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and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

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...

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

/ so long as we men of Achaea soldiered on at Troy. / But once wed sacked King Priams craggy city, / boarded ship, and a god dispe...

without specifically worrying about success or failure, "they cannot be stained by action" (Harrison, 1996). Hearing this, Arjuna ...

deliberation," much like Nestor had cautioned "Agamemnon against hasty judgment" (Gore on War). In both cases, despite any heeding...

in war. Helen had no power, and no women in the story had power. Helen was simply a symbol of beauty and purity and hence justifie...

as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...

is less important than the conversation which takes place, and since the two individuals are from periods in Greek history several...

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

we mortals bear perforce, although we suffer; for they are much stronger than we. But now I will teach you clearly, telling you th...

and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...

how all true tragic heroes apply the same principle: by purging his sins in exchange for forgiveness from nature and the gods. He...

is somber (tragic). "...In great works of art all levels in which interpretation can be pursued fruitfully probably remain in som...

In seven pages this paper considers the injustices of war in a consideration of women's unequal roles represented in the works of ...

In five pages this paper examines the definition of identity in the works of Euripides, Sophocles, Sappho's poetry, the Oresteia, ...

In three pages Homer's Penelope is compared with William Shakespeare's Desdemona in terms of Desdemona's simplicity and naivete in...

Homer's and Virgil's works are compared and contrasted. This research report suggests that various trends for each of these works....

were arranged on three concentic terraces that focused on the royal residence ("New..." 33). Recent excavation has discovered that...

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...

In three pages this paper examines the events presented in Homer's epic in comparison with the burial rituals of Egypt in a consid...

ultimate control, where there could be no arguments. Although all power was concentrated in the hands of a single ruler, Roman c...

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 ten pages this paper examines modernism within the context on Ulysses and how James Joyce varies the portrayal of Homer's Odyss...

In five pages anger as a motif and character motivation in Homer's 'The Iliad' is explored. There are no other sources listed in ...

individual stories into the tapestry that became his famous epics. He did not create the stories; they had come from hundreds of y...

be regarded as a historical document. There is very little certain about the poem itself or its author, who was supposedly a blin...