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In five pages this paper examines the relationship between order and chaos within the context of these two classical literary work...

In six pages this paper compares these two works of ancient Greek literature in a consideration of relations between state and soc...

In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

he rolls a huge boulder across the opening to the cave. Polyphemus eats two of Odysseuss men and it is clear that he plans to make...

formalist-structuralist critics have evaded the issue of sexual identity entirely or dismissed it as irrelevant and subjective" (S...

as Achilles, this is the good life. He is not a character who seems to desire times of peace or quiet but rather a man who is happ...

In five pages this paper presents a contrast and comparison of the heroes Hector and Achilles as featured in the epic poem 'The Il...

In six pages this character analysis of Hektor in 'The Iliad' by Homer reveals how he is a hero who also happens to be human and h...

their lives? These are some of the questions we will consider as we look at these men in action in Homers Illiad. Tragedy Accord...

In three pages life and death as they are thematically represented by the Trojan war and the city of Troy are examined in this ana...

Sophocles "Oedipus the King" Sophocles establishes a setting in which the twists and turns that ultimately led to the vision of ...

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...

In five pages this paper examines how democracy is metaphorically depicted in the actions of Achilles and Agamemnon in 'The Iliad'...

Epic simile and imagery employed by Homer in 'The Iliad' are analyzed in 6 pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

of one another which is often the case in families. Hector is a leader and is brave and strong and incredibly able and skilled. Pa...

reign of government. He is simply a warrior and that is what he does. With Aeneas he is fighting for his Rome, his people, his lan...

line "yet this is the shepherd of the city, wise, comely and resolute" points up the difference in the qualities that the king sho...

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

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

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...

order to come to an uninformed answer to the research questions. Statistical analysis was not undertaken due to the inconsistenc...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

women. Working outside the home was not an easy task for married women with children. Mary T. Norton, congresswoman from New Je...

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...