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the more meaning it opens up" (Yaghjian 268). Christian symbols and portrayals of Christ abound in "A Good Man is Hard to...

one true God. As this suggests, biblical allusions are plentiful in the Old English epic, particularly in regards to the Old Test...

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

"great contribution" to the quest for the historical Jesus, according to Fredriksen, 2002, has been to formulate an "interpretativ...

only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...

perspective is not the error, in this authors view, but rather approaching the subject of naturalizing Jesus from a preconceived n...

but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...

no power and they were possessions. So in that respect with Paris of Troy stealing something from Athens was cause enough for batt...

of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...

ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...

and symbols, that is, how abstract ideas are communicated through the mediums of language, writing and also through visual communi...

in the past is actually keeping them from succeeding in the present. That is, because methods worked for them before, they keep do...

original adventure stories; Indiana Jones has nothing on Odysseus, Achilles, Ajax and the rest of the characters who struggled on ...

Whether or not Helen was the cause of all the uproar is really unknown, but what seems certain, according to archaeologist Manfred...

Odysseus,/raider of cities gouged out your eye" (Homer 227). As Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, Odysseus makes a powerful god h...

This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...

This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...

This book review is on "The Forensic Casebook" by N.E. Genge. The writer first summarizes the book's contents and then discusses i...

This book review pertains to Laurie Green's "Let's Do Theology." The author's main argument is described, and a summation of the b...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

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...

/ so long as we men of Achaea soldiered on at Troy. / But once wed sacked King Priams craggy city, / boarded ship, and a god dispe...

(Tracy). He traveled from place to place and although poor and impoverished at many points in his life, he was also warmly receive...

ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...