An epic hero is a person who is renowned throughout the world, who is admired a great deal for his accomplishments and characteristics and considered to have incredible powers; thus, respected signifi...
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Odysseus's many triumphs repeatedly reveal his heroic nature. Though gore and violence often aid in his success, a kind, noble, and gentle side occasionally peeks through his rambunctious spirit. ...
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Until the beginning of this century, heroes have lived with the same traits up till today. Through three millenniums, heroes still make mistakes, misdeem, and sometime lie to keep themselves on top; ...
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The Greeks had an oral tradition that was transferred generation by generation with poems. These poems were not based on random stories. They were based on history and current events of the time. The ...
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Achilles Odysseus
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 ra...
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"Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of Troy. Many cities of men he saw and learned their minds, may p...
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