Trojan War Essays & Research Papers

 Achilles in “The Iliad” The telling of the Trojan War within the confines of the Iliad goes above and beyond great lengths to describe and portray many key players but a lot of the main focus was on that of who’s considered to be one of the greatest warriors who has ever lived. This warrior goes by the name of Achilles. The main logic and reasoning behind this key focus is to make sure that readers of the literature have a detailed description, physical or mental implanted into...

The Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated through many works of Greek literature, most notably through Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad relates a part of the last year of the siege of Troy; the Odyssey describes Odysseus's journey home. Other parts of the war are contained in a cycle of epic poems,...

Evaluate the role of particular pieces of written evidence in assisting our understanding of the Trojan War The Trojan War is one of the most legendary stories about warfare of all time. There has been much debate regarding the historical accuracy of sources about the war, leading many historians to disagree about whether the war actually occurred or not. Due to the lack of primary sources, the likelihood of some of the sources being untrue is very high, however there is too much uncovered...

In the book The Trojan War, by Bernard Evslin, Ulysses and Agamemnon both contribute to the Greek's victory. Many considered Ulysses to be the real brains behind the Greek forces. Although Agamemnon was the leader of the Greeks, many would say he was not a good one. Even though Agamemnon did some good deeds during the war, many of his actions caused problems, and Ulysses often had to come to his rescue. With Ulysses on the Greeks side they had amazing intelligence and bravery. Many great...

"There is no historical basis for the Trojan War, the location of Troy is debatable and therefore there is little conclusive evidence to support the Iliad" For years the ancient story of Troy and the epic Trojan War has sparked dispute among archaeologists. Did it really happen? Was there a troy like the one Homer describes? What caused it? Historians are today still trying to prove the existence of troy and the Trojan War. Our main source of interest in troy and the Trojan War is the...

Approximately thirty centuries ago, on a distant land known as Troy, a colossal war raged between Grecians and Trojans on behalf of three discrete reasons. As a result of this war, many lives were lost but the relentless Grecians eventually triumphed after ten tumultuous years. This grave war was fought because of the capture of Helen, the most beautiful and benevolent woman in all of Greece. It is said that the apprehension of Helen was a result of the tragic curse on the House of Atreuis....

 Trojan War: Background Introduction: The Trojan War, which is dated from 1194-1184 B.C, is one of the most famous wars in the history of the world. The tactics used and the heroes involved in the Trojan War are probably the two biggest reasons why the war will always be remembered and studied. Achilles is at the center of the heroes that fought in the war, with the Trojan Horse being the controversial war tactic. However, the following few paragraphs will give some background...

Was The Trojan War Just? The Trojan War was a Greek mythological war waged on account of the beautiful Helen, wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, being stolen from Greece by Paris, Prince of Troy. It is one of the most important, if not the most important, event in Greek mythology. The dispute originated from a quarrel between three goddesses, Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite. They were fighting to see who was the fairest among them. They were sent by Zeus to Paris in order for him to judge...

Ahmed Ahmed 12/04/08 Prof. Staines Lit 230-02 Oresteia Paper People suffer for many different reasons, and they cope with the suffering the only way they know how. In addition, sometimes people seek their own justice for their suffering. There is always controversy about what is justified and what is not. In Oresteia, Aeschylus portrays suffering for many...

Valeree Shayne C. Aranas IV-2 SHS A. Author’s Background * Homer is most frequently said to be born in the Ionian region of Asia Minor, at Smyrna, or on the island of Chios, dying on the Cycladic island of Ios. A connection with Smyrna seems to be alluded to in a legend that his original name wasMelesigenes ("born of Meles", a river which flowed by that city), with his mother the nymph...

The Greek-Trojan War in The Iliad The gods and goddesses that the Greek people believe in make up the Greek mythology studied today. These divine characters represent a family living on Mount Olympus who intervene frequently in the lives of the human characters in Greek plays. They are omnipresent, for they are always observing mans actions and working through human nature. The gods are a higher power, and provide explanations for otherwise unexplainable events. The gods help humans in...

Miles Parish Eng. 101.07 10/9/06 The Trojan War is one of the most well known stories in the history of mankind but happened such a long time ago that a discrepancy likely exists between the version provided and the original. Since the Trojan war is an actual historical event, storytellers Homer and Aeschylus wrote about the involvement of the supernatural as an explanation for many events that led to the outcome of the war. According to the narratives of Homer and...

