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…the society. In Book Four of The Odyssey, King Menelaus made it clear that all strangers were to be welcomed and treated as if they were his own. When Eteoneus asked the King if Prince Telemachus and Pisistratus should be invited in or turned away, he replied…

…the assistant music director for Prince Pal Antal Esterhazy. In 1762, he became the full director. Also known as the Kapellmeister. While working under the Prince he was expected to entertain him by composing symphonies, operas, marionette operettas, masses…

…Sri Lanka The first people to inhabit Sri Lanka, called Ceylon until 1972, were tribal people from India called the Veddahs. Vejaya, a prince from northern India, came, with other founders of the Sinhalese culture, to Sri Lanka in early 400’s B.C…

…The story of Beowulf is one of courage, nobility, and heroism. Beowulf possesses each of these attributes both as a young prince and an elder king. These qualities allow him to become the honored king that he was, yet they also lead to his death…

…in the actual plot of the tale, but most importantly it contradicts the idea of “Cinderella” being a children’s fairy tale because the connotation shifts to be more violent in the second half of the poem. When the prince is looking for who the slipper fits, both…

…, and his uncle, King Claudius. During the play’s opening, an apparition of Hamlet’s father, Old Hamlet, confronted Prince Hamlet with a description of its death as a mortal. In its explanation, the newly appointed King Claudius, Old Hamlet’s brother, had…

…and at the beginning of his employment as Kapellmeister and composer to Prince Nicholas Esterhaza. Being employed at the estate, Haydn was expected to write pieces commissioned for various occasions and celebrations. He was also able to find time to compose pieces…

…on various subjects. He wrote a variety of things such as books about his fame, plays, and books about war and politics. He composed two major works in his lifetime, one called "Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius," and the other "The Prince…

…Lucy Maud Montgomery, known as Maud, was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, Canada, in November 1874. Her mother died when Montgomery was almost two years old. Her father remarried, and Montgomery spent her childhood with her grandparents…

…Sea which was completely lacking in metal resources. While the glittering mounted warrior-princes of central Europe dissipated their creative energy in warefare, a highly cultured yet peaceful society, built on trade and an agricultural surplus, emerged…