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Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...

Ithaca and kept him away from his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Cast adrift on a ship with only his crewmembers for compa...

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

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

in the ideal image of a male hero or warrior. In both cultures the people were founded in a patriarchal way of life, seeing man as...

In seven pages this paper discusses the impact of technology upon humankind as considered in H.G. Wells' novels The War of the Wor...

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...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

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...

observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...

this historical puzzle dating back to the novice citizen investigations to the more scientific and sophisticated Illinois River Va...

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...

of the Muse to introduce its tale: "Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story / of that man skilled in all ways of contendin...

episode. Examining the evolution and fundamental importance of Odysseus life brings one to consider the elements of ethics ...

The first task at hand in our study is the provision of a historical explanation of existentialism. A concise explanation is prov...

the long journey is not necessary, but that does not mean that the odyssey as a concept was not necessary years ago. Indeed, in th...

This paper consists of 5 pages and examines how the protagonist attempted to make a living during a 29-year travelling odyssey. T...

In five pages this paper discusses the societal and immortality quests of epic heroes in Gilgamesh and Homer's 'The Odyssey' in a ...

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

of Homers great work are a slew of characters. One of those is Odysseus, an unlikely hero. Odysseus is in some ways an antihero...

In six pages this paper examines 'The Aeneid' in terms of the dialogue with the dead featured by Virgil and its difference with 'T...

In five pages this paper examines the stories featured throughout 'The Odyssey' in a consideration of the repetition of Agamemnon'...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares these goddesses in terms of what each represents about femininity and also discuss...

trapped. Our era has prompted most to believe that yesterdays luxuries are indeed todays necessities. By way of two acclaimed l...

This paper examines the themes, development of character, and narrative of 'The Odyssey' in order to determine wither or not the f...

In six pages this paper assesses the spouses featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer in order to determine which displays the most cons...

In five pages Homer's protagonist Odysseus featured in 'The Odyssey' is examined in terms of his heroic personality attributes. F...

In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...

In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...