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

on "what all human beings should do if they want to be moral: They should always act in their own self-interest" (Thiroux 37). Ad...

were and what they sought in a ruler. That the king was to represent the highest values and virtues of society is evident from sch...

it clear that the most important societal relationship is between a warrior, the "thane," and his liege lord (Donaldson 32). This ...

the criminal justice system, some designed to help inmates, others to keep track of them. This paper discusses a program called "E...

oral tradition, which makes the tales uniquely alive and constantly changing. This paper briefly compares two such epics, the Sund...

I fear death, and now roam the wilderness-- I will set out to the region of Utanapishtim, son of Ubartutu, and will go with utmost...

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

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

(Hunter). She takes him to the River Styx because, "everything the sacred waters touched became invulnerable, but the heel remain...

noble role in society, and reflects his attributes and responsibilities. First, there is the pearl, symbolic of natural perfectio...

of the press, freedom of speech, religious toleration among Protestants, the sovereignty of the people, the power of sovereigns de...

a feast of rejoicing, as well as to keep himself clean and well groomed; he is to cherish his children and his wife (Radcliffe PG)...

than life and serves as a role model for others to follow; they are brave, smart and good in battle; and, the hero embarks upon a ...

for his own wants as a man. Sir Gawains virtue is tested against the backdrop of religious implication when Bercilaks wife ...

his household. The suitors have taken it upon themselves to essentially use Odysseus home as though it was their own, killing live...

Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...

purposes of taming Enkidu, the wild man (Radcliffe, 2001). Enkidu is important to the story as he exemplifies the average man in s...

fire, his roar is the roar/of the floodwater; he breathes and there is death (lines 128-129). Gilgamesh perseveres despite the ad...

(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...

Passage to India. However, his creative pinnacle is largely acknowledged to be the wildly successful (both critically as well as ...

Calypsos island and has been since the war ended. Athena begins her guidance by getting agreement from the gods (Homer 1.26-27). ...

who others looked upon with envy, and characters who others judged for their actions and essential character. The paper looks at G...

by stating that he will defeat Grendel without his weapons or protection. Symbolically, this is showing that good will triumph ove...

is in danger, and perhaps also eager to gain some fame through the process. His character is somewhat innocent, but yet no less wi...

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...

a rather powerful enemy. Thus, one sees heroic feats on either end, but also, there is Christian love and the love of a parent tha...

have plans for Enkidu and so a Priestess tames Enkidu and convinces him to go with her to meet Gilgamesh in Uruk. Though Enkidu ha...

as an adventurous and noble man, and offers us the romance of a story. From this simple beginning we can readily assume that Be...

being mindful of his station. Agamemnon is the king of the Achaeans, and Nestor has no designs on Agamemnons position. He does w...