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Essays 271 - 300
In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...
Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...
Ithaca and kept him away from his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Cast adrift on a ship with only his crewmembers for compa...
only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...
Whether or not Helen was the cause of all the uproar is really unknown, but what seems certain, according to archaeologist Manfred...
the more noteworthy events can, however. A brief outline of these events is as follows: 1. Odysseus leaves...
observes a boatman named Charon who is transporting the souls of the dead across the river. There are "hollow groans, and shrieks...
and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...
is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...
no power and they were possessions. So in that respect with Paris of Troy stealing something from Athens was cause enough for batt...
great deal of loss and death in his wake. But, he is not the power, the real power, behind the war and he really only seems to ser...
of this minister, and "his belief in Gods sense of humor and His fondness for neer-do-wells," inspired Sonny, as this fueled the ...
ultimately started the war, Priam, his father and the king of Troy, and Hector, the other son of Priam. While there are other impo...
but also by the fact that he is the king, and his people protect him rather than urging him onto the front lines as they might a y...
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...
Ulysses is clearly at the mercy of the gods and goddesses to some extent. He cannot seem to simply go home, but...
In 5 pages this paper examines themes of quest and identity as they are represented in Homer's epic and how they enable Odysseus a...
In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...
was also a master of trickery. Odysseus would often hesitate before taking action. This was not out of cowardice. It was his way...
allowing them to be less complex than they often are in real life. In the Old Testament in the bible, they tend to be rather simpl...
In five pages this paper discusses how the classical hero definition applies to Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey. There are no ot...
In a paper consisting of six pages this paper examines how the themes of faith anf retribution are reprsented in the 'Noah and the...
This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...
In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...
far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy" (Homer The Odyssey PG). The Odyssey was written in 800 B.C. and woven in...
In ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...
In four pages this paper analyzes how life's renewal and rebirth are symbolically represented by the olive tree in Homer's epic 'T...
among all the Gods have renown for wit (metis) and tricks" (The Museum of the Goddess Athena). As one can see, Athena does not lov...
ugliness of battle and death. Homers soldiers do not die cleanly and quickly; they suffer, they claw the ground; they cry out an...