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

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

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

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...

home, his palace, his wife, his son, his people. Ogygia Ulysses is trapped on Calypsos island for many years. If it werent for...

that allows the poem to celebrate or immortalize its national culture (Epic Poetry). The distinguishing characteristics of Homers...

holds the Greeks captive in his cave, into allowing them to escape by first blinding his one eye while he sleeps. However, Odysseu...

Calypsos island and has been since the war ended. Athena begins her guidance by getting agreement from the gods (Homer 1.26-27). ...

spiritual awakening. CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EPIC POEM: Epic poems all share similar characteristics which define them as such. Fo...

In five pages this paper considers Odysseus' heroic tale as described in Homer's poetic epic 'The Odyssey.' There are no other so...

In five pages this essay examines what is revealed about ancient Greek history in Homer's poetic epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odysse...

IN three pages this paper discusses how Homer depicted women in the epic 'The Odyssey' with Penelope being the primary focus of an...

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how women were oppressed by law and society in the Old Testament and in Homer's epi...

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

In four pages this paper analyzes how life's renewal and rebirth are symbolically represented by the olive tree in Homer's epic 'T...

In five pages this paper examines jimson weed indulgence and lotus eating in this consideration of how substance abuse is represen...

The fates of death or destruction could be explored in a dramatic structure, and how the protagonist elected to face his destiny, ...

is that the creationist deity has no gender, and it is a characteristic peculiar to humans and animals. As William Hallo (...

In 5 pages this epic is discussed in terms of the gender roles that the divine and mortal characters embody and the lack of female...

olive branch, proving that there is land above water once again. A rainbow appears in the sky as a sign that God will not...

In five pages dreams are discussed and the dream featured in Gilgamesh is interpreted. There is no bibliography included....

These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...

it. The man proceeded immediately to build an ark" (Noss, 38). Marietta Moskin agrees that many of the earliest Hebrew stories d...

wild state Enkidu represents the noble savage, the noble animal that is pure of spirit and strong. He was to balance out the negat...

parental figures. When Enkidu is created by the gods he is placed in the woods to roam wild and free as he chooses. He is rumore...

which features the exploits of a heroic protagonist, is used. Although it was Homer who popularized this literary form with his p...

source of motivation for all life. Her dedication to him surpasses no other, whether it plays a part in family rituals or just th...

finally reaches his destination (Young-Mason 347). Gilgamesh eagerly encourages Utnapishtim to share with him this timeless secre...

possible sense of self. "He took his heavy shield killed the dragon with his heavy bronze axe, which weighed seven talents and se...

the Inferno. "In Dantes Inferno, there is an Upper Hell and a Lower Hell. Upper Hell is the place for those guilty of excessive se...