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

through his loving he begins to see the fragile condition of life itself. However, these ultimate realizations take their time in ...

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

wish to take any chances, yet knows he must rest. The place he found to hide is described as follows: "he crept beneath two shoots...

given a task to perform and in doing so derives some sort of personal meaning from it. He may meet with a great series of misfortu...

with not only Odysseus but with the other characters as well" (Athena, the Goddess). For example, "At the opening of the book, Ath...

king, but not necessarily a good king. Such a man demands fear from his subjects, oppressing them and insisting on his selfish exp...

which features the exploits of a heroic protagonist, is used. Although it was Homer who popularized this literary form with his p...

afterlife, gods and worship, adventure and achievement, and legacy. The gender roles and children depicted in The Epic of Gilgame...

In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Pope mocks feuding families, the ancient Greek epic, and the aristocracy wit...

In five pages this paper examines this revolutionary price that traces the metaphorically hellish journey of the narrator. Seven ...

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

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...

In five pages this argumentative paper analyzes the 1997 epic film by director James Cameron based upon its infamous 1912 sinking....

In three pages this paper discusses an epic in terms of characteristics and how thee are expressed in literature and on film in a ...

An eight page research paper considering the literary concept of the hero's journey in this classic science fiction film by direct...

In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...

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 ...

In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...

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...

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

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...

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

can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...

on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...

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

In five pages this paper evaluates whether or not there was a Fall in the biblical interpretation presented by John Milton in his ...

In three pages this paper discusses Milton's reasons for writing this epic poem and the sympathy generated for Adam and Eve that r...