An obvious question in Book 10 of The Odyssey is: when is it right to deny someone who is asking for help? If you have been following...

In The Odyssey, part of the story, taken out of context, can be quite interesting, if not meaningful, as it is applied to both religious...

It is true throughout all literature, that there is meaning to be found. Even, if not more so, in fictional pieces. If you think of The...

Plato, a well-known Greek philosopher, has many preserved writings, including his allegory. The Allegory of the Cave. This allegory was...

During the time period that The Odyssey was written and set in, the author(s) and the audience believed in the Greek gods. These weren’t...

Throughout Homer’s works, he talks about the gods in a less than positive light. Why? How did Homer see the world? Let’s look into the...

The Bible has historic truths in it that most who look into it cannot deny, including historical figures, so here's a short summary of...

Reading this story, The Epic of Gilgamesh, I became aware of how similar it was to other works of fiction. I ask myself the question, is...

Classic literature can be defined in a variety of ways. Obviously, I'm not going to tell you all the reasons why something is a classic,...