The Trojan War, a significant historical event in Greek Mythology which began in 1250B.C. , the war occurred because of an economic rivalry between Mycenae and Troy, a big trading city in current-day Turkey near the Dardanelles. There are many different tales of how the Trojan War began but there is one that seems to be popular. Helen wife to Menelaus the King of Sparta was seduced by Paris of Troy and brought to his homeland. Menelaus called upon aid from his brother Agamemnon the King of...

English IV Period E 28 November 2012 The Cause of the Trojan War Agamemnon and Paris are to blame for the Trojan War because of the choices they made. Agamemnon wanted to conquer Troy but never had a reason behind it; Paris kidnapped Helen, the wife of Menelaus, and that made Agamemnon and Menelaus angry. This finally gave Agamemnon a reason to go after Troy. He wanted his brother to have his wife back and if that meant he was able to attack Troy, that’s what he was going to do. He took his...

HIS 111- Antiquity to 1500 Film Analysis- Troy Troy is an adaption of the poem written by Homer, also known as the Iliad. The screenplay was written by David Benioff and stars Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger, and Rose Byrne. It is a brilliant story of love and war produced in 2004. My reason for choosing this film is because of the controversy over what is myth and what is fact regarding the fall of Troy. I find the movie so majestic yet the timeframe of the...

Medea had the traits of a hero, through being comparable to Achilles and Odysseus. Medea was cunning and intelligent, much like Odysseus. She was beautiful and almost untouchable, like Achilles. She never gave up when put under pressure. She knew when to lay low to stay safe. Some gods liked her and helped her. She made the people of Corinth wiser. Medea was a combination of both Achilles' and Odysseus's qualities. "If I can find the means or devise any scheme to pay my husband back for what...

Trojan War Thesis Paper From the reading the Trojan War we can see that the Mycenaean people regard themselves as inferior to the gods, and are the gods pawns meant to carry out what they will not do themselves. Since the Trojan War is a document taken almost entirely from Homer’s Iliad, as well as a variety of poems written around the time, the insecurities of the Mycenaean are clear as they themselves created gods to worship who have little to no respect for the human race. The gods...

Integrated Montessori Center SY: 2013-2014 Book Report of The Trojan Wars Submitted by: Natasha Beatriz Ancheta III- Radon Submitted to: Teacher Orlando C. Pascual I. Introduction a. Biography of the Author Edith Hamilton was a well-known educator and author. She is recognized as the “greatest woman Classicist”. She was sixty-two years old when The Greek Way, her first book, was published in the year 1930. Hamilton had not yet been to Greece and was only writing about Greek mythology...

Aphrodite: The Cause of the Trojan War War is inevitable. From the dawn of time, mankind has had conflict among itself, and some conflict has escalated enough to resort to the violence of war. Countless wars have been fought throughout history, but only a handful of them have been as famous as the Trojan War that occurred in the times of ancient Greece. The Trojan War was fought between the nations of Troy and Sparta, and it resulted in the downfall of the great land of Troy. This war was...

Who is to Blame? The Trojan War; one of the longest and most remembered war in the history of Greek mythology. Millions of people died, families were broken and a few people were to blame for this. In the novel The Firebrand, by Marion Zimmer Bradly, a Trojan princess, by name of Kassandra, has been given the gift of foresight. She foresees the Greek ships on the waters of Troy approximately twenty years before they are there. It was then that she met Apollo and was claimed as his. She...

Many have speculated about the Trojan War. It's been written about in books like the Iliad and The Odyssey. A person could read in a book about this massive war between King Priam and Agamemnon, but did this massive war ever really happen? We have all heard of the mighty wooden horse in which the Greek forces broke into the mighty walls of Troy. The Trojan War did occur and can proven by skeletons, artifacts, and other findings from excavation sites. Historians speculate that the Trojan War...

Heroes of the Trojan War: What is a hero really? Everyone has their own beliefs about what a hero is, but the beliefs greatly vary from each other. In the movie Troy for example, lots of people think that Achilles is a hero because he is such a great warrior. In reality though, someone needs to be a lot more than a great weapon-handler to be a hero. A hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. A hero is a person who is regarded as a...

