The Mighty

Cerberus obeyed and went back to guard the gates of Hades. "Foolish man! You dare defy the honor of my brother, Poseidon - God of the mighty sea! Now you will experience the wrath of Poseidon and the God of the Underworld!" Poseidon entered the realm of Hades in a massive sea cyclone. "Mighty thanks in capturing the pathetic fool who blinded my dear son, Polyphemus, and humiliating him in the process, Hades." My pleasure brother, as you may do what…

its territory, fighting for resources is common between ancient cities.5 Strong military ability is required from the community leader. Gilgamesh has incredible strength to protect his community. Gilgamesh has equal strength as Enkidu, they slay the mighty Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven.Gilgamesh has very close relationship with the gods, his mother Nisun is a goddess. In fact, Gilgamesh himself is part god. “Gilgamesh was his name from the day he was born, two thirds of him god and one third…

The mighty King of Sparta, Menelaus, played a pivotal role in the Trojan War. He was the husband of Helen, “the face that launched a thousand ships” and brother to Agamemnon, leader of the Achaean forces. He demonstrated his abilities and heroic qualities throughout the book with his actions. In Homer’s Iliad, Menelaus is a classic example of a Homeric hero through his prowess in battle, unrelenting attempts to retrieve his wife, and his loyalty to his fellow soldiers. Menelaus was a very…

Most importantly, though, the two authors differ in the root cause of the Portuguese expulsion from Japan. Hamilton makes his opinion very clear in the first paragraph of his report: “Bungo is a Province of Japan, and was honored with the name of a kingdom, but about the year of 1655 it lost its title and most of its inhabitants, for being too zealous in promoting Christianity by barbarous ways” (Hamilton 299). Therefore, in Hamilton’s point of view, Christianity is the clearly the main reason…

violent, chaotic, and cruel to Huck and Jim. To begin, the Mississippi River is shown to be relaxing, free, and happy by Huck’s characterizations during the journey. For instance, while gently sailing down the waterway Huck describes how they “had mighty good weather as a general thing, and nothing ever happened to us at all, that night, nor the next, nor the next” (Twain 52). The river gives a calm sanctuary to Huck and Jim, they are able to put their guard down as nothing ever happens.…

one had for a character was proven to be wasted. Fitzgerald brought the ugly truth to light about those believed to be pure as pure can be. F. Scott Fitzgerald was trying to show the reader that even the darkest traits can live among the “high and mighty”. He used the character, Jordan Baker, as a way to convey corruption. Fitzgerald also used Mr. Tom Buchanan as an example of corruption as well as hypocrisy. Fitzgerald used Gatsby to best convey corruption amongst the wealthy. These character…

They both share the trait of leadership. Whether it is for a kingdom or a group both lead in a mighty way. This is an important trait of a hero because it shows one taking command of a situation. In Achille’s case, he has a group of men that follow him throughout the story. Instead of obeying their king they follow their leader Achilles. In Beowulf, the people look up to the king as a mighty warrior just like Achilles. Both heroes are admired greatly for their brave souls. Both heroes have the…

The Metamorphosis, “The Elephant Vanishes”, and “Ozymandias” all share a common theme of abandonment. In The Metamorphosis, Gregor lost the love of his family when he couldn’t provide for them anymore. In “The Elephant Vanishes”, the man felt alone in the world without the old elephant, and in “Ozymandias”, he thought that he had everything, but centuries later, nothing was left. In all these stories, the tragic heroes are not traditionally Greek Tragedy and they are left abandoned and alone.…

family. But in the otherwise, the whites’ family is quite different. In the other hand, we can see Mr. Grangerford family has several children. The family is wealthy and happy. And they even seek for higher level ideal- religion. “It was a mighty nice family, and a mighty nice house, too. I hadn’t seen no house out in the country before that was so nice and had so much style. It didn’t have an iron latch on the front door, nor a wooden one with a buckskin string, but a brass knob to turn, the…

His Highness King Claudius and the gracious Queen Gertrude, daughter of Polonius the sweet Ophelia and members of the court. Today we gather and mourn the departed. My mentor, Polonius was loyal to the crown, loyal to his children, and a man who possessed a ceaseless thirst for knowledge. Although he was my master, I could at times call him a friend, as he sent me on many personal journeys to help protect those he loved the most, his family. As we stand here today, we must remember the…