Achilles
Anyone who has read Homers The Iliad knows of the Trojan War. However, the actual Trojan War took place nothing like the one in The Iliad. Historians are not even sure if a Trojan War took place, but most believe that some kind of battle did occur around that time period (1200 B.C.). Historians le....

Achilles in Vietnam
Achilles in Vietnam The Vietnam War is one the most controversial wars in American history. The objectives and purposes of the war were unclear to the soldiers as well as the citizens of the United States. Due to constant protests, President Richard Nixon ordered the last American troops out in ....

Beowulf vs. Achilles
Beowulf vs. Achilles Just think, there are two towns in two different places and time periods with two different heroes, but with one very similar problem. That problem is a need of protection from harm and or death and a leader to show them through anything. These two towns needed a miracle and w....

Ender's Shadow or Ender's Game
Journal - Enders ShadowEntry 1In this story there is an alien race called the buggers, they have attacked earth before and now the I.F. (International Fleet) is training the younger generation to be commanders of the next fleet. The main character in Enders Shadow is Bean. He lives on the streets o....

Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology is the study and understanding of the body of myths of a particular culture. The word myth comes from the Greek word mythos, which means, "word," "tale," or "story" (Morford 1). Greek myths are a set of traditional tales or stories told by the ancient Greeks relating to the....

Greek Poetry & Poets
Ancient Greek Poets and Poetry At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Though dates of composition vary, these works were fixed around 800 BC. The other great poet of the preclassical period was Hesiod. His two surviving works are Wo....

Illiad essay
Barbaric and Civilized? Humans have always struggled with the complications of good verses evil. Mankind has created actions, and emotions that resemble both a barbarous and civilized state of being. In Homer's Iliad, the Trojans and the Akhaians appear to be bloodthirsty, callous, savages that ....

Michael Longely
Michael Longley is an Irish poet from Northern Ireland. As a poet Longley would at first seem to be in an almost Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hyde scenario. He writes his poems in two different personas. One is used for the tranquil poems such as â^~Carrigskeewaunâ^TM. In these poems....

Myth in Homer by Lowell Edmunds
In the beginning of his article, Lowell Edmunds spends a brief amount of time "establishing the category of myth" or in other words, defining myth. He deems this a necessary start to a chapter written on a subject that had previously been held in no small amount of uncertainty. He traces t....

Pety Gods
PETY GODS In the Greek world, Gods played a key role in every Greeks life. It didnt matter whether you were a peasant or a king, everyone feared the Gods. For that reason, people believed that the Gods controlled their lives and their fate. Fate is a word that gives people a wide rang....

Symposium
This paper is structured by various subjects. Each speakers arguments, Platos use of myth and story, and Diotimas erotic ascent to knowledge of beauty are related to the overall narrative, authors purpose, and the historical reality of Hellenistic Athens. The first man to make a speech at ....

The Character of Achilles in the Iliad
World Literature I October 25, 2006 The Character of Achilles in the "ILIAD" The main character in the story of the "Iliad," written by Homer, is a young man, half man-half God, named Achilles. Achilles is the Prince of Pthia a....

The Intervention of gods in the Iliad
Madeline Coleman World Literature Paper I February 16, 2005 The Intervention of gods in the Iliad In Homers The Iliad the gods have a considerable amount of interaction with the mortals. And most of the time because of their involvement it leads to a tremendous amount of pain, suffering, an....

The Last of the Mohicans as a Mixture of Genres
James Fenimore Cooper's The last of the Mohicans is often seen as a simple adventure story within the historical frame of the French and Indian war. Only if we analyze the novel in a closer way, we will realize that it goes beyond this label and that its sources are many and varied, giving the work ....

The Women of the War
Women have long been fighting for equal rights, respect and the same opportunities offered to men, and it was not until the last half of the twentieth century that women began to receive better treatment and opportunities. Throughout history women have been treated like inferior beings. They have ....

Troy
Troy- Homers The Iliad The film Troy shows the realism and the significance of Homers The Iliad by showing the battle between the Greeks versus the people of Troy. Certainly there is tragedy in Troy when there is a downfall of the hero which was due to hubris and revenge. Hubris pl....

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