serve. In the Mycenaean civilization the Wanax stood at the top of their social ladder. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus would be a Wanax because he owned an independent walled kingdom or palace. Both Odysseus and Gilgamesh were looked up to as leaders. When asked if they were successful leaders‚ I was a bit stuck. After some thought‚ though‚ I came to the conclusion that I believe both Odysseus and Gilgamesh were successful leaders. They were not always successful leaders‚ but their adventures and experiences
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this type (e.g.‚ Gilgamesh‚ Herakles‚ and Cú Chulainn). Shaman as a Hero Traditionally‚ the shaman is a character in a religious position who communicates with the afterlife in some way. By altering forms of consciousness‚ the shaman is able to encounter and interact with the spirit world. In early myths and tales in oral literature the motif of shaman like characteristics is a trend that is evident. However‚ in these tales the shaman is intertwined with the stereotypical epic Hero. This creates
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Homer’s The Odyssey describes the tale of a man who tries to find his way home after the end of a war. The hero Odysseus has a long journey home‚ of which he survives due to his cunning and persistence. In Ron Howard’s film Apollo 13‚ Jim Lovell and his crew‚ must find their way back to Earth safely after numerous technical problems arise. The captain Jim Lovell is a hero in the way that his success and communication skills with the team on earth saved him and his crew from a devastating end. Heroes
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The Importance of Wit in The Odyssey Ancient Greeks use their Gods and Goddesses to explain the world around them and also to emphasize their values of honor‚ wit‚ and courage. The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer that portrays these qualities. In The Odyssey‚ a Trojan War hero‚ Odysseus‚ displays the values the Greeks honor through a twenty-year adventure to arrive home. He faces danger when battling the Cyclops‚ Polyphemus‚ and even after arriving home he had to contend with hundreds
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This essay really does convey the effect of racism and how it has affected African Americans. The final essay is Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece". The first rhetorical device is compare and contrast. Du bois compare and contrasts the amount of land Negros have owned throughout the years. He says “in 1870 the tax-books of Dougherty report no Negroes as landholders. If there were any such at that time‚—and there may have been a few‚—their land was probably held in the name of some white patron‚—a
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the Greeks and condemned by the Romans. However‚ I think that the sequence of movies matches up quite nicely with the sequence of poems. Comparing The Grand Illusion to the Iliad‚ Saving Private Ryan to the Aeneid‚ and Inglourious Basterds to the Odyssey brings out contrasts‚ like the definition of heroism‚ between
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religion and have been passed down for generations in their respective cultures. Striking similarities are readily seen between the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh of the Hebrews and Sumerians respectively. Both sources include a tale of a great flood that was to clear the earth of its inhabitants. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Book of Genesis by hundreds of years‚ the Sumerian text probably had a profound influence over the latter. Genesis‚ the first book of the Old Testament
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points in their lives. But every hero has weaknesses that make them who they are. For example‚ one of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology‚ Achilles‚ who was thought to be invincible‚ was shot in the back of his left heel. This later killed‚ him revealing everyone has weaknesses‚ no matter how strong they are. This is what society most remembers him for‚ showing that weaknesses also make you the person you are. In this epic‚ The Odyssey by Homer‚ we see a hero named Odysseus overcome challenges
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The pursuit for the fruits of power heavily relies on one’s ambition. Ambition is a valuable characteristic that can quench one’s thirst for power or achievement of a goal. However‚ it comes at a detrimental price when it begins to consume one’s entire thoughts and actions. The tragedy of Macbeth‚ written by the renown William Shakespeare‚ tells of Macbeth’s gradual downfall as he begins to attain and preserve status as the King of Scotland. Throughout the play‚ it is illustrated that his power-hungry
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The Goblin Quest Once upon a time in the vast lands of Middle Earth there lived the dragon Daug. Daug is a dragon that long ago conquered the Mountains of Gondor‚ but the mountains were not always his. Before he conquered it‚ Gondor was ruled by the Great Goblin Zigor. Now Daug is living peacefully in the mountains‚ without even dreaming of an invasion. That will soon change. Rigor‚ son of Digor‚ son of Zigor‚ the Great Goblin‚ has now begun his quest to reclaim his grandfather’s mountain. Rigor
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