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In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
second is the code of Honor that prevails for both sides. The issues of courage, the sanctity of marriage and friendship and the h...
on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...
bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...
In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...
These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
Heroism is the focus of this paper on these two classic works. Achilles and Hector, in addition to Aeneas and Turnus are character...
much. In a sense, he is the quintessential manly man. Odysseus in a way is a caricature. While there are a lot of traits he posses...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...
In five pages fate as it affects Antigone, Hector, and Achilles is examined. There are no other sources listed....
The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...
In seven pages these works by Stephen Crane and Homer are examined within the context of the tragic hero and his combat motives. ...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...
provoke me, she with her shrill abuse. Even now in the face of the immortal gods, she harries me perpetually, Hera charges me that...
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 ...
Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...
the world changed forever on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when Osama bin Ladens al-Qaeda terrorist network invaded ...
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...
this late hour / To save our army from these howling Trojans. / Think of yourself, of the regret you will feel / For harm that wil...
which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...
many as he can. If his own life is destroyed in the process, then that intrinsically establishes him as both a stellar leader and...