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If we look to biology the definition of masculine is related to that of male. The male animal has testicles as opposed to ovaries...

of our concern. If this story simply told of Oedipus as a king who is found guilty of murdering his father and...

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...

individual would grow up, kill his father, and marry his mother. In reality, few people would ever find themselves in such a circu...

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

a good person or a bad person, only that he is religious. In another section, much further along in the story, we see Odysseus t...

largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...

is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...

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

And, yet, it has been many years. She wars with her reason which offers her the explanation that she just wants this stranger to b...

all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...

journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...

He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...

In five pages this paper discusses how the classical hero definition applies to Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey. There are no ot...

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

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

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

Two characters from each of Homer's epics are compared in five pages in order to ascertain which is the most heroic of the charact...

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

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...

In 5 pages the heroic quest is analyzed within the context of Cervantes' Don Quixote, Dante's 'Inferno' and Homer's 'The Odyssey.'...

This research report examines customs, events, and for example meanings of the Phaeacians' games. Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aen...

She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts Virgil's protagonist Aeneas from 'The Aeneid' with Homer's protagonist Odyssey in ...

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....

In seven pages this paper considers the injustices of war in a consideration of women's unequal roles represented in the works of ...

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

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...

In a paper consisting of five pages the Book of Job is compared with Oedipus the King in terms of such issues as free will. There...

A 5 page essay comparing Odysseus from Homer's The Odyssey with Kevin Spacey's character Verbal Kint. There are many parallels in ...