Essays on Greek Mythology

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Homer's Epic Ballad The Iliad and The Odyssey

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In Homer's epic ballads The Iliad and The Odyssey, Achilles and Odysseus are the outstanding saints. Achilles battles Hector outside the dividers of Troy since Hector executed his closest companion, Patroclus. In the wake of battling in the Trojan War, Odysseus goes up against an...

Homer Iliad The Odyssey

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Guilt and Innocence as Illustrated by Sophocles in His Oedipus at Colonus

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Guilt and Innocence: A paradox in Oedipus at Colonus A common theme throughout the Oedipus Cycle is that of guilt coinciding with innocence. In Oedipus at Colonus however in separate instances Oedipus claims to be innocent of his wrong doings as in his fight against...

Guilt Oedipus Sophocles

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A Review of Creation Myths from Around The World

2 pages / 937 words

There are a lot of myth about creation all around the world. Each one has different standpoints about how the world and human being were formed. However, basically all agree that there is a great lord that in a way or another create the whole...

Creation Myth Myths

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Examining Characters' Blindness in "Oedipus Rex" and "The Glass Menagerie"

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Introduction In the tapestry of human existence, individuals often grapple with their own shortcomings, and one common defense mechanism is the act of turning a blind eye to certain aspects of reality. Blindness, in a metaphorical sense, becomes a buffer from the uncomfortable truths and...

Oedipus Oedipus Rex The Glass Menagerie

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Development of Characterization in Beowulf, Gilgamesh, and The Iliad

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What makes a character in a story different from any other character? While reading epic novels about the Anglo-Saxon culture and epic heroes, a character’s characterization and his development of characterization set him apart from the other characters in the novel. There are multiple ways...

Beowulf Gilgamesh Iliad

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Enkidu and Gilgamesh Сharacteristics

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Prompt Examples for the Essays on “Gilgamesh and Enkidu” The Dynamic Duo: How do Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s contrasting qualities contribute to the strength of their friendship? Explore the specific traits and behaviors that make Gilgamesh and Enkidu such a unique and complementary pair in the...

Character Epic of Gilgamesh Gilgamesh

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An Analysis of The Contrast of Beliefs Between The West and East in The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad, and The Aeneid

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A Contrast Between Beliefs Spirituality, religion, and the divine creation of humans have been central topics for many years. From the texts we have read, we see a major distinction between Western and Eastern society’s viewpoints. Western philosophy, as we have seen through our Ancient...

Gilgamesh Iliad The Aeneid The West

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An Analysis of The Journey of Odysseus

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The Odyssey presents its readers with many moments of grief – Penelope grieves over the possible loss of her husband, Telemachus is riddled with the grief the suitors give him by trying to take over his missing father’s estate. Perhaps the most striking example of...

Odysseus

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An Analysis of The Different Traits of Odysseus

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Odysseus: A Realistic Barbaric Hero The ancient hero, often being assumed to be a beacon of perfection and civilization among the hordes of barbarians, is considered by modern standards to be less perfect, but more realistic. In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, the...

Odysseus

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A Study of The Different Influences in The Character of Odysseus

3 pages / 1226 words

The Odyssey, by Homer, tells the tale of warrior-king Odysseus and his misadventures and accomplishments along his journey. With strength of character, a quick wit about him, and the gods on his side, Odysseus suffers through enumerable trials in order to see his wife, Penelope,...

Odysseus

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An Analysis of The Reasons Why Homer's Iliad is Considered as a Morality Play

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In the Iliad, Homer highlights how it is human nature for individuals to be susceptible to malicious intentions no matter how deep seated one’s moral compass is, thus allowing the Iliad to be considered a morality play. The Iliad is also considered to be a...

Iliad Morality

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A Characterization of Zeus, The Powerful Leader of The Olympian Gods

2 pages / 898 words

Zeus was the leader of the Olympian Gods and was widely known for his bad habit of having affairs with women while he was married with Hera. He was born to Rhea and Cronus, who was a titan. He swallowed his children, but Zeus managed...

Zeus

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Zeus: Rise to Power and Rule of The Gods

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The Greek god Zeus is essentially the product of several generations of distrust and thirst for power. When Kronos castrates his father Ouranos and cast his genitals into the sea, he is in essence crowned the new king of the universe. Stepping into such a...

Zeus

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Hero in The Odyssey: The Unheroic Traits of Odysseus in Homer's Epic

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Selflessness, trustworthiness, and sacrificial may be words to describe a hero. In The Odyssey by Homer, despite being portrayed as a hero, Odysseus’ actions seemed to prove otherwise. He shows very minimal traits of being a hero, and thinks more so of himself than others....

Hero’s Journey Odysseus The Odyssey

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The Concept and Description of Hell in The Iliad, a Poem by Homer

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Hell has been described as a residence for souls after death has long been a topic of discussion and debate. This notion intrigues man. It is a concept that man cannot know about except through direct experience, which, once obtained, cannot be shared. Yet this...

Hell Iliad

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Unavoidable Destiny: Flannery O’connor’s Southern Adaptation of Oedipus Rex

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Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood is a powerfully unsettling novel concerning a lost man in the grotesque, dark world of the American South. Published in 1949, Wise Blood’s protagonist Hazel Motes serves as a reflection of the power of mythology that continues to assert itself in...

Novel Oedipus Oedipus Rex

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Suffering on Hope: Comparing Prometheus and Io

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“Let him hurl his twin-forked lightning bolts down on my head.. let him make the wildly surging sea waves mingle with the pathways of the heavenly stars… he cannot make me die,” says Prometheus after his suffering gives him the hope to withstand Zeus (Aeschylus...

Mythology Myths

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Themes Spawned from The Conflict Between Prometheus and Zeus

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Prometheus Bound serves as an allegory radiant in theme. Yet, while the symbolism employed by Aeschylus is fairly ubiquitous, and while some scholars argue that the paramount issues of Aeschylus’s play lie in both Prometheus’s services to mankind and in Io’s wanderings and future progeny,...

Character Myths Zeus

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The Responsibility of Choice in Prometheus Bound

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Aeschylus’ play Prometheus Bound centers on the struggle between Prometheus and Zeus. Prometheus is an intelligent god who is concerned with the welfare of others. Zeus is a tyrant who acts rashly according to his emotion. The two figures clash when Prometheus, a loyal friend...

Character Myths Zeus