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Essays 301 - 330
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
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...
the weak and defender of his territory and do whatever he must in the name of survival. A ravenous Odysseus is described by Homer...
In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....
are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...
Heroism is the focus of this paper on these two classic works. Achilles and Hector, in addition to Aeneas and Turnus are character...
In 8 pages this paper contrasts and compares how warfare is ideologically presented in each classical work. There are no other so...
leader, Hector (son of King Priam), he kills in single combat. The poem closes as Achilles surrenders the corpse of Hector to Pria...
In 6 pages this paper analyzes how women's roles in these works by Homer reflect the cultural perceptions of women in ancient Gree...
Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....
These two classic epics are contrasted and compared regarding the perspectives on death and immortality in the afterlife contained...
In this paper containing four pages Achilles and Hektor are compared and it is determined that while Hektor's tragedy is synonymou...
bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his ...
In five pages the importance and symbolism of the shield of Achilles is considered in this examination of Homer's epic....
In five pages this paper examines how the epic represents Achilles' shield in a consideration of what its importance symbolizes....
In five pages Homer's poetic epic is examined in a consideration of the significance of the armor worn by Achilles and the effects...
In five pages this paper compares the heroes Hector and Achilles as presented in Homer's epic in an evaluation of whose heroism wa...
In five pages the epic's final chapter is analyzed with the banquet scene and its significance thoroughly considered....
In five pages these epic war tales are examined in a heroic contrast and comparison of Roland and Achilles. Three sources are cit...
In five pages these poetic works are examined in terms of the portrayal of Homer in each. There are 3 sources cited in the biblio...
second is the code of Honor that prevails for both sides. The issues of courage, the sanctity of marriage and friendship and the h...
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 five pages this paper compares these two works in terms of wartime reality portrayals. Two sources are cited in the bibliograp...
In eight pages this paper discusses the epic's glorification of violence in an analysis that also considers gender roles, human na...
In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...
In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...
In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...
we see Hector awaiting his battle with Achilles and again there is a strong indication of the emotion which drives and influences ...
could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...
(2) which struck the coup de grace" (Floyd ucla13.html). As we can see, although Hektor obviously killed Patroklos, he was just on...