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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...

In sage debates...To save the state" (Homer Book I). The reader begins to see that Telemachus is not wise enough to be prepared fo...

father and travels great distances until he comes to Italy where he holds games and celebrations for his fathers death. He is told...

and suicide because life did not work out well enough for a particular character, Anna Karenina. We are also given the strong expe...

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

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...

/ so long as we men of Achaea soldiered on at Troy. / But once wed sacked King Priams craggy city, / boarded ship, and a god dispe...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

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

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

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 ...

could well be said that his acceptance of his brothers actions, despite his berating his brother, may have been the most important...

Calypsos island and has been since the war ended. Athena begins her guidance by getting agreement from the gods (Homer 1.26-27). ...

journeys, "After leaving his ruined home in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker began a journey taken by countless other heroes...

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...

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

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...

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

could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...

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

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

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

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...

He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...

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...