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Odysseus or Ulysses (Greek Ὀδυσσεύς Odysseus; Latin: Ulixes or, more commonly, Ulysses), pronounced /oʊˈdɪsiəs/, was a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. Odysseus also plays a key role in Homer's...


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The Book Report
Waiting for Odysseus.
11/01/2000: 329 words, approx. 1 pages
McLaren, Clemence Waiting for Odysseus 2000. 149pp. $16 lb. Atheneum. 0-689-82875-6. Grades 8-10 In this novel, four women tell different parts of the story. Penelope describes first meeting Odysseus and how she schemed to win him. During his return trip from Troy,...
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Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness
Odysseus Syndrome
04/01/2004: 709 words, approx. 2 pages
WHAT DRIVES YOU TO EXCEED YOUR PERSONAL BEST? It seems that medical science is identifying new combinations of ailments - "syndromes," they call them - faster than we can produce vaccines, antibacterial soaps and ergonomically designed furniture to combat them. There's Severe Acute...
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Eclectic plays conclude Stratford season
8/20/2007: 1,210 words, approx. 4 pages
From Edward Albee to John Steinbeck. From Derek Walcott to Oscar Wilde. Then add David Edgar for good measure. Summer may be winding down, but the Stratford Festival of Canada isn't.The repertory theater, with 14 shows now on view, has opened a final, eclectic batch...
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Judiciary pushes Bush probe
8/3/2007: 425 words, approx. 1 pages
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday scored its first public interview with a currently-serving aide to President Bush about the firings of federal prosecutors.But the session with White House political aide J. Scott Jennings yielded little more than an appeal for sympathy and a citation...
 


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Essay Grade: 88%
Achilles Vs Odysseus
3,794 words, approx. 13 pages
Homer's two central heroes, Odysseus and Achilles, are in many ways differing manifestations of the same themes. While Achilles' character is almost utterly consistent in his rage, pride, and near divinity, Odysseus' character is difficult to pin down to a single moral; though perhaps more human than Achilles, he remains more difficult to understand.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Odysseus Character Analysis
1,167 words, approx. 4 pages
In Homer's The Odyssey, the epic hero Odysseus possesses several exemplary and heroic qualities that enable him to withstand his grueling trek across the Mediterranean Sea. Although he makes foolish mistakes on account of his pride and his love of women, which prolong his voyage, Odysseus' intelligence, cunning, leadership, and bravery compensate for the evils within him and enable him in the end to withstand any opponent.
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A Matchless Leader
671 words, approx. 2 pages
An essay discussing if Odysseus is an epic hero in "The Odyssey" by Homer.
 


 

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