The term "epiphany"" is used as a revelation in James Joyce's Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man. This process of revelation through thought and action is imperative both for the reader and for Stephen Dedalus, the protagonist in Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man. ... It is only as an artist in response to life, that Stephen believes he will live to his fullest potential. ... In the conclusion of Portrait, the reader is at last in Stephen's mind, removed from the narrator, through a series of random journal entries indicating yet another epiphany Stephen has. ...

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Arachne was a young Lydian girl who was said to rival the goddess Minerva in the art of weaving tapestries. ... She created a flawless portrait of the gods raping and deceiving humans. ... Art in this case, had the power to transform a brilliant artist into an arrogant and boastful competitor. Art revealed the true nature of each artist, casting light to the hubris inside each of them. ... Ovid portrays Orpheus as a man who rises above his constraints through art. ...

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James Joyce, in his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, traces the growth and development of Stephen Dedalus as he experiences a life filled with filial, social, educational and religious constraints. ...

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