Honor
70 books featuring this theme
Honor is socially recognized worth measured by reputation and conduct. It regulates behavior through praise, shame, and sanctioned retaliation.
The Iliad
Homer • Greek
Mahabharata
Vyasa • Indian
Poetic Edda
Anonymous • Germanic
Prose Edda
Snorri Sturluson • Germanic
The Song of Roland
Anonymous • Germanic
The Mabinogion
Anonymous • Celtic
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Anonymous • East Asian
Nibelungenlied
Anonymous • Germanic
Völsunga saga
Anonymous • Germanic
Táin Bó Cúailnge
Anonymous • Celtic
The Story of Sinuhe
Anonymous • Egyptian
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous • Germanic
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson • Germanic
Electra
Sophocles • Greek
Hippolytus
Euripides • Greek
Trojan Women
Euripides • Greek
The Tale of Igor's Campaign
Anonymous • Slavic
Y Gododdin
Aneirin • Celtic
Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus • Germanic
Ragnars saga loðbrókar
Anonymous • Germanic
Suppliants (Aeschylus)
Aeschylus • Greek
Ajax
Sophocles • Greek
Hecuba
Euripides • Greek
Iphigenia in Aulis
Euripides • Greek