... define these works were established. Concepts such as arete, ananke, hamartia, kalokagathia, and physis were terms that could define these new contributions to Greece. In literary works such as "The Odyssey", "Allegory of the Cave" and "Antigone", and in such forms as "Sculptures", or the Parthenon, we are able to see these how the Greeks developed these new concept words. Odysseus ... is a concept that the Greek peopley embraced. At first, arete meant excellence in war but later it came to represent overall excellence of a person; good values and virtues. In "The Odyssey", a man encoun...

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... ancient Greek society. This relation can be easily seen in the vast number of artifacts that have been recovered from the ancient Greek time period which depict scenes from The Odyssey and The Iliad. Also, the fact that these epic tales themselves survived to be translated into modern English shows how important they were to the people of Homer's time, and ... ...

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... Poet." Homer most likely came from Ionia. He may also have been blind. In any case, he wrote the two most famous pieces of Greek literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey, making him one of the most prestigious writers ever. Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos. Legend says she was an ugly prostitute who committed suicide by throwing herself off ... ...

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