Hecuba The play Hecuba is a classic Greek tragedy. Hecuba is a queen, during the Trojan War, because she was married to King Priam of Troy. The play begins with the ghost of Hecuba’s son, Polydorus, telling the audience about how the Trojan War was weakening the city of Troy. Hecuba enters the stage telling her Trojan Chorus that she has had a dream with the ghost of Polydorus in it. Two soldiers appear, that morning, requesting for Polyxena. Polyxena is the last daughter of Hecuba. Polyxena...

Troy was considered a mythical city until archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the remains of the city in 1871. Archeological digs have brought up many truths about the history of Troy, and about the Trojan War, which supposedly occurred around 1250 B.C. The war is the subject of the epic poem, The Iliad by Homer, however, there are several theories regarding the existence of Troy and the events of the Trojan War. In 1871, Heinrich Schliemann, with the aid of geographical clues...

Odysseus’ has been missing for ten years in the beginning of Book 1. It has been ten years since the Trojan War, which is where we left off in the Illiad. We find out that he has been with the goddess Calypso on the island of Ogygia. She has fallen in love with him and he is not aloud to leave. Odysseus’ goal is to return home to his wife and son. All he wants is to get back to them because he has left his son who was young when he left. One of his ideals is to be there for his family because he...

The Trojan War – Fact or Fiction? The Trojan War. Confined totally to the pages of Homer's The Illiad, the indulgent fantasy of a Greek poet who lived over two and a half thousand years ago- or a historic fact at the centre of the most famous quarrel ever? The Illiad is the ancient tale of a mighty city called Troy that lay at the edge of Asia Minor whose prince abducted Helen, the most beautiful woman of all time, from the king of Greek Sparta, causing the Greeks to send an army in a...

 History of the Trojan War Questions arise when you are thinking of the Trojan War and its history. How did the war start? , What battle techniques did the Trojan use? Greeks? What mythical creatures and beings were involved in the war and how they changed the course of the battle? What type of battle gear did the Trojans use versus the Greeks? The Trojan war is depicted in the novel of the Iliad and described by Homer, the author...

Who Caused the Trojan War? The Trojan war; one of the longest and most remembered war in the history of Greek mythology. Millions of people died, family's were broken and a few people were to blame for this. One of the most significant influences to the Trojan War was the Beautiful Helen. Helen disowned her country and her people, she knew the consequences and she chose love over loyalty. Agamemnon is another cause of the Trojan war. His goal was to overthrow Troy and he would fight to...

Trojan War: Fact or Fiction? The question many scholars still have today is whether or not the Trojan War was fact or fiction. Throughout the years evidence has been found in favor of the war happening and evidence that it did not happen. Hittite documents mention names such as: Wilusa/Wilusiya is perhaps Ilion, and Taruisa may be Troy. There is also an Alaksandus-Alexandros, ruler of Wilusa, a vassal of the Hittite king Muwatallis in the early thirteenth century. Some may think that...

 Menelaus Troy: In the movie Menelaus is killed by Hector when Menelaus is about to kill his brother, Paris. Therefore Helen is free to be with Paris. Iliad: In the Iliad, Menelaus doesn’t die. In the end Menelaus ends up taking Helen back as his wife. Achilles Troy: In the movie Achilles was killed in the battle at troy. This totally changes the ending and makes the Greeks seem that much more reliant on Achilles. Iliad: In the Iliad, Achilles dies before the Trojan...

The Trojan War The Trojan War was a very important part of the Greeks’ history. There are many myths and legends about the trojan War. In the Iliad, it describes certain events in the final year of the war. According to legend, the Trojan War lasted 10 years, until Greece defeated Troy. Many of ancient Greek stories talk about the Trojan War, particularly Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Many scholars believe the legend is based on a real war of the mid-1200’s B.C.’s. People have...

ACHILLES Achilles is considered the greatest warrior of the Trojan War. He was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly. According to the legend when he was a child his mother Thetis held him by the heel and dipped him into the River Styx. This was supposed to make him immortal. Because she held him by the heel, this part of his body was not put into the water. He was made invulnerable except for his heel. This is where we get the phrase...

Trojan War; Myth vs Movie The Trojan war was a war between the Greeks and the Trojans in the city of Troy. This war was one of the most important events in Greek mythology. The cause of this war was due to Paris who was the prince of Troy kidnapping Helen, the wife of the King of Sparta, Menelaus. Menelaus waged a war because his wife was not brought back to him which made him get furious. The myth and the movie Troy have multiple ...

