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Classical Literature Compared

as revealed in the literary/mythological writings of ancient Greece. In "The Iliad," for example, when the mighty warrior Achille...

Overview of Homeric Warfare

In five pages this paper examines Homer's 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' in its portrayal of Homeric warfare in a consideration of ...

Imagery and Epic Simile in 'The Iliad' by Homer

Epic simile and imagery employed by Homer in 'The Iliad' are analyzed in 6 pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Homer's Heroes Patroclus and Achilles

In this essay consisting of five pages the argument is presented that the friendship between these heroes in Homer's 'The Iliad' s...

Democracy's Metaphoric Representation in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In five pages this paper examines how democracy is metaphorically depicted in the actions of Achilles and Agamemnon in 'The Iliad'...

'The Iliad' by Homer

the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...

History and 'The Iliad' by Homer

and Achilles argue over who has the "rights" to one of the "spoils of war," which in this case is a person, a girl who has already...

Ancient Literature and Companionship

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

Ancient Literature on the Life's Meaning of Moral Order

Sophocles "Oedipus the King" Sophocles establishes a setting in which the twists and turns that ultimately led to the vision of ...

Hector of Troy

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...

Comparative Analysis of Supplication in Homer's 'The Iliad'

"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...

Greek Literature and Admirable Character Leadership

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

War in 'The Iliad' by Homer

rage of Achilles is evident throughout the poem. He sought revenge for his best friends death. The reader can see an outcry agai...

Classical Literature Identity Questions

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

Males and Females, Humans and Gos in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In eight pages this paper analyzes 'The Iliad' in a consideration of the relationships between males and females and humans and go...

Gods and Violence in the Works of Statius, Sophocles, and Homer

This paper consists of nine pages and considers how violence is perpetuated by the gods in Thebiad by Status, Oedipus Rex by Sopho...

Trojan War and 'The Iliad' by Homer

were arranged on three concentic terraces that focused on the royal residence ("New..." 33). Recent excavation has discovered that...

Greco Roman Literary Works and Heroism

slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...

Comparing Marital Attitudes by the Hebrews and Ancient Greeks

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...

Romance and Epic Characteristics

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

Themes in 'The Iliad' by Homer

In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...

Achilles and Odysseus

A 5 page comparison of the characters in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. The author contrasts qualities such as heroism and humanism. ...

'The Iliad' by Homer Book IX

In five pages this essay examines Ulysses' argument to Achilles and his response to it as described in Book IX of 'The Iliad.' Th...

The Anger of Homer's Achilles

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

Greek Archaic Society and Power

to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...

Values of the Greco Roman Societies

In six pages this paper discusses how the values of the societies of ancient Greece and Rome are reflected in such works of litera...

Works of Sophocles and Homer and the Gods

In five page this paper considers Gods and their roles in ancient Greek society and literature in a consideration of a passage fro...

Two Very Different Heroes Aeneas and Achilles

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

History and the Epic Poems of Homer

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

Depiction of Values in Classical Literature

In five pages this tutorial examines how classic works of literature, the Bible, 'The Aeneid,' 'The Iliad,' and 'The Odyssey' port...