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

son Telemakhos, his father Laertes, and even his dog Argos. Throughout his journey in the Odyssey, Odysseus often remarks about t...

and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...

is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...

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...

largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...

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...

journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we. But now I will teach you clearly, telling you th...

all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...

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

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

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...

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

be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...

In five pages the Theban plays of Sophocles are examined in a consideration of responsibility, fate, and their power. One other s...

is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...

a commonplace story already familiar to his listeners, he could (and did) omit much of the unnecessary backstory (with respect to ...

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

In eight pages this paper examines how the protagonist Oedipus changed from one work to the next in this analysis of these tragedi...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts how violence is featured in these two works of classical literature. Three source...

In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...

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

Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...

Deities and the concept of fate are examined in this comparative analysis of these classical literary works consisting of 6 pages....

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F...