The Trojan War, the event depicted in Homer's Iliad, was the most popular subject in Greek drama and told its story elaborately to next generations. According to Homer, the war started because Helen, the most beautiful Greek woman and wife of a Greek king, Menelaus, decided to leave her husband and ran away with a Trojan Prince, Paris. This angered the Greeks so they sailed to Troy and fought for Helen's return. As the war continued on, the Greeks were forced to plan a new strategy to attack...

BY: MA. ROSELLE PAULINE PERALTA The movie “Troy” which was released in 2004 was a fairly remarkable movie. However, the scene starting with the Trojan Horse being found by the Trojans and ending with Troy being sacked had lacked effectiveness. This may be due to insufficient details delivered throughout the whole movie. It may be a disappointment if one decides to look at the accuracy of the movie’s depiction of the stories of Homer’s The Odyssey and Virgil’s Aeneid. Both poems are...

One of the most controversial questions of all time: Did the famous Trojan War actually occur? Homer’s legend of Princes falling in love with unavailable Queens, Gods fighting over the title of the fairest of them all and ruthless demi-gods capable of changing the fate of a war in his story the ‘Iliad’, are all nice stories yet they can’t actually be proven. But what evidence do we have that could support these mythical legends? Archaeologists such as Calvert, Schliemann, Dorpfeld, Korfmann and...

Q: Was there a Trojan War? Compare the literary with the archaeological evidence. "...in that matter of Wilusa over which we were at enmity." Despite the continuing debate, the literary and archaeological evidence indicates that there was a Trojan War. The reality of this war however, was not the epic conflict as narrated by Homer, but more likely part of an ongoing enmity between the Mycenaean's and the Hittites. Troy was a wealthy city, well placed at the mouth of the Hellespont in the...

THE TROJAN WOMEN A. Andromache’s obedient, loyal and respectful characteristics as a woman exemplify the ideal wifely status. The ideal wife that she has tried to embody is an obedient, pure and respectful wife. One that does not bring shame to her husband. One that is not adulterous or showy. One that is honourable. Andromache embodies every aspect of the ideal wife in this truly masculine-based society. She keeps her purity by committing to her relationship and showing sincere obedience and...

Description A Trojan horse is a malicious computer program hidden inside another program that masks its true purpose and appears to be legitimate. Trojan horses rely on users to install them or can be installed by intruders who have gained unauthorized access by other means. A Trojan horse can be sent as an attachment to an email message or can be placed on a website for an intruder to entice victims. A Trojan horse may be in the form of a Java applet, JavaScript, ActiveX control, or any...

On Euripides and War: An Historical Analysis of Hecuba, Trojan Women, and Iphegenia at Aulis History is written. It did not happen. What did happen can only be described and recorded. Of the records that exist today society judges which are "fact," which are and which are "fictional." One striking feature that all records share is a preoccupation with war. This is not surprising, however, since a convolution of all records during a specific time span will show that somewhere war was being...

Political Cartoon Critique I chose to critique “The Trojan Horse at Our Gate” by Carey Orr, which was published in the Chicago Tribune on September 17, 1935. I found this cartoon at www.gettyimages.ie. I decided to critique this cartoon because I like the way Orr used the Trojan Horse metaphor to express his political opinions regarding the New Deal. Also, Greek mythology has always been an interest of mine so this particular cartoon caught my eye. Carey Orr was born...

The Trojan Women is a Greek tragedy by Euripides. He explores the hardships faced by the women of Troy after their land had been destroyed by the loss of the Trojan War. In the play, the women were faced with various difficulties. They were not only meant to deal with the horrors of the war like the death of their loved ones and their city in ruins but were also faced with the terror of what their future will hold. They yearn for revenge and the hope that life will recover in the future....

Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera: The Roles They Played Throughout the Trojan War The beginning of the Trojan War all started with three goddesses: Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera and the judgement of Paris. These three goddesses are very important in greek mythology. Aphrodite being the goddess of sexual love and beauty. Athena, the goddess of wisdom, courage, and law and justice. Hera is the wife of Zeus and the goddess of marriage and woman. It all began at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Eris,...

