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    1 17 September 2014 In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ a partly recollected epic poem about the journey of Uruk’s King‚ Gilgamesh is forced to fuck confront his fear of death‚ question his choices and morality‚ and re-evaluate his own character. Given that he sleeps with newlywed women (Tablet II‚ Column P‚ 161) and kills Humbaba only to show his prowess and leave a legacy (Tablet V‚ Column V‚ 245)‚ I am very hesitant to even call Gilgamesh a hero at the start. Nevertheless he has moments of self-development

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    Odysseus as an Epic Hero

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    an Epic Hero In an epic poemepic heroes exist. An epic hero‚ an important figure from a history or legend‚ has to relate to society. By having similar traits as humans‚ people will look up to the hero. In the epic poemBeowulf‚ the epic hero‚ “Beowulf”‚ has the ability to die. Since he has this trait‚ he relates to the civilization and they look up to him. The “Odyssey”‚ another epic poem‚ has a hero also. Odysseus‚ the hero in the “Odyssey‚” fits a model of an epic hero because he has

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    Kashina McGrath English Beowulf Rough Draft 10/28/15 The characteristics of an Epic Hero during the Anglo-saxon periods were bravery‚ strength‚ and loyalty. The story of Beowulf began with the challenge of slaying the monster‚ Grendel. In order for him to slay this monster‚ and the others‚ he had to have the traits and abilities of an hero. Ever since beowulf defeated Grendel‚ he has been known for his bravery‚ strength‚ and loyalty; a true Epic Hero. Beowulf shows his bravery in many different

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    of him. Every time he tells her to do something like a little puppet she does it. She doesn’t have money of her own so she have to ask him for it .He is always being sarcastic towards her. The only reason he treats her like a child is because she lets him. Since he is the man of the house she follows his rules and order like she is one of his children. Nora let her husband tells her what to do‚ what to eat and what clothes to were. While her husband to busy controlling her‚ he doesn’t realized that

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    The Devouring He sat‚ excited as a fat kid in a candy store‚ anxiously awaiting his anticipated arrival to the great dead sea of salt swallowing sea-serpents. The soaring sky-swan swam slowly to the surface. He descended down the delta cargo-bird. The young lad loved landing at the lake to visit his kin-folk‚ but fate had a mighty miracle in store for the sly son of Dennis. The rigorous trek along the speed-street finally brought Devon Dennison to his destination of the isolate island of Cliftonia

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    Hero Archetypes and Epic Conventions in The Odyssey and Beowulf It is remarkable how closely one can compare two epics that have such diverse and unique historical and cultural backgrounds. A Greek poet named Homer wrote The Odyssey sometime from BC 1400-900 during the Mycenaean Period. The epic preceding The Odyssey‚ called The Iliad‚ revolves around Achilles‚ the hero of the commonly known Trojan Wars. The Odyssey is a continuation of The Iliad and deals with Odysseus‚ another hero of the Trojan

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    during the time of General Abacha’s regime. The story revolves around a woman who looses both her son and her husband although in different ways due to the regime. Her husband’s life is under threat due to some anti government articles he writes in his newspaper. He has to flee the country and she helps him escape by driving him to his co-editor’s house in the trunk of her car. This leaves her as all as her four year old son vulnerable when the soldiers come for her husband. In their frustration and

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    Is Odysseus An Epic Hero?

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    An epic hero is someone who embodies the ideals of a society. He overcomes obstacles‚ and is courageous‚ intelligent‚ and honorable. He is on an epic journey. The Odyssey is usually described as an epic poem of an epic hero. The following text is about whether or not Odysseus really is an epic hero. Sometimes‚ Odysseus really acts like a hero‚ but sometimes not. In the Trojan War‚ he was very strong and brave‚ and he protected his men‚ but in book 9-12‚ he doesn’t seem to be the leader of his

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    the word hero as “a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.” Society has certain standards set for how someone can become a hero‚ and the qualities they must possess to be considered one. In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main heroic figure Odysseus embarks on an epic journey through the known world‚ making him the epic hero of this story. Odysseus is an example of a controversy character when it comes to determining if he is a hero or not. While

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    Odyssey and Epic Hero

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    An Epic hero Epic heroes are characters in an old poem or story that people can relate to for admire. In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is that epic hero. Odysseus faced many difficult situations as an epic hero‚ and made some bad decisions as an ordinary man‚ both which show his strengths and weaknesses. One part of the poem that shows how Odysseus is an epic hero was when he sharpened an olive tree and jabbed it in Polyphemus’s lonely one eye‚ so him and his

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