YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Iliad of Homer and its Modern Significance
Essays 31 - 60
and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...
no power and they were possessions. So in that respect with Paris of Troy stealing something from Athens was cause enough for batt...
great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...
ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...
but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...
only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...
This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...
the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...
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...
The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...
In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...
In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...
quoted as saying: "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persua...
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
states, "Up, then, and late though it be, save the sons of the Achaeans who faint before the fury of the Trojans. You will repent...
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...
Greek society was that imposed upon them by either their fathers or purchasers. They would never aspire to privilege or influence...
in the following: "Oh be it ours to come to Theseus famous realm, a land of joy! Never, never let me see Eurotas swirling tide, ha...
being mindful of his station. Agamemnon is the king of the Achaeans, and Nestor has no designs on Agamemnons position. He does w...
withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...
of Helen of Troy in marriage if she wins. This starts the war. In this we see that the war is being fought over a woman, Helen, 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 ...
"Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh...