YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Comparative Analysis of Aeneid by Virgil and The Odyssey by Homer
Essays 241 - 270
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...
In six pages this paper examines how Telemachus grows and develops throughout the course of Homer's epic. There are no other sour...
In two pages this essay provides a character analysis of Telemachus in an assessement of his maturity. There are no other sources...
In five pages this essay considers the rite of passage Odysseus' son Telemachus takes on the journey to find his father and protec...
In four pages the significance of the hospitality theme in 'The Odyssey' is discussed in examples of King Alkinoos', Melenaus', an...
In five pages this paper presents a thematic analysis of how sacrifice is portrayed in 'The Odyssey.' There are 2 sources cited i...
In five pages this essay considers Odysseus' refusal to transform from mortal to immortal in terms of reasons why this stance was ...
look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...
In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...
In 2 pages this paper examines how in Books IX through XII of 'The Odyssey Odysseus becomes mature enough to embrace his destiny w...
to travel to consult with his father who has gone before. The way is hidden and mysterious, but it is nonetheless accessible to t...
student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
more fidelity than did her missing husband. However, while Penelope is keeping Odysseus home fires burning, it is Athena to whom ...
Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...
In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
instead decides they should be dinner. According to Odysseus, "He clutched my companions / and caught two in is hands like squirm...
father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...
all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...
He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...
her part. What she didnt know was that Zeus was responsible for thwarting her attempts at consummating her relationship with Odys...
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
In sage debates...To save the state" (Homer Book I). The reader begins to see that Telemachus is not wise enough to be prepared fo...