Homer Hickam

The Answer To Nature And The Universe In the 20th century we have the answers, solutions, and theory’s to most every question we have to help us understand why things work the way they do thanks to science and researchers. But it seems when it comes to the question we all have about nature and the universe that we all live in we still have many UN answered questions. Why does the wind blow? Why does the ocean have waves and what controls these acts of nature? Does the universe care for us? We as…

My favorite constellation is Orion. I feel that way, because, I find it one of the most interesting stories in Greek Mythology. It is located on the celestial equator, and is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky. Once upon a time, there was a great hunter, named Orion. He was the son of Posioden and could walk on water, because of that. One day, he walked to the island of Chios. He became drunk and, in that state Merope, daughter of the ruler. In his anger, the ruler…

can be seen as superhuman because of their outstanding achievements but what makes the plot is that they are on a larger than life quest. Along the way there is major conflict, like fear, battles and bloodshed. Achilles from The Iliad written by Homer, Beowulf from Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel and Gilgamesh from Gilgamesh retold by Herbert Manson all are epic heroes and in some ways very similar like their bravery and god-like strength but in other ways they are different. In order to…

Comparison of Hector and Chris Kyle Have you ever contemplated that two people hundreds of years apart could be amazingly alike? Prince Hector of Troy was a brave warrior who fought relentlessly for the city of Troy; Chris Kyle was a brave sniper in the United Sates Navy SEALS and fought for his country. Their lives were very similar and in several ways can be very comparable. These men were both lethal soldiers on the battle field and were both killed. Prince Hector of Troy was the oldest…

What is an epic hero? According to the dictionary an epic hero is a brave an noble character in an epic poem admire for great achievements or affected by grand events beowulf an epic hero with extraordinary strength.An epic hero is a person that shows intelligence, courage and strength. Odysseus is the king of Ithaca the son of Laertes. He was protected by Athena goddess of wisdom. Odysseus married Helen's cousin of Penelope and they have a son Thelemachus. Odysseus want to join the Greek…

A prime example of this is Homer. When Homer began writing epic poems, Greek was undergoing a facelift. The region was slowly turning away from its violent, “manly” ways and turning towards a more “civilized” approach to life. During the period of the Dark Age, the Greeks lost about 90%…

During my initial research on Greek legends, I was most interested in the tale of Achilles and Patroclus, which lead me to the myth of Ianthe and Iphis. Theirs a tale is a familiar one now, after the advent of studies in Queer Theory in the last couple of decades. But before that it remained a tale of how a woman is turned into a man so that they could marry the woman they loved. The myth follows a couple Ligdus and Telethusa, who were expecting a child. Ligdus was a farmer and wanted a son…

“gullible”, and “ignorant”. These words relate to the epic tale called the Aeneid; which, is written by Virgil. The Aeneid’s “enemy” is a story called the Iliad and Odyssey. The Iliad and Odyssey are written by Homer. Homer’s take on the Trojan War is biased towards Troy. Homer explains the Trojan War in a way that makes people think the Trojans are foolish…

The Iliad; “the first great book about the suffering and loss of war”, stated by Rachel Bespaloff in On the Iliad. “Its subject is war; its characters are men in battle and women whose fate depends on the outcome.” One may ask why does Homer writes about this and why it is so gruesome like. It’s to catch the human eye, with in-depth descriptions and brutality which is nearly a copy of what everyday life on this planet is today. There’s always murder, battles, and war occurring for food,…

The epic poem, The Odyssey, is written by Homer in 800 B.C.E., and is full of adventure, including ships lost at sea, terrible monsters and gods who take out their revenge on mortals, and even a hero named Odysseus who after twenty long years eventually makes it back home to Ithaca. But really, Odysseus’ homecoming is what The Odyssey is all about. Time and time again, Odysseus desires to return to Ithaca, the land of his heritage, and he longs to return to his wife, Penelope, and his son,…