because he thinks he has the authority to go on with those actions. But‚ in the end‚ Gilgamesh comes out on top‚ and becomes a better human and king. Whereas‚ Oedipus starts out as doing what is considered the right thing and saving Thebes from the Sphinx‚ but then he realizes he did kill his father and Oedipus’s situation gets even worse. Oedipus is put into exile and his family’s misfortunes start from there. Next‚ comparing these two epic should be an easier task because there is not much to
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Early Civilizations Matrix Using your readings and outside sources complete the following matrix. Be sure to address the following in your matrix: • Provide names‚ titles‚ dates‚ brief descriptions of important events‚ and other details as necessary. • Note the details of key political‚ socioeconomic‚ technological‚ artistic‚ musical‚ architectural‚ philosophical‚ and literary developments for each civilization listed in the table‚ which were evidenced in the humanities. Be sure to properly cite
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Chapter 4 Outline I. Ancient Iran Iran’s mineral resources copper‚ tin‚ iron‚ gold‚ and silver were exploited on a limited scale in antiquity Mountain slopes‚ more heavily wooded. A. Geography and Resources Iran is by the Zagros Mountains to the west‚ the Caucasus Mountains and Caspian Sea to the northwest and north‚ the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert of Baluchistan to the east and southeast‚ and the Persian Gulf to the southwest. Humans trying to survive in these harsh lands had
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Tragedy in Aristotle’s Poetics a) Aristotle wrote that a tragedy must have unity of plot. What does this statement mean? By this Aristotle means that the plot must be structurally self-contained‚ with the incidents bound together by internal necessity‚ each action leading inevitably to the next with no outside intervention. According to Aristotle‚ the worst kinds of plots are “‘episodic‚’ in which the episodes or acts succeed one another without probable or necessary sequence”; the only thing
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BP? Why is the Paleo-Indian spear point named Clovis point? What happened in 11‚000 BP that changed the Paleo-Indian lifestyle? In what two ways did the Paleo-Indians change their lifestyle? How were the Archaic-Indians different from their ancestors? What did the Archaic hunt after
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Short Critical Review # 1 In our cinematographic history is normal to see a common depiction of the Native Americans as primitive‚ salvage and violent people. Nonetheless‚ in the chapter 1 The First Americans of Binder’s The Way We Lived‚ Native Americans are mainly described as a civilized and orgamized group of people that showed certain traits of agriculture‚ technology and political relationships. In the essay about the Algonquians and Iroquoians included in Chapter 1‚ it is shown how these
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Cerberus the three-headed dog with a mane and tail full of snakes‚ also known as Kerberos‚ was believed to be the offspring of Typhon and Echidna‚ this relation makes Cerberus’ relatives‚ the Sphinx‚ Hydra‚ and Chimera. Cerberus’ brother Orpheus is a monstrous two-headed dog and Cerberus’ Egyptian counterpart‚ Anubis‚ is the Egyptian dog that guarded the tombs and guided the souls to the underworld. In Norse Mythology‚ Garm‚ another monstrous dog is guarding the house of the dead. Cerberus was
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contrast Creon’s and Oedipus’ characteristics and behaviors In the play “Oedipus Rex” Sophocles portrays two characters‚ Oedipus and Creon‚ as rulers of Thebes. After the murder of Laius‚ former King of Thebes‚ Oedipus became leader when he killed the Sphinx. Some time later‚ Creon became King of Thebes as the result of his nephew’s deaths. Oedipus is a good ruler in spite of his defects. Creon is a bad ruler in spite of his virtues. Oedipus is seen as a good leader. He demonstrates the qualities any
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is a baby he was sent to the mountain to be killed which would be a misfortune. A shepherd comes up to the mountain and saves him by bringing him back to Corinth. Oedipus kills his biological father. Later in life Oedipus solves the riddle of the sphinx and becomes the town hero. The next thing that happens would be when Oedipus finds out that he married his mom and killed his father which was what he was trying to stay away from his whole life. Another trait that a Tragic Hero has is experiences
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prominence of men. "Oedipus the King‚" by Sophocles‚ displays the maltreatment of women throughout the story. Muriel Rukeyser is a poet who covers the issue of gender discrimination in her poem "Myth." In this poem‚ we are given that the female sphinx has come to meet Oedipus once again‚ seeming as if she is here to avenge. The final lines of her poem discuss how " ’When you say man‚’ said Oedipus‚ ’you include women too. Everyone knows that.’ She said‚ ’That’s what you think.’ " ("Myth" 10-12)
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