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be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...

the student works on this project, he or she will want to consider the ways in which the story deals with legendary events that ma...

Odysseus was renowned for both his brain and his brawn. He was also had bravery, and competence at his skills. Odysseus was an a...

mother, a goddess, to make pleas to Zeus to ensure that Agamemnon will fail in all battles as long as Achilles is not fighting wit...

In six pages this paper discusses how the values of the societies of ancient Greece and Rome are reflected in such works of litera...

withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...

In five pages and 2 parts Homer's 'The Iliad' is examines in terms of Patroklos' leadership abilities with a contrast and comparis...

and Achilles argue over who has the "rights" to one of the "spoils of war," which in this case is a person, a girl who has already...

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

This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...

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

This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

were arranged on three concentic terraces that focused on the royal residence ("New..." 33). Recent excavation has discovered that...

A 5 page comparison of the characters in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad. The author contrasts qualities such as heroism and humanism. ...

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

allowing them to be less complex than they often are in real life. In the Old Testament in the bible, they tend to be rather simpl...

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

This 3 page paper discusses the role women play in "The Iliad" when it comes to marriage and sexual relationships; it also discuss...

(Tracy). He traveled from place to place and although poor and impoverished at many points in his life, he was also warmly receive...

ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

no power and they were possessions. So in that respect with Paris of Troy stealing something from Athens was cause enough for batt...

great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...