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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...

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

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

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

(Tracy). He traveled from place to place and although poor and impoverished at many points in his life, he was also warmly receive...

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

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

ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

allowing them to be less complex than they often are in real life. In the Old Testament in the bible, they tend to be rather simpl...

the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...

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 ...

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

were arranged on three concentic terraces that focused on the royal residence ("New..." 33). Recent excavation has discovered that...

This paper contrasts and compares how women's rights are depicted in The Bible, 'The Odyssey' by Homer, and The Thousand and One N...

In 5 pages the heroic quest is analyzed within the context of Cervantes' Don Quixote, Dante's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey.'...

see the shades of Penelope or Telemakhos here -- but implores Odysseus to give him a decent burial before his body is ravaged by s...

Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...

In three pges this paper contrasts and compares the characterizations of Penelope in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Desdemona in Othel...

In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...

In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...

look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...

In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's tragedy with the epic by Homer. Five sources are cited in ...

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

In six pages this paper compares Homer's concept of justice with contemporary perspectives as it relates to 'The Odyssey.' There ...