Listopia > Ellie Gilson's votes on the list The Oedipus Cycle and Greek Literature (22 Books)
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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"Shows the relationship between man and the the gods."
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The Odyssey
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"It relates to the gods' role in our lives as well as the theme of a tragic hero. "
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
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"This book looks at the psychology of the Greek mythology and its heroes. "
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The Song of Achilles
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"It is the story of Achilles, the greek mythology."
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Mythology
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"Collection of Greek Myths"
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Man's Search for Meaning
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"This book gives a look into how to deal with loss. Characters in the Oedipus Cycle and also in Greek Literature struggle with dealing with their grief"
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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"People will do whatever they can to please their god."
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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"Woman ready to give her life for what she believes in. "
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The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still a Boys' Club
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"Women's struggle to gain leadership and knowledge, as seen in Antigone."
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The Iliad
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"Epic poem of warriors with great pride as Oedipus had, also they encounter their fates given from the gods."
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Greek Tragedies, Volume 3: Aeschylus: The Eumenides; Sophocles: Philoctetes, Oedipus at Colonus; Euripides: The Bacchae, Alcestis
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"Three Greek tragedies"
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Heroides
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"Another tragedy, deals with the ideas of destiny as well as a greek drama."
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Jason and the Golden Fleece
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"it is another drama written with the same ideas and tragedies as Oedipus Cycle"
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Theogony / Works and Days
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"It shares about the beginning of the gods and shares about the Greek society, ethics, and superstitions"
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
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"It is a Greek Drama, which will allow for further understanding of Greek Literature and its tragic plots."
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The Time Traveler's Wife
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"This book deals with the idea of fate. The idea that one's life is already pre-determined and is not able to be changed. "
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The Oedipus Complex: A Philosophical Study
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"It explains the study of the Oedipus Complex and what it means. This concept is named after Oedipus Rex "
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Ancient Greek Literature
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"Looks into the history and the development of Greek Literature and concentrates on some authors such as, Plato and Homer"
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New Studies of Old Villains: A Radical Reconsideration of the Oedipus Complex
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"Another perspective on the Oedipus Complex"
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Greek Mythology: Gods & Heroes - the Trojan War - the Odyssey
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"Another look at Myths and how the gods play a role in the Ancient Greek culture."
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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
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"A strong women leader"
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Ajax
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