Harriet Tubman Compare And Contrast

Hannah Burchett
English IV
September 17, 2015
Comparison of Briseis and Harriet Tubman
Although Briseis, priestess, Queen of Lyrnessus and eventually prisoner of war, and Harriet Tubman, escaped slave turned abolitionist, were alive during completely different time periods, both women experienced correspondent hardships and lived their lives in a manner that forms a connection between them. Briseis and Harriet are connected through their experiences as slaves, the altering of their names and their strong faith of theological virtue despite the adversity that the women faced during their lives.
Harriet Tubman, being born into slavery, experienced misfortune early in her life. Briseis married King Mynes of Lyrnessus; as a result of marrying a
Both Briseis and Harriet were held as slaves and throughout their experiences they lost their family and their freedom. Most likely as a result of their hardships, both women changed their names to honor the people who gave them the strength to overcome their adversity. Formally known as Hippadomeia, Briseis changed her names to honor her father, Briseus, who taught her to honor the gods to receive a blessed life. Born Araminta Harriet Ross, Harriet Tubman's mother taught her valuable lessons during her years as a slave, so to honor her mother, Tubman changed her name to Harriet. Through all of the hardships faced by both women, neither one strayed away from their religion. As a result of the women living during different centuries their belief in religion was different, but that factor did not change their belief in a higher power. It is evident that Briseis and Harriet Tubman express various differences, however through similar life experience, the women have a connection and therefore are