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

allowing them to be less complex than they often are in real life. In the Old Testament in the bible, they tend to be rather simpl...

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

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...

home, as though they own everything. One would perhaps expect Penelope, or Telemachus (the man of the house so to speak), to ins...

finer points of interpretation. However, the general consensus, down through the ages, is that Sophocles main theme had to do with...

truth about who killed his wifes husband is being uncovered. He shows himself again as noble by insisting that justice be done and...

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

his infant son, Oedipus, die from exposure on a mountainside. The baby Oedipus was subsequently found and raised by the rulers of ...

city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

If we look to biology the definition of masculine is related to that of male. The male animal has testicles as opposed to ovaries...

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...

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

debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...

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

and speaking Homer" discusses the different translations and interpretations of the Homer classic "The Odyssey". Using Robert Fagl...

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...

content of his disturbing dreams to Jocasta, her response was, What should a man fear? Its all chance, / chance rules our lives. ...

beginning, feels like he is in a position of complete helplessness. His father has been gone nearly 20 years and he is forced to d...

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). ...

spiritual awakening. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC POEM: Epic poems all share similar characteristics which define them as such. Fo...

also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

among all the Gods have renown for wit (metis) and tricks" (The Museum of the Goddess Athena). As one can see, Athena does not lov...

Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...

This essay focuses on the role that hospitality plays in Homer's The Odyssey. Three pages in length, no other sources are cited. ...

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

Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...