consider...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...
In five pages and 2 parts Homer's 'The Iliad' is examines in terms of Patroklos' leadership abilities with a contrast and comparis...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, c...
In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...
you think, I should not have you, even if you asked to come...apparently the laws of the gods mean nothing to you" (Sophocles). ...
front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...
In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...
In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...
Odysseus was renowned for both his brain and his brawn. He was also had bravery, and competence at his skills. Odysseus was an a...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
and his courage will constantly be tested. Without going into great detail, and there is a large amount of it in this classic, we ...
The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...
return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...
mother, a goddess, to make pleas to Zeus to ensure that Agamemnon will fail in all battles as long as Achilles is not fighting wit...
reacts to the presence of the men by eating two of them, Odysseus attacks and manages to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in his e...
of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...
In 5 pages this paper examines righteousness and how Antigone is responding to a higher authority by breaking the law in this trag...
he would take a dim view of Jason abandoning his duty to his wife and children in favor of selfish gain. The chorus would be the...
of volunteers complied with the instructions they were given, many were prepared to continuing giving electric shocks which could ...
In seven pages this paper examines the life and works of Sophocles with the emphasis upon Antigone....
In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...