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In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
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...
rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...
In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...
In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
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...
Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...
example, he describes the heart-rending scene in which Andromache sees the dead body of her husband Hector being dragged behind Ac...
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
the world changed forever on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when Osama bin Ladens al-Qaeda terrorist network invaded ...
on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...
(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...
of resignation which sent young mind after young mind into the coal mines, but there were a few who hoped to change that statistic...
that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...
In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...
The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...
In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...
more fidelity than did her missing husband. However, while Penelope is keeping Odysseus home fires burning, it is Athena to whom ...
the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...
student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....