YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer Compared
Essays 271 - 300
journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...
her part. What she didnt know was that Zeus was responsible for thwarting her attempts at consummating her relationship with Odys...
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
In sage debates...To save the state" (Homer Book I). The reader begins to see that Telemachus is not wise enough to be prepared fo...
not tell Polyphemus his name, rather indicating to the Cyclops that his name is "Nobody." When Polyphemus friends respond to his c...
facts" (Manley 55) which leads to the realization that there are also "no true biographies...about this very ancient Greek poet" (...
In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts these two literary works regarding the portrayal of morality in each. There are n...
In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...
more fidelity than did her missing husband. However, while Penelope is keeping Odysseus home fires burning, it is Athena to whom ...
In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...
In 8 pages these different literary texts are compared in terms of how they satisfy the epic definition in nation and character po...
student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...
Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...
manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...
In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
In four pages the concept of the hero's journey as it manifest itself in these classical works of literature is examined. There i...
In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the depictions of women and the journeys undertaken by Aeneas and Odysseus in these...
In five pages this research paper contrasts and compares Shakespeare's tragedy with the epic by Homer. Five sources are cited in ...
In five pages this paper examines the delays in Odysseus's return to Ithaca and how the hero is at fault for them. There are no o...
In six pages this paper examines how Telemachus grows and develops throughout the course of Homer's epic. There are no other sour...
In two pages this essay provides a character analysis of Telemachus in an assessement of his maturity. There are no other sources...
In five pages this essay considers the rite of passage Odysseus' son Telemachus takes on the journey to find his father and protec...
In four pages the significance of the hospitality theme in 'The Odyssey' is discussed in examples of King Alkinoos', Melenaus', an...
In five pages this paper presents a thematic analysis of how sacrifice is portrayed in 'The Odyssey.' There are 2 sources cited i...
In five pages this essay considers Odysseus' refusal to transform from mortal to immortal in terms of reasons why this stance was ...