... the character Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, a small, rugged island on the western coast of Greece. Odysseus takes part in the Trojan War on the side of Agamemnon and the Greeks. Of all the heroes who return from the war, his homeward voyage is the longest and most perilous. Even after the battle had been won and many of the warriors had long since returned home, Odysseus and his men were ... at Ithaca. The suitors may be his worst enemies, but they are not the only ones to cause conflicts in Odysseus' travels, and their slaying, though it provides a climax to the work, is only one episo...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... repeated word for word are a common occurrence in The Iliad and evidence of a preceding oral tradition is most apparent in Homer's use of repetition through epithets. An epithet is a phrase that is presented alongside a character's name in order to describe and give a fuller picture of that individual within the larger framework of the poem. For example the hero is frequently referred to as ... and Iaira, Amphithoe and Agaue,/Doto and Proto, Dynamene and Pherousa,/Dexamene and Amphinome and Kallianassa;/Klymene was there, Ianeira and Ianassa,/Maira and Oreithyia and lovely-haired Amathei...

• Word Count: 1392
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... repeated word for word are a common occurrence in The Iliad and evidence of a preceding oral tradition is most apparent in Homer's use of repetition through epithets. An epithet is a phrase that is presented alongside a character's name in order to describe and give a fuller picture of that individual within the larger framework of the poem. For example the hero is frequently referred to as ... and Iaira, Amphithoe and Agaue,/Doto and Proto, Dynamene and Pherousa,/Dexamene and Amphinome and Kallianassa;/Klymene was there, Ianeira and Ianassa,/Maira and Oreithyia and lovely-haired Amathei...

• Word Count: 1357
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate