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Odysseus’ Revenge: Justified

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...

Argos and Odysseus

lay there / lifted up his muzzle, pricked his ears..." (17.317-318). We read that the dog is lying on a dung heap; hes full of tic...

Importance and Evolution of Odysseus

episode. Examining the evolution and fundamental importance of Odysseus life brings one to consider the elements of ethics ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Social Order

manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...

'The Odyssey' and the Underworld Journey of Odysseus

to go home. This particular point in the story is approximately halfway through such dangers and journeys and as such it is halfwa...

Women in the Odyssey, Penelope’s Power

and the goddess shows this with her actions throughout the narrative. Therefore, examination of the Odyssey demonstrates that the ...

Ideal Leader

In five pages this paper discusses the characteristics of the ideal leader in a consideration of how Odysseus and Moses embody the...

The Ideal Warrior

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...

Kleos in "The Odyssey" of Homer (Book Nine)

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

Comparative Analysis of Odysseus and Aeneas as Leaders

The son Of crafty Saturn changed the snake to stone... But Calchas thus Instantly spake... All-foreseeing Jupiter Hath sent this ...

Odysseus and His Relations With Women as Compared with Penelope's Relationship in Homer's The Odyssey

This research report compares Penelope's relationships with that of Odysseus. How the marital relationship comes to fruition and i...

Philoctetes by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines the cunning Odysseus in this work by Sophocles. There are no other sources cited....

Odysseus, Gilgamesh, and Machiavelli Consulted in a Hypothetical Political Situation

In five pages this paper considers the political dilemma of the Duchess of Calzone and how Odysseus, Gilgamesh, and Machiavelli wo...

Ulysses by James Joyce and Modernism

In ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...

Odysseus and Models of Heroism

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at heroism. Odysseus is put forth as an example of both modern and classical ideals of ...

Gladiator Compared with 'The Odyssey' by Homer

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

Jesus Christ's Origins

In five pages this paper discusses the origins of Jesus Christ in myth in a comparative analysis of possible literary precursors H...

Odysseus' Personal Qualities

In five pages this paper examines how the survival instincts Odysseus relied upon during his journey home were reinforced by his s...

Goddesses Calypso and Circe in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these goddesses in terms of what each represents about femininity and also discuss...

Odysseus' Maturation and the Epic 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...

Leadership Abilities of Odysseus

In five pages this paper evaluates the leadership skills of Odysseus and concludes that he is too preoccupied with his own quest t...

Parallels Between Telemachus and Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

and craft are clear throughout the narrative, but such episodes as her deceiving of the suitors are not considered in the same lig...

Homer and the Old Testament

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

Mythology by Edith Hamilton

in this work goes into the Great Families of Mythology and provides information on The House of Atreus, The Royal House of Thebes,...

Significance of Telemakhos in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Paradises

home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...

Odysseus, Hamlet, and the Supernatural

note his passion for such in the following lines when Hamlet responds to the facts presented by the ghost: "Haste me to knowt, tha...

'The Odyssey' by Homer Content Analysis

on which he has been marooned for twenty years, it would appear as if his ship would have nothing but smooth sailing back to Ithac...

Odysseus' Journey Mirrored in a Student's Life Narrative

though they were in a war. Their life is perhaps not threatened, but they must struggle to become more honorable and noble as they...

Good, Bad and Their Impacts Upon Odysseus and Gilgamesh

divine perfection, but in more human terms as a willingness to learn from ones mistakes. Human beings are not gods; they are flaw...