Beowulf, which is translated, by Burton raffle, is about a warrior who killed monsters and saved a city. ... The women in Beowulf on the other hand, tried to be warriors, but they could not. ... "Hrothgar's gold-ringed queen, greeted the warriors; a noble woman who knew what was right." ... Even though they are both warriors they still sacrificed for their gods. "And wondering what the bravest of warriors could do. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It is Achilles' wrath at being deprived of the woman Briseis, his prize of war, by the Greek commander Agamemmon, which causes Achilles' withdrawal from the fighting before Troy and the subsequent death of many of his companions. ... As a hero, Achilles waits for Agamemnon to make suitable recompense for the stolen woman. ... Achilles shows the greatest military skill of any of the Achaean ranks and has the greatest fighting ability of all of the warriors, Trojan or Achaean. ... This is a violent and highly principled society where only a real warrior would show courage in a battle...

• Word Count: 592
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• Grade Level: High School

Agamemnon takes Chryseis for as his prize and Achilles, the Acheans Greatest Warrior, claims Briseis. ... Achilles- the great warrior and the mightiest man in the Greeks army. ... Patroclus - a fine warrior and a companion. he was so devoted to Achilles and to the Greeks. ... Odysseus - A fine warrior and one of the smartest Greeks Commander. ... Not because Aphrodite offers the fairest woman in the world but because Aphrodite was the Goddess of Love and BEAUTY. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Through The Iliad, both Hector, a Trojan warrior, and Achilles, a Greek warrior stand out as fighters that identify much of Homer's ideals concerning the definition of the Epic Hero. ... He is a great warrior, vital to the Achaean army but also is the moodiest and most overly prided man in the war. ... For example, when he is disrespected by Agamemnon when the King takes his prized woman, he disregards all ties he has the to the Greeks and abandons the Trojan War. ... For example, at the funeral of Patroklus, Achilles slays 12 Trojan warriors in the name of his friend. ... The warrior...

• Word Count: 1247
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

She is all the things any woman would want to be, intelligent, resourceful, compassionate and caring for her people but above all, fearless. She struck me as being a woman who didn't "know" her place. Gifted with a range of talents from warrior to weaver she appeared to be proficient in all of them. ...

• Word Count: 284
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He is no longer the adolescent that started the journey but rather a young warrior who thinks out and makes good descions, one who commands respect because of his actions, and one whose polis would be proud of him for his bravery. ... Penelope, although very beautiful and distraught over the apparent loss of her husband, was a civilized and respectable woman. ... But the woman who had the most effect on the journey home of Odysseus and, the journey that Telemachus took towards adulthood was the goddess Athena. ...

• Word Count: 1174
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School