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in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...

was time to allow Odysseus to return home. Should he be allowed to go back to Ithaka to be reunited with his wife Penelope and hi...

can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...

In five pages the epic heroes that are featured in epic literary works are discussed in a consideration of 'The Song of Roland,' '...

king, but not necessarily a good king. Such a man demands fear from his subjects, oppressing them and insisting on his selfish exp...

all too suddenly succumbed to temptation and became the gatekeeper of Hell -- a place of consequence where one goes whose choices ...

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...

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

a hero in strength and abilities, not in actions and deeds. With Enkidu, however, he finds a soul mate. He no longer seeks out the...

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...

of common suffering or accomplishment. Once the student working on this project sees these factors, it becomes obvious throughout ...

fire, his roar is the roar/of the floodwater; he breathes and there is death (lines 128-129). Gilgamesh perseveres despite the ad...

In this paper, well review some of the connections between God and the leaders of Samuel, and determine how God related to those l...

was dictated by the author or that every word is a word of God directed to human for their salvation," as many of the words in the...

In five pages this paper examines the Holy Bible's Old and New Testaments, 'The Odyssey' of Homer, and William Shakespeare's Hamle...

this account of Jesus ministry portrays it as a "coherent judgment comprising sin, chastisement and restoration" (Clifford and Ana...

by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...

In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...

In five pages this paper discusses how human standards can be lived up to in a consideration of the Old Testament's unrighteousnes...

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

In five pages this paper discusses the societal and immortality quests of epic heroes in Gilgamesh and Homer's 'The Odyssey' in a ...

In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...

In six pages this oldest Old Testament text is analyzed in terms of the ministry of Jeremiah, the times, and how these verses rela...

In thirteen pages this paper examines Child's Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Chris...

book touches on many mundane matters. How to get through life and understand its wrath is truly lifes most contemplated topics and...

duties. Leviticus 19:32-33 details the societal obligation to respect the elderly, and also instructs that strangers should not be...

and they therefore are telling their stories from that point forth. While the Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, the New Testa...

reflecting the image of Christ? An examination of scripture reveals that these two ideas are not contradictory. Rather, the idea o...