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to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...
This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...
see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...
In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...
In five pages this paper examines the Holy Bible's Old and New Testaments, 'The Odyssey' of Homer, and William Shakespeare's Hamle...
In three pages this paper examines the literary relationship between theme and setting in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and 'Circe' by Eu...
In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...
In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...
This essay consists of six pages and in a comparative heroic analysis of Gilgamesh and Odysseus presents the arguments that despit...
In ten pages this paper analyzes the guide role of the angel Raphael in the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
In six pages this epic is critically reviewed. There are no other sources cited....
this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...
Godlike erect, with native Honour clad...
in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...
in order to acquire knowledge, and to demonstrate bravery or quick-wittedness while they are dealing with unfamiliar situations or...
than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...
prince, a warrior and one who will fight to the death to defend what he believes in. However, in order to support the above thesis...
suitors, who grossly outnumber him. Odysseus himself vows that he will fight "while Ive got arrows to defend me", committed to the...
to Ithaca and resume his role as leader of his home, husband and father. Book 13 relates the final meetings of Odysseus...
hinting, not very subtly, that if Odysseus is dead it will be up to Telemachus to revenge him. But even more importantly and in a ...
many as he can. If his own life is destroyed in the process, then that intrinsically establishes him as both a stellar leader and...
Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...
of mortal men exceeding fair" (18.490). The image of "two cities" mirrors the basic plot of the Iliad, which is a ten-year-long ...
withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...
provoke me, she with her shrill abuse. Even now in the face of the immortal gods, she harries me perpetually, Hera charges me that...
being mindful of his station. Agamemnon is the king of the Achaeans, and Nestor has no designs on Agamemnons position. He does w...
a whole. According to Hector, Paris has brought ruin on his people and has allowed his lust for women to drive him to insane actio...
Epic simile and imagery employed by Homer in 'The Iliad' are analyzed in 6 pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this paper presents a contrast and comparison of the heroes Hector and Achilles as featured in the epic poem 'The Il...