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Oedipus
... history of the people. These stories included many problems of human life and the nature of the gods. The custom requiring use of these mythological stories in tragedy satisfied an essential requirement of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Myth of Hades: Relevance Today
... History Search Engine. Retrieved on January 23,2008, from http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/j/juuou.htmLeeming, D. A. (1990). The World of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Postmodernism
... of the world, while Socrates held the view that sheer ignorance was the primary reason behind having a deficient view of the truth. Thus, the postmodern approach accepts the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Achiles Anoptheis (Achilles Revisited)
... in. The doctor rewound the tape and offered up a quick prayer that it would work. The door swung open and one of the world's ... chance to be part of the largest takeover in history. You stated yourself that this was your main motive in the matter.' 'It's ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The Cybernetic Plot of Ulysses
... of the unworthy ones accordingly. In 'Lotus-Eaters,' the first sentence of which we followed into the post office, Bloom receives his letter from Martha Clifford, with its misspelled 'world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Lessons from Homer's "The Iliad"
... of the entire epic because it is here that Paris is summoned and subsequently promised the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, queen of Sparta. Once the war commences, the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Atlantis - Myth or Fact
... history with temple records (Orff, 1999). Thus, the myth of the lost continent of Atlantis entered the world stage. The Reason for the Atlantis Myth The reason behind this story is still one of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Views from the bridge
... world came crashing down. In conclusion the play of A View from the Bridge was a modern day version of the play Oedipus the King . The comparison that was the most significant was the ... where he came from, his family history, and what his future held for ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Foundations of Mythology
... world from the very beginning to the world we live in today. We will explore the common meaning of myth versus the academic meaning of myth, what are some of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
The Life & Times of Alexander the Great
... the great made an impact on world history that few individuals can profess to have done. He ruled all of the known world, and one of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies