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by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...
of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...
he defends himself well, Socrates is still found guilty and stoically accepts his fate, indicating that since only the gods are aw...
which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...
Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...
of herself and reassure her that all will be will. You know what her days are like: as the wife of a noble (how silly that sound...
wife, and particularly Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. Our beautiful city is named after her, and Melitta wants to honor her and as...
The political context of the stories of the Oedipal trilogy relate to the society of Thebes and the conflicts that arise from shif...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
liked to envision men, the primary subject of sculpture, as regal and noble and strong characters. There was nothing more powerful...
reacts to the presence of the men by eating two of them, Odysseus attacks and manages to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in his e...
to Artemis... and not otherwise, we could sail away and sack Phrygia" (Euripides "Iphigenia at Aulis" 358). He writes to his wife...
when Jesus says that "He has not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it."4 Theologians argue over the correct interpretation ...
of injury or illness in the ancient world. Therefore, in ancient Greece and Rome, the practice of euthanasia, that is, intentional...
the prime of life ("Marble...woman"). This trend included depicting ordinary people, such as this statue, which is known as "The O...
History Channel, 2007). In terms of who actually participated it seems that the main players were the Athenians and Corint...
BC) of the Jews that they set about truly "purifying their religion" (Hooker, 1996). It was during this period that they worked to...
base and down the pedestal. There are two main strips of illustrations divided by a geometric band. To either side of the vase are...
the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...
role in eloquent speech. Another similarity is that Cicero, like Aristotle, believes that an effective orator is a person of high ...
This essay focuses on the scholarship of Werner Jaeger regarding the Greek term "paideia" [education]. Three pages in length, one ...
This essay discusses Wayne A. Grudem's views and interpretations of the Greek word "metochos," referring to the way in which it is...
This essay pertains to theologian David L. Allen's interpretation of the Greek work "metochos" in the Hebrews. Three pages in leng...
This essay pertain to the interpretation of theologian Catherne Brown of the Greek word "metochos." Three pages in length, one sou...
This 3 page paper gives an overview of modern Greek music such as rebetiko. This paper includes discussions of culture through mus...
This 5 page paper gives an overview of the Greek god Apollo. This paper includes what areas of life Apollo ruled over and how he w...
This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...
This research paper presents a discussion that focuses on an ancient Greek amphora from the Attic period that depicts Herakles and...
was painted. There hints of yellow on the goddesss crown, as well as on the end of the cornucopia. The goddesss neck and breast ha...
the Archaic period, that is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is an excellent example of this type of statu...