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In 2 pages this paper examines how in Books IX through XII of 'The Odyssey Odysseus becomes mature enough to embrace his destiny w...

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...

Odysseus was renowned for both his brain and his brawn. He was also had bravery, and competence at his skills. Odysseus was an a...

and his courage will constantly be tested. Without going into great detail, and there is a large amount of it in this classic, we ...

return home. They are in morning, for they have lost a son. They pray to the gods for his return, but feel that he is dead. They e...

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

reacts to the presence of the men by eating two of them, Odysseus attacks and manages to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in his e...

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

And, yet, it has been many years. She wars with her reason which offers her the explanation that she just wants this stranger to b...

In five pages and 2 parts Homer's 'The Iliad' is examines in terms of Patroklos' leadership abilities with a contrast and comparis...

The writer presents a creative essay written in iambic pentameter, describing the journey Teiresias commanded Odysseus to make aft...

this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...

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...

a good person or a bad person, only that he is religious. In another section, much further along in the story, we see Odysseus t...

Calypsos island and has been since the war ended. Athena begins her guidance by getting agreement from the gods (Homer 1.26-27). ...

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

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...

A 5 page essay comparing Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey with Kevin Spacey's character Verbal Kint. There are many parallels in ...

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

In five pages this paper discusses how the classical hero definition applies to Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey. There are no ot...

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

episode. Examining the evolution and fundamental importance of Odysseus life brings one to consider the elements of ethics ...

home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these goddesses in terms of what each represents about femininity and also discuss...

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F...

An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

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...

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

In sage debates...To save the state" (Homer Book I). The reader begins to see that Telemachus is not wise enough to be prepared fo...