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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...

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

Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...

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

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

The first task at hand in our study is the provision of a historical explanation of existentialism. A concise explanation is prov...

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 ...

among all the Gods have renown for wit (metis) and tricks" (The Museum of the Goddess Athena). As one can see, Athena does not lov...

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

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

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...

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

This essay focuses on the role that hospitality plays in Homer's The Odyssey. Three pages in length, no other sources are cited. ...

He saw communities in...

In fourteen pages this paper examines negotiation and trade relationships between India and China in this economic comparative ana...

At the same time, it is also the case that Black women...

In five pages this paper examines how society changed from individual acceptance to individual oppression in a comparative analysi...

In five pages this paper analyzes war's futility in a comparative poetic analysis of 'Poor Man' and 'WPA.'...

Education as it is thematically depicted in these Jamaica Kincaid stories is the focus of this comparative analysis consisting of ...

tended to marry much earlier in Europe than in Asia. Both peasant groups seemed to have grown grain crops: rice in Asia and whea...

In five pages the violence associated with ritual is examined in this comparative analysis of these stories by Kaplan and Jackson....

of settling a dispute. In fact, during King Henry IIs reign (1133-1189), "no other legal means was recognized for the settlement ...

IN three pages this paper discusses how Homer depicted women in the epic 'The Odyssey' with Penelope being the primary focus of an...

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...

In six pages this paper examines how atmosphere, symbolism, incident, character, and theme are influenced by alienation and loneli...

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