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Greek Mythology, Women, and Warriors

In seven pages this paper considers the injustices of war in a consideration of women's unequal roles represented in the works of ...

Roman Mythology's Origins and How It Developed

This paper consists of five pages and considers the origins of Roman mythology and compares it with its Greek mythology counterpar...

"The Iliad" of Homer and a Greek Warrior's Characteristics Considered in Hector and Achilles

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

Medea, An Overview

This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...

Eastern and Western Mythology and Women

in the house" (Kamat women.htm). It is as though the very essence of a woman as a human being is given no consideration beyond th...

Mythology of Greece and the Roles of Antigone and Medea

This paper consists of five pages with the focus of discussion being Greek mythology particularly as it pertains to the role of wo...

Greek Mythology's Significance, Function, and Meaning

natural world ("A Definition of Myth" mythdefi.html; Alden milltime.htm). Because the term myth is often easily misunderstood, au...

Renaissance Themes

rather than singular pleasures. He had an obligation to answer grievances, to hear both sides of a story and to reach some type o...

“Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Woman Warrior”

the U.S. Maxine Hong Kingston was born in the U.S.; her parents emigrated from Hong Kong. But even though she is American, the pul...

Gender in Beowulf

readers know that despite her monstrousness, Grendels mother is considered to be human (Porter). When Grendel enters the mead-ha...

Greek Mythology, Hesiod’s Five Ages of Man, and the Story of Zeus and Other Olympic Deities

period of blissful co-existence between gods and humans, when differences were few. A utopian time of eternal springtime, people ...

Alcestis by Euripides

simply what it is on the outside but cutting into it reveals layers of different contrasts and flavors. The "Foundation" of the Pl...

Greek Mythology and Literature and the Gods' Incestuous Relationships

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

The Creation Gods in Greek and African Mythology

In a research paper containing eight pages the supreme or creation African mythological gods are contrasted and compared with Zeus...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome and Human Sacrifice

In twelve pages the tales of Demeter, Cybele and Attis, Adonis and Aphrodite, Endymion and Selene are examined in a consideration ...

Greek Mythology and Names of Constellations

In twenty five pages this paper examines how Greek mythology influenced the names of constellations and stars. Eleven sources are...

The Mind vs. The Heart in 'Hippolytus' and 'Prometheus Bound'

The struggle in Greek mythology of the mind and the heart is examined in this paper consisting of four pages with quotes supplied ...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

Mythology and Iliad, Aeneid

This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...

Ancient Greek Mythological Heroes and Episode II of Star Wars

still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...

Teiresias' Importance in Antigone and Oedipus

grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...

Mythology and Women

represent the important roles of women. The contrast between mythological women and mythological men represents the complexity of...

Ancient Mythology of Greece and Rome and How Women Were Treated

While women in Greek and Roman mythology were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most beings ...

Strong Women in Ancient Greek Theatre

the "sheet-anchors," i.e., the weapons that will be their salvation (Aristophanes). Lysistrata gathers together women from all o...

Antigone/The Female Role in Society

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

'Happy Warrior' as Embodied by Beowulf

In five pages this quote 'Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he that every man in arms should wish to be? It is the generous spirit,...

Women's Roles in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...

2 Articles on Cold and Influenza “Cold Warriors” Discover Magazine and Disarming Flue Viruses” Scientific American Magazine

that another pandemic can still strike at any time. While such possibility of widespread influenza is a very real threat, the com...

Book Reviews on the Japanese Samurai

In ten pages this paper reviews various texts on the Japanese Samurai class including Harry Cook's Samurai: The Story of a Warrior...