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    Erwin Cook asserts‚ “I suggest that the hymn offers a succinct description‚ not only of Herakles‚ but of Greek heroism. The traditional hero thus emerges as a Man of Pain… ” (Cook 149). Being “Men of Pain‚” heroes in ancient literature were known for the violent acts that they committed because it gave them kleos. Whether it be the stabbing of Polyphemus’s eye in the Odyssey‚ or the killing of the Bull of Heaven in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ these violent actions proved the man is a hero by his ability

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    MIDTERM EXAMINATION Program in Cultures‚ Civilizations‚ and Ideas Humanities 111: Antiquity Fall 2010 Due 25.11.2010 at 17:30 via email. Academic Dishonesty Do not cheat. Do not help others cheat. Do not submit the work of others as your own. Students who turn in substantially identical written work in terms of content‚ structure‚ vocabulary‚ or phrasing will be severely penalized. Academic dishonesty or plagiarism will result in an F for the course and further disciplinary action‚ including

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    idea of the Labyrinth from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages. New York: Cornell Univeristy Press‚ 1990. Fowler‚ D.P. “Narrate and Describe: The Problem of Ekphrasis.” The Journal of Roman Studies 81 (1991): 25-35. Gransden‚ K.W. Virgil ’s Iliad: An Essay on Epic Narrative. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1984. Lowenstam‚ S. “The Pictures on Juno ’s Temple in the Aeneid.” The Classical World 87‚ no. 2 (1993): 37-49. Price‚ S. Kearns‚ E.‚ ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and

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    Persuasive techniques and a powerful refusal in Iliad Book IX From the outset‚ Homer concentrates his epic Iliad on the wrath of Achilles and probes the values and attitudes of him as a hero. Ìçíéí áåéäå‚ èåá‚ Ðçëçéáäåù Á÷éëçïò Sing‚ goddess‚ of the wrath of Achilles‚ son of Peleus (BI.1). Homer first draws our attention to the heated dispute between two individuals‚ Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than the Trojan War itself in order to highlight their significance and also his focus. Achilles’

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    The Shield of Achilles

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    The reflection of the uncreated in the created necessarily presents itself under diverse aspects‚ and even under an indefinite variety of aspects‚ each of which has about it something whole and total‚ so that there are a multiplicity of visions of the cosmos‚ all equally possible and legitimate in so far as they spring from the universal and immutable principles. Titus Burkhardt. To every shield‚ there is another side‚ hidden. A. N. Whitehead. In the Hesiodic account of the world-ages

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    about Joseph and his ability to interpret dreams. In both instances‚ dreams played an integral role in pushing the story along and giving reason for Joseph to rise up out of prison and into power. Later on in Ancient Greece‚ Homer uses dreams in the Iliad in order to help get his story of the Trojan war kicked off. In the second books of his epic‚ Zeus sends a dream down to Agamemnon‚ in which the likeness of Nestor appears to him and says‚ Zeus bids you arm the flowing-haired Achaeans for

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    Prophet Mohammad's Manner

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    PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S MANNER OF PERFORMING PRAYERS (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him) By His Eminence SHEIKH ABDUL AZIZ IBN ABDULLAH IBN BAZ All praise be to Allah alone‚ and may His peace and blessings be upon His messenger and bondsman our Prophet Mohammed‚ his family and his companions. The objective of this concise pamphlet is to explain how prophet Mohammed (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform his prayers. I would like to present this explanation to every male

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    Vocabulary- Utopia

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    English 4‚ Unit 2: Utopia and Dystopia Vocabulary: Words to Know Directions: Using context clues from the sentences provided‚ try to guess the meaning of each word. Type the guessed meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. Then‚ use dictionary.com to listen to the pronunciation and find the meanings of the words as they are used in each sentence. Type the dictionary meanings in the appropriate spaces provided. 1. When he heard the sound of the gun‚ George winced. Hazel could tell the

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    audiences emotions‚ usually found in persuasive discourse Parallelism - the repetition of phrases or sentances that are similar in structure or meaning for rhetorical effect Examples: - "we have petitioned‚ we have remonstrated‚ we have supplication..." -the beatitudes -Martin Luther king Rhetorical question: asking a question with an obvious answer Example: "shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?" Restatement: expressing the same idea in different words Examples:

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    Troy: Evidence of Homer

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    The role that Homer played in our understanding of the Trojan War by his writing the Iliad has been one of great significance. The turn of the 8th Century saw the writing of the Iliad from the Ancient Greek writer‚ Homer‚ which was roughly 3‚000 years ago. Heinrich Schliemann‚ a wealthy German business‚ dedicated his energy and considerable fortune to discovering the Troy Homer describes in the Iliad. By using the writings‚ Schliemann was able to locate the site of the Ancient city of Troy. Manfred

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