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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...
Ithaca and kept him away from his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Cast adrift on a ship with only his crewmembers for compa...
observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...
also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...
home, as though they own everything. One would perhaps expect Penelope, or Telemachus (the man of the house so to speak), to ins...
story of Odysseus sets him up as a noble man, regardless of what someone may know about Greek codes of conduct. He was a noble man...
he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...
This essay focuses on the role that hospitality plays in Homer's The Odyssey. Three pages in length, no other sources are cited. ...
Introduction The ancient stories of Gilgamesh and Ulysses in Homers Odyssey are classic tales that allow the reader to glimpse wh...
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...
instead decides they should be dinner. According to Odysseus, "He clutched my companions / and caught two in is hands like squirm...
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...
The Odyssey. In his History, Herodotus (484-425 B.C.) came up with dates for the singer (400 years before my time-and no more than...
In three pages this paper examines Athena's attributes and considers why she was worshiped so passionately. Three sources are cit...
In five pages this essay discusses how Odysseus qualifies as an 'epic hero' because of the suffering and hardship he endured throu...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
and the tales of this one mans adventure. The man is Odysseus and his adventures are legendary. He is not a man searching for the ...
In five pages this paper examines how the quest theme is depicted in these works by Dante and Homer. Three sources are cited in t...
In a paper consisting of five pages the writer argues that the purpose of XXIV is to provide the story with both a summary as well...
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 the teachings featured in these texts are contrasted and compared. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this paper examines jimson weed indulgence and lotus eating in this consideration of how substance abuse is represen...
In five pages a comparative analysis of these works is presented in terms of differences and similarities in characterization, plo...
into marriage, religion/gods, revenge, rituals, and reputation. Marriage Clearly Ulysses story involves the condition of marria...
means by which to punish him for past indiscretions. Mans first instinct is to provide for his own preservation, to tend to his o...
out, therefore, that in the Odyssey there is a great deal of action and movement, such as the sea voyages and the way in which Ody...
hes writing" (Steinberg inferno.htm). It is the Canto which presents us with the innocent and frightened Dante. He is just beginni...
much. In a sense, he is the quintessential manly man. Odysseus in a way is a caricature. While there are a lot of traits he posses...
In five pages this paper examines the stories featured throughout 'The Odyssey' in a consideration of the repetition of Agamemnon'...