Tew 0 4/24/2013 THE TROJAN WAR Did the Trojan War actually occur, or did it exist as a fictional event only in the myths of the Greeks? Dawid Tew HILTON COLLEGE Tew 1 Contents I. Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 III....

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Daniela West Professor Edwards October 11, 2012 Reading Response In The Aeneid Book 2 you see the fall of Troy and the other side of the story to the Trojan Horse. You see how the Trojan Horse was successful and how things could have been different. You see the Greeks use trickery and deceit to win the war. You also see the mistakes made on the side of the Trojans, and how the lack of listening to a single person could ultimately cause devastating effects. The priest Lacoon was the man not...

The Tragedy of the Trojan Women In the beginning of The Trojan Women by Euripides, the city of Troy has been sacked, and Poseidon brings attention to Hecuba crying at the entrance of Troy. Poseidon lists the events unbeknownst to Hecuba, including her daughter Polyxena being killed by the Greeks in a sacrifice at Achilles’ tomb, Priam and Hecuba’s children are dead, and Apollo left Cassandra mad (Apollo made her his prophetess). Then enters Athena, who wants to bring joy to the Trojans and...

The Kingdom of Ahhiyawa and the Dispersed Kernels of Truth Which Have Cumulatively Been Recorded by Homer as the Trojan War Any historical or archaeological investigation of the Trojan War will most likely begin with a close reading of Homer's Iliad which unfortunately only records a few days of the colossal clash said to have lasted for ten years . This conflict involved a coalition of Greek states sailing to Asia Minor to lay siege to Troy. . According to Homer, the aforementioned coalition...

Trojan War The Trojan War was between the Greeks and the people of Troy, a war that was to influences people in literature and arts for centuries. The two powerful gods, Zeus and Poseidon try to forced sea-goddess Thetis to lay with them. Themis or Prometheus warned the gods that any son Thetis borne would become greater than his father, and in Zeus' case, would probably one day rule Olympus. Zeus decided to quickly marrying Thetis off to a mortal. Pelus, son of Aeacus, was chosen by...

The Parallels of Greek and Trojan Culture Homer’s The Iliad paints an epic and gruesome picture of the Achaeans and Trojans civilizations warring over a ten-year span. If one were to compare these once great cultures, the striking similarities would suggest friendship rather than enemies. Not only did both nations perform similar rituals and sacrifices, but also these rites were directed to the same group of gods. Specifically the Trojans and Achaeans had a tremendous respect for the dead...

Wars are often complex in nature and are fought for diverse reasons. In the Iliad, powerful gods, great nations, and heroic people all fight for different reasons. Each has private motivations to fight the war. These private motivations are of special interest, because they help define the consequences and outcomes of the war. The universal war of the gods, social war of the Greeks and Trojans, and the war for Achilles' honor are private motivations of the Trojan war. These private motivations...

Kate Hatch Mr. Smith Ancient Literature 15 February 2013 Someone’s Glory is Another’s Failure “Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.” In The Iliad, the audience is told of the brutal Trojan War and how the Trojans were destroyed in the tenth year. Nonchalantly, the Greeks celebrated and won prizes, while Troy was burned to the ground, leaving the remaining stragglers to run away under the leadership of Aeneas. Focused on the Trojans’ journey to the...

The Essay on Homer’s the Iliad “War” Representative of Fears The most important things in Homer’s Iliad which could be grounds of fighting and battle among characters are fear of losing face and glory authority, fear of death, and fear of being unable to keep promise. Although, Homer’s Iliad’s central themes are glory of war and heroic life of warrior, alongside with glorious war and heroic characteristic of characters in the Iliad, what is embedded? In the Iliad, depictions of war...

“Everlasting peace is a dream, and not even a pleasant one; and war is a necessary part of God’s arrangement of the world.” Count Helmuth von Moltke wrote these words in a letter to Dr. J.K. Bluntschli in December of 1880. Von Moltke’s words, spoken from his experience in the Franco-Prussian War, portray an unusual philosophy. Instead of debating on the ethics of war, he speaks of its continuity and necessity to man. His reasoning has inspired an uncommon belief that it is not whether war is...

