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In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt fro...
(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...
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...
In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
but that it was shared by his friends. For clarity and to avoid further explanation of detail, the rocket academy they formed in t...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
Achilles grief offends the gods. Hera argues that since Achilles is the son of the a goddess, he deserves more honor than Hector,...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...
of resignation which sent young mind after young mind into the coal mines, but there were a few who hoped to change that statistic...
example, he describes the heart-rending scene in which Andromache sees the dead body of her husband Hector being dragged behind Ac...
the world changed forever on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when Osama bin Ladens al-Qaeda terrorist network invaded ...
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
problem for free. Sparky told Homer the only available time he had was 6 p.m. that evening. Homer agreed, telling Sparky he would ...
be the tradition that developed in Greece and has been handed down in the West, as opposed to works that come from the East. The W...
of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...
In two pages this essay provides a character analysis of Telemachus in an assessement of his maturity. There are no other sources...
In five pages this essay considers the rite of passage Odysseus' son Telemachus takes on the journey to find his father and protec...
In four pages the significance of the hospitality theme in 'The Odyssey' is discussed in examples of King Alkinoos', Melenaus', an...
In five pages this paper presents a thematic analysis of how sacrifice is portrayed in 'The Odyssey.' There are 2 sources cited i...
In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...
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 paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...
In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....
In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...