YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An Analysis of Homers Epic Poem The Odyssey
Essays 271 - 300
but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...
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...
the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...
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 a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...
In 2 pages this paper examines how in Books IX through XII of 'The Odyssey Odysseus becomes mature enough to embrace his destiny w...
In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...
a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...
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 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 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 ...
of the monarchy due to his support of the Commonwealth (John Milton). Married three times, he spent his later years dictating to h...
This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...
The writer compares and contrasts the Old English poem Beowulf with Sundiata, which is an African epic. The writer argues that whi...
The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...
on Mount Olympus, where the gods lived. As the Iliad opens, the Trojan War has actually been going on for nine years, but the figh...
In three pages this paper discusses Milton's reasons for writing this epic poem and the sympathy generated for Adam and Eve that r...
In five pages this paper analyzes the characterization as Satan in the epic poem Paradise Lost as a reflection of the righteous co...
comes to the aid of Hrothgar: "Thou Hrothgar, hail! Hygelacs I, kinsman and follower. Fame a plenty have I gained in youth! These...
the chariot that Hector bought. . . . Each row was a divan of furred leopardskin. . . . te...
"Since this Britain was built by this baron great, / Bold boys bred there, in broils delighting, / That did their day many a deed ...
emphatically Christian as in a tone mildly so" (125). John Niles has written that "Attempts to show a specific correlation betw...
As these examples illustrate, there are instances where there are definite Christian allusions in the text. Furthermore, at the be...