How does War Tactics from Homer’s the Iliad differ from War Tactics Today The enduring and growing popularity of Homer's Iliad offers the most persuasive testimony of all that the vision of life celebrated in the poem still reaches deeply into the human imagination, spanning more than two thousand five hundred years. Cultures since Homer's time have constructed social and personal lives on systems of meaning very different from the harsh demands of the warrior code, but the continuing power of...

“… While the fair day waxed in heat through all the morning hours missiles from both sank home and men went down, until when Helios bestrode mid-heaven the Father (Zeus) cleared his golden scales. Therein two destinies of death’s long pain he set for Trojan horsemen and Akhaian soldiers and held the scales up by the midpoint. Slowly one pan sank with death’s day for the Akhaians.” – The Iliad. (Book 8. Lines 72-80). A gain for one would be for a loss for another. This concept of balance can...

The War Versus Oneself During the time period in which the Iliad took place there was a great emphasis put on masculinity. Five specific qualities were required to obtain the venerable title of a hero. Firstly, one must be born unto noble birth. For instance, a man born from the social status of a servant would cause the man to be immediately looked down on for his rankings among his higher status social counterparts. Secondly, the hero must attain strength. Without strength, the man cannot...

Concepts of Masculinity in The Odyssey The Odyssey is an epoch poem composed by Homer that is based around the protagonist, Odysseus. He is on a journey to return home to his wife and son after the battle of Troy. Throughout his voyage, Odysseus encounters many obstacles on his way home. Odysseus’ son is named Telemachus. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War, Telemachus was only a child. Odysseus is gone for a total of 20 years. While his father is gone, Telemachus undergoes maturation and...

Humanlike Characteristics Although Gods and today’s human beings may be quite different, they also share some similarities. Gods and humans alike have certain characteristics and personalities that make them who they are. In Edith Hamilton’s Mythology, many Gods and Goddesses tend to depict human qualities such as jealousy, pride, and fraudulence. The flaw of jealousy was one of the traits shared by mythological gods, goddesses, and human beings. For example, Hera constantly has to “punish...

Andromache is one of the finest characters in Homer; she played a small but important role. Distinguished by her affection for her husband and child, her misfortunes and the resignation with which she endures them. "Andromache is ethereal in her appearance" (Jones, 4). She is tall and stately; and she carries herself in the royalty that she really is. Her hair is dark, like most Greeks of that time period, long and curly. Her body is tall and lithe; her skin, tanned by the morning suns....

Key Questions for Book XVI 1. Achilles does not agree to end his grudge with Agamemnon at the request of Patroclus as the great warrior views what Agamemnon has done – snatching his prize right from his grasp, the beautiful and clever princess Briseis – as an insult to his pride and honour. The fact that, according to the epic, Agamemnon did so in front of the rest of the Achaean army, only adds to Achilles’ humiliation. 2. Achilles agrees that instead of him casting away his grief and...

Since the birth of prose, various literary techniques such as tone, imagery, similes, and foreshadowing have been used by authors to engender specific impressions upon their audience. Like an artist's pallet of paint, authors color their words with vibrancy through the use of these literary tools. In the Greek work the Iliad, Homer skillfully utilizes similes and foreshadowing in an innovative way. Rather than approaching them as separate entities, he notably combines them by foreshadowing in...

The Inferno = http://danteworlds.laits.utexas.edu/index2.html Cantos 1, 26, 34 1) Dark Wood 1) What is the symbolic significance of the "Dark Wood" and why does Dante find himself there in the beginning of the Inferno? The “Dark Wood” represents primordial wood and it symbolizes the Platonic image of chaotic matter. In this case the dark wood represents sin. Dante finds himself on in the beginning of Inferno because he is lost and has wandered of the “true path”. 2) Limbo 1) What is Limbo...

The role of Women in the Iliad Throughout history, women have held many different roles in society. Men have traditionally been viewed as superior since the beginning of time. Homer's Iliad is an excellent example of the suppressive role of women at this time. Women were treated merely as property and were used for producing material within the household. Paralyzed by their unfortunate circumstances, they were taken and given as if they were material belongings. In Homer's Iliad, we...

Heroism in the Odyssey Throughout The Odyssey, the audience views Odysseus in many ways, one way as a mighty hero. Greek culture strictly defines a hero while modern culture possesses a looser definition of a hero. Joseph Campbell defines a hero as, "someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself... The hero performs a courageous act in battle and saves lives." Through the lens of a Greek, Odysseus mirrors the picture of heroism. However, twenty first century humans...

