Pallas

demonstrates how Athena rises up to Poseidon’s power by fighting for Odysseus. In the calm, one more huge wave was sent to destroy him, which “swept him toward the rocky coast/ where he’d have been flayed alive, his bones crushed/ if the bright eyed goddess Pallas had not inspired him now”(V.469). Odysseus had noticed Athena saved him earlier from Poseidon which gave him the urge to survive, Athena saved Odysseus’s…

that the "Boeotians and Chalcidians, both nations, have been conquered by sons of the Athenians, in deeds of warlike valor. In murk and iron bondage they quenched the flame of their insolence and from the tenth of their ransom gave these horses to Pallas" (Herodotus 5.77). One can observe how the favors of war were directly tied to religion in Athens, as part of the ransom was given up to Athena as a tribute. Also, any individual who came to observe the state religion would encounter this…

Seaghan Kinneen 8.5 billion miles from the Sun, over ninety-one times the distance between the Earth and the Sun, stands the newest addition to the Solar System. 2014 UZ224, located some 4.83 billion miles beyond Pluto, joined Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and the aforementioned Pluto, as the most recently discovered Solar System Dwarf Planet. To understand the definition of a Dwarf Planet, one must understand the definition of a regular planet. In a 2006 assembly that has gained notoriety…

The ancient Greeks were known for their strong warriors, who would courageously fight in the violent wars and loyally stand for their city-state. The work The Iliad written by Homer is a lengthy epic poem about the great Trojan War, which many Greek soldiers went to battle in. Throughout this story many brave soldiers dedicated their lives through honor and bravery for this tragic battle between Troy and the Achaeans, which was highly looked upon by many Greeks. The Iliad shows how the ancient…

In The Odyssey, the reader is exposed to the role of women in ancient greek society. The Odyssey would have been recited during a time when women were considered to be inferior to men. This is present in the poem; but, in The Odyssey women are given more substantial roles. The women of The Odyssey are complex characters; they are not always weak individuals that blend into the background, they are powerful and wise. The female characters also display certain traits that could not be shown by the…

In the poem The Aeneid by Virgil the characters showed signs of mortality as they thought through their options, unlike The Iliad that was written by Homer. The ancient epic poems that are more commonly known are: The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgil. All three of these poems are concentrated around one famous war known as the Trojan War. “How about this: what makes Virgil’s Aeneid connected to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey is also what makes it different from them” (Shmoop).…

Again, The Raven strongly shows this. The text reads, “And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore…

Many years of research has solely been conducted over power and the effects of empowerment. Taking into consideration that there are many factors playing roles in the change of a person or environment, we start to take a glance at a few of the many options. Only a few of the many perspectives, were able to help determine one single question: Do people really change when they gain power? Through asymmetrical social distance, power constructs changes within the basic dimension of mental…

When reading about the ancient heroes we see a close connection between them and their gods either through divine interference or protection. In his essay “The Gods of the Aeneid” Robert Coleman states, “Devine interventions were a traditional staple of epic, conferring status upon the human events portrayed, and evoking the world where gods and men were closer to one another (Coleman 143).” We see this play out not only in the “Aeneid,” but “Gilgamesh” and the “Iliad” as well with each poet…

An effective punishment would be one that deters crime and offers alternative outcomes other than incarceration, which is a harsh tactic that serves only one purpose: to protect the public. This is the primary role of a retributive approach to punishment, to protect the public by deserting the offense and inflicting the equivalent harm as caused (Banks, 2014). However, retributive punishment philosophy neglects the future welfare of society and of the offender. With social and economical…