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Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...

Ithaca and kept him away from his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Cast adrift on a ship with only his crewmembers for compa...

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

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

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

Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...

and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy. Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and c...

spiritual awakening. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC POEM: Epic poems all share similar characteristics which define them as such. Fo...

If we look to biology the definition of masculine is related to that of male. The male animal has testicles as opposed to ovaries...

her part. What she didnt know was that Zeus was responsible for thwarting her attempts at consummating her relationship with Odys...

also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...

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

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...

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...

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

story of Odysseus sets him up as a noble man, regardless of what someone may know about Greek codes of conduct. He was a noble man...

home, as though they own everything. One would perhaps expect Penelope, or Telemachus (the man of the house so to speak), to ins...

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...

/ 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...

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

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

debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...

traits he possesses that is less than admirable, one thing is clear. He exhibits loyalty and trustworthiness. He respects the gods...

instead decides they should be dinner. According to Odysseus, "He clutched my companions / and caught two in is hands like squirm...

could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...

and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...