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Tolstoy, Virgil, and Homer on Happiness and Erotic Love

in the cave by night, it was she, not he, that would have it so" (Homer V). In this we get the impression that while Ulysses may h...

Contrasting Views of Homer's Odysseus

sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...

Antigone Legend and Myth

(Logia.com). "Unmoved by the dissuading counsel of an affectionate but timid sister, and unable to procure assistance, she determi...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Spiritual Journey and Spiritual Growth

to return to the cave because its familiar and comfortable? The answer to all these questions is "yes." (Allegory of the Cave, 2...

Competition in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

is presented as an outright competition in the story of their contest for recognition as the patron deity of Athens" (65). In Boo...

Heroes Odysseus and Gilgamesh

a hero in strength and abilities, not in actions and deeds. With Enkidu, however, he finds a soul mate. He no longer seeks out the...

Evolution of Myth

aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Barthes views on the evolution and purpose of myth are echoed...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Gods' Role

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

Ancient Greece and Roles for Women as Portrayed by Homer

and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...

Hospitality in the Telemachy

(Thorburn 370). This is the custom that plays a prominent role throughout the Telemachy and the Odyssey as a whole. The Telemach...

Analyzing a Visual Text of a Cyclops

his disposal beyond his huge physical size. It would seem no human could be safe against this creature that could easily pierce o...

Impressions from the Readings

having given his word, feels that he has no choice but to keep it, even though he fears, rightly, that the boy will end in disaste...

BOOK REVIEW: MYTHS OF INNOVATION

This 3-page paper is a book review for Berkun's Myths of Innovation....

The Odyssey and The Alchemist: Free Will, Determinism, and the Journeys

not something he will believe as he has already made a choice to be a shepherd and not a priest which is what was determined for h...

Athena and Juno in Homer and Virgil

that Aegisthuss death is certainly deserved, "But my heart breaks for Odysseus, / that seasoned veteran cursed by fate so long -- ...

The Ethnic Myth by Steinberg

involvement. He indicates that the Native American population was not like other regions that the Europeans had colonized, for the...

Emulating Homer

Cimmerians and their cloudy city at our backs, Turning our faces instead toward life, toward home, Defying the goddess of the is...

Extended Similes of Violence in “The Odyssey”

rested for two days, then sailed on again, but where blown off course once more by the North Wind (Homer). They ended up in the la...

Homer's World, Similarities and Difference with Present Day

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

Cultural Myths and 'The Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey'

In six pages this paper examines cultural myths and the portrayal of heroes in this comparative analysis of the works by Virgil an...

Epics of 'Ulysses' by James Joyce and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 8 pages these different literary texts are compared in terms of how they satisfy the epic definition in nation and character po...

'The Odyssey' by Homer, the Book of Genesis, Retribution and Faith

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

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

Identity Quest of Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

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

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Themes of Quest and Identity

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...

Odysseus and How He Matured in Books IX through XII of 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 2 pages this paper examines how in Books IX through XII of 'The Odyssey Odysseus becomes mature enough to embrace his destiny w...

Poetry of Homer and Heroism in 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad'

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

Women's Roles in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...

'The Odyssey' of Homer and the Hebrew Bible Compared

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