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Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...
by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...
out what women were like because of the way in which history is written. Dependent on what is studied, it seems that some texts l...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
to house arrogant souls who are guilt of other things as well. While Aeneas may not be guilty of betrayal or other crimes, he may ...
of this section. He looks at marriage practices, such as how the "As a daughter, she took part in the religious acts of her father...
This paper offers an evaluation of ancient Egyptian civilization and how it demonstrates the defining characteristics of civilizat...
In three pages this paper presents a brief overview of women's subjugation from the ancient period until the 17th century. One so...
In eleven pages this paper discusses the concepts of interpreting the future through prophecy, by the prophets, and through dreams...
This paper explores the ways the ancient views of religion changed in response to the philosophical schools. There are three sour...
This research paper presents a discussion that focuses on an ancient Greek amphora from the Attic period that depicts Herakles and...
This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...
This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
This paper offers an overview of Old Testament scripture that pertains to how the ancient Israelites regarded slavery and the fun...
Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...
In ten pages this research paper investigates how Christian theology and thought were influenced by the culture of ancient Greece....
In fifteen pages ancient Egypt is considered in a discussion of its afterlife cultural beliefs. Ten sources are cited in the bibl...
In eighteen pages this paper examines the belief systems and culture of ancient Egypt in this consideration of the process of mumm...
Looking at Saint Augustine's 'Confessions' and Homer's 'The Iliad', the author finds characters and situations that represent the ...
In three pages this paper examines elitism and patriarchal concepts as they relate to the society of ancient Rome featured in The ...
Ancient people used a form of construction called cob construction. This paper examines the art and how it was useful to our ances...
Originally, there were fifty-eight columns: seventeen on the sides, eight at each end, and six in the inner row of each porch. Th...
high point of sensuality and complexity of emotion; the expressions showed nuances of feeling. This period of sensuality saw the ...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how heroes are defined in these ancient epics. There are no other sources listed....
early demise saw the tombs modification, and completion, to accommodate the pharaoh. The only part of the complex that contains wa...
if one takes an honest look at what has occurred throughout political history. Aristotle considered the primary principles of pol...
of the Aztecs (Nahuatl), it is called the tonalpohualli simply meaning the "day-count." The tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli c...
In five pages this religious work is critically examined and considers how maintenance of the social status quo is a primary featu...
was the force that recovered the information (Mathematics, 2005). In essence, in ancient times, "Scholarship supported science in ...