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Tiresias of the Odyssey: Taking a Look at the Life of a Blind Seer
Tiresias of the Odyssey is quite peculiar in Greek mythology. He is one of the most celebrated characters in Ancient Greek literature. The Tiresias...
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Titans vs Gods: The Second and Third Generation of Greek Gods
Titans vs Gods is a comparison of two extremely powerful generations of Greek mythology. The second and the third generation of gods came face to f...
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Titans vs Olympians: The War for Supremacy and Control of the Cosmos
The Titans vs Olympians, also known as Titanomachy, was a war fought to establish supremacy over the cosmos. The Olympians, led by Zeus, attacked t...
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Trojans vs Spartans: The Two Combatants of the Trojan War
Trojans vs Spartans is an interesting comparison because they both play the opposite roles in the infamous war of Greek mythology. The Trojans and ...
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Troy vs Sparta: The Two Manginificant Cities of Ancient Greece
Troy vs Sparta is a comparison of two very important Greek cities in which one was a real city and the other was a city in Greek mythology. Both of...
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Typhon vs Zeus: The Battle Between a God and a Monster
Typhon vs Zeus is a comparison between a Titan monster and an Olympian god. These creatures belonged to two different generations of Greek gods but...
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Underworld in The Odyssey: Odysseus Visited Hades' Domain
The Underworld in The Odyssey plays a crucial role in Odysseus' return home to Ithaca. But to fully understand how he entered the land of the dead,...
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Vengeance in the Odyssey: Justice Served
The vengeance in the Odyssey is one of the most remarkable themes in Homer's epic poem. It made a huge impact that affected the rest of the story. ...
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Was Medusa Real? The Real Story Behind the Snake-Haired Gorgon
Was Medusa real? Is her character based on a real-life story? We will discover the reason behind Medusa's one-of-a-kind appearance and whether ther...
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Was the Battle of Troy Real? Separating the Myth From Reality
Was the battle of Troy real?' has been a subject of debate among scholars with many of them agreeing that the battle was mythological due to some c...
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What Do the Muses Do for Hesiod? His Encounter With the Muses
What do the muses do for Hesiod becaus he is regarded as one of the greatest Greek poets that lived as evidenced by his literary works, especially ...
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What is Antigone's Family Tree?
The Antigone family tree is crucial to understanding what happens in the Greek playwright Sophocles' tragedy Antigone. She is a member of the Royal...