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This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

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...

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 six pages this paper examines how Telemachus grows and develops throughout the course of Homer's epic. There are no other sour...

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

was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...

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...

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

In 5 pages this paper examines themes of quest and identity as they are represented in Homer's epic and how they enable Odysseus a...

In a paper consisting of six pages this paper examines how the themes of faith anf retribution are reprsented in the 'Noah and the...

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...

Aspects of Homer's epic poem are analyzed in this paper that contains five pages. There are no other sources listed in the biblio...

In five pages these characters as they are featured in Homer's epic are examined in terms of how they contribute to the tale overa...

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

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

instead decides they should be dinner. According to Odysseus, "He clutched my companions / and caught two in is hands like squirm...

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

into marriage, religion/gods, revenge, rituals, and reputation. Marriage Clearly Ulysses story involves the condition of marria...

a mortal man, and live with him in open matrimony" (Book V). She illustrates how she found him after all alone and shipwrecked and...

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...

Looking at Saint Augustine's 'Confessions' and Homer's 'The Iliad', the author finds characters and situations that represent the ...

Odysseus,/raider of cities gouged out your eye" (Homer 227). As Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon, Odysseus makes a powerful god h...

only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...

mother, a goddess, to make pleas to Zeus to ensure that Agamemnon will fail in all battles as long as Achilles is not fighting wit...

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

impression made infinitely clearer with truths rather than myths. The evolutionary value of Garlands (2008) research provides a b...