Breyer 1 Lauren Breyer Holcombe Period 8 April 2, 2014 Odysseus: Hero or Villain? In the epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) Odysseus, the King of Ithaca embarks on his journey home after the Trojan War with his crew men. On his way home Odysseus gets caught in storms produced by Poseidon and end up traveling to many islands to survive. Meanwhile his son and wife stay at home dealing with over welcomed sutors in their home who are trying to marry...

 Partial Fulfillment In English 10 (An Analysis) Name: Rika Balina No. of paper: 9. Date of Submission: 0ct. 9 2014 Teacher’s Name: Ms. Marilyn Martirizar Introduction Troy is a 2004 American epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It is based on Homer's Iliad, which narrates the story of the 10 year Trojan War. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city of Troy, defended by...

The role of women in Antigone and The Iliad were completely opposite each other. Women during the time period of The Iliad weren't as independent as the women during the time period of Antigone. Women during the period of The Iliad were portrayed as objects; they were portrayed as not being equal to the role of a man in the household; not even if they were in some form of royalty. In Antigone women had a little bit more independency and a little bit more equality. In The Iliad, a woman's...

Heroism, Hubris, and Moderation in Homer's the Iliad Why are morality, justice, honor, and virtues important for the world of "mortals?" Describe the relationship between the humankind and gods? What is hubris and what is the opposite of hubris? Why is longing for immortality so Important for humans? In the Iliad, morality, justice and virtues are all simply devices to obtain and uphold honor. There are different kinds of honor: honor from heroic deeds, honor from being charitable, and honor...

The Odyssey The Greeks believed that The Odyssey was composed by Homer. It is probable that Homer lived in the eighth century in Ionia, the Greek-inhabited coast and islands off central western Turkey. Homer is thought to have been writing towards the end of the eighth century BC. There was a great oral tradition of storytelling in Ancient Greece. It was not written down to be read, but was composed either orally, or at least in an oral style, and recited to the Greeks. The events being...

The ancient legend of Troy, recorded in Homer's epic poem "The Iliad" Oxford (trans. Robert Fitzgerald University Press 1974) has been retold in many other forms, the most recent being the blockbuster film "Troy" (2004, Wolfgang Peterson). "Troy" is a basic retelling of the myth, lacking many elements of the book thus containing many inaccuracies. However, it appeals to a modern day audience shortening and condensing stories from the "Iliad", "Odyssey" and "Aenead" and greatly reducing the time...

HERO OR ZERO? In the Iliad, along with the glorification of war, there is a fixation on heroes. Heroes are warriors who are presented above the average foot soldier for a myriad of reasons. They not only act as leaders in battle, but as people to rally around. In the poem there are numerous heroes each with their own distinctive quality and purpose. Heroes all have an important thing in common; as they go, so go their soldiers. The main heroes of the epic make their claim to fame in...

Natalia Coronel Mark Sherf World Lit 1 March 25, 2013 Hubris vs. Peace Every epic has a theme for which it’s known by. In Homer’s epic, The Iliad, the theme is what is most important. The characters are made up of Greek gods, warriors, the warriors’ wives, and, many others, which Homer includes, and the events that follow amongst them are what make up the theme. As we learned in class, hubris is excessive pride or confidence in oneself. Hubris is what causes people to make...

In Homer’s The Iliad, readers are subjected to an epic that includes gods and goddesses that are intertwined into human society. These supreme beings are at most times less likely to display divine emotional characteristics, and instead display an extremely humane range of emotion. This can be seen in many different ways throughout the epic through the many squabbles, and humane emotional reactions that pop up from time to time as the actions of the gods begin to mirror the actions of the...

For individuals to be seen as heroes in ancient world they had to meet specific criteria. Above all, a man needed to be a skilled warrior, who had to respect authority, both governmental and religious. Heroes were given no room for pride, they were to be modest, not only giving credit to their culture and the gods for any great deeds they had done, but also accepting everything that happened as fate, not scenarios they had created for themselves. In other words, they did not make themselves who...

The Rage That Drives Achilles In Homer’s book the “Iliad” lays an epic conflict between a man and his inner self that ultimately leads to great loss on a wider scale and not just to himself. Achilles is a man with a superpower but has a severe problem when his ego is insulted. Achilles is driven by rage and anger and will do everything in his power to seek vengeance on anyone whom gets in the way of his pride whether it is friend or foe. One might argue whether Achilles is an epic hero but...

