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This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...
reacts to the presence of the men by eating two of them, Odysseus attacks and manages to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in his e...
also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...
sees the development of his character because this is the focus of the story and his journey. One reads as Odysseus moves through ...
In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...
to his position, he represents all the virtues and flaws of a man, in spite of the fact that he is only part human. But it is the...
In 7 pages this paper discusses the similarities between 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer and Derek Walcott's 'Omeros' in a...
In five pages Circe, the Sirens, Nausikaa, Helen, Calypson, Athena, and Penelope are examined in this discussion of how women's ro...
In ten pages this paper evaluates the extent of man's power over his fate within the literary contexts of 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' 'Th...
This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...
This essay focuses on the role that hospitality plays in Homer's The Odyssey. Three pages in length, no other sources are cited. ...
debate in terms of wanting a peaceful and inner spiritual life and letting go of his past indiscretions (St. Augustine, Bishop of ...
In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...
She is disgusted by the fact that she must respond to the blackmailer, but also proud that she has defended her husband and her li...
IN three pages this paper discusses how Homer depicted women in the epic 'The Odyssey' with Penelope being the primary focus of an...
although portrayed by many in a sympathetic light Homer see her as a wicked woman who brings shame on herself and her society thro...
'The Iliad' by Homer is examines with the focus being on the women who are featured within and their classification in a paper con...
This research report compares Penelope's relationships with that of Odysseus. How the marital relationship comes to fruition and i...
In 3 pages this paper discusses how women's involvement in the U.S. labor force was profoundly influenced by the role of African A...
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....
In a paper consisting of 6 pages war and domesticity are examined within the context of these Homerian ethics particularly as they...
could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...
and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...
This essay presented an argument that Chaucer's "The Knight's Tale" reflects the ideals of Homer's The Iliad. Four pages in lengt...
This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...
This essay utilizes a feministic approach and an anthropological approach to interpretation of Homer's Iliad. Eight pages in lengt...
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...
only by the military might of his chief Trojan rival Hector. Achilles courage was unwavering perhaps due in part to his connectio...
In this essay consisting of five pages the argument is presented that the friendship between these heroes in Homer's 'The Iliad' s...