English 9 Honors The Odyssey “The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation,” Oscar Wilde once said. This quote explains Odysseus’ audacious personality completely. Temptation can be the beginning of a downward spiral in one’s life. In Odysseus’ case, temptation is his greatest enemy, along with his burning sense of curiosity. Odysseus’ first sign of curiosity during his voyage was when he had his encounter with the Cyclops, Polyphemus....

Title of the Movie: Helen of Troy Directed By: John Kent Harrison Produced By: Ted Kurdyla Written By: Ronni Kern Starring: Sienna Guillory as Helen Matthew Marsden as Paris John Rhys-Davies as King Priam of Troy Emilia Fox as Cassandra, Princess of Troy Rufus Sewell as Agamemnon Stellan Skarsgård as Theseus Joe Montana as Achilles Katie Blake as Clytemnestra Craig Kelly as Pollux Manuel Cauchi as Paris’ Father Kristina Paris as Iphigenia Music By: Joel Goldsmith...

The Iliad, Its Characters and the Code of Honor Within the ancient text of The Iliad, heroes define and mold their character through decisions based on a set of principles, which are referred to as the “Code of Honor.” The heroic code which Homer presents to the reader is an underlying cause for many of the events which occur, but many of the characters differ on their perceptions and the gravity of the code. Achilles actions often find him going “against the grain” of the code of honor. His...

The story of the Odyssey starts with Odysseus, a Greek war hero in the Battle of Troy. He is trying to make his way back to his home in Ithaca. His wife, Penelope, is waiting for him to return home from war. She does not know if her husband is still alive, but still remains faithful to him. Even with all of the suitors that have bombarded Odysseus’ home trying to take his place, Penelope still remains loyal to her husband. Their son, Prince Telemachus, is still at the home with all of...

Telemakhos' Personal Odyssey A primary example of personal and emotional growth through a remarkable event is apparent in one of Homer's most famous novels, The Odyssey. The Odyssey is reveals a series of great adventures that crosses upon Odysseus' path as he returns home from the Trojan War. Although The Odyssey, was named for the great warrior, Odysseus it cannot be solely regarded as the experience of one person. It is mainly Odysseus' son, Telemakhos who displays the growth in intellect,...

Mehoy, Irika Jane B. February 20, 2013 World Literature PH302 W/F 4:00-5:30pm BSA-3B Dr. Edward Padama Assign#1 (Finals) The Judgement of Paris The story is almost formulaic, and reminds me strongly of the story of Sleeping Beauty - but instead of an evil fairy named Maleficent, the main character is the sinister Goddess of Discord and Strife: Eris. Thetis, basically the most eligible bachelorette of the Gods (until it was prophesied...

In the first six books of the Iliad Agamemnon goes through the rite of passage, which evolves his character from a strong, centralized, authoritative leader to an incompetent selfish individual due to the crucible of beauty, the empowerment of Chryseis. The rite of passage of Agamemnon does not operate chronologically but starts with the state of liminality, his choice of rejecting ransom from Chryses, the separation, his diminishment as an extraordinary leader, and finally the partial...

Greta Davis Dr. Novak Great Books Section 3 24 September 2012 What Makes a Hero The battlefield is the only home a warrior hero knows, his shield and spear the only instruments for achieving all aims. A hero is driven through suffering to earn the honor and glory of immortal status within a community from which he is inevitably detached. At the beginning of Homer’s The Iliad, Achilles embodies the “ideal” hero in his past accomplishments and renowned fame as the greatest of all Achaeans....

Idea of the Hero’s A Review on the heroes Gilgamesh, Achilles, Aeneas, and Roland Over the past many years researchers have been studying the great hero’s (Gilgamesh, Achilles, Aeneas, and Roland) of the past. Just how great these heroes are is an exceptional question to most. Researchers agree to what extent of how great and far most these hero’s have come and to what extent they were driven. Below you will find conclusions addressing the following question: 1. What is there about...

Dumbledore said, “It is the choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” This theory applies to everyone. Through the choices and actions of Theseus and Achilles, we learn a lot about their characters. We find Achilles to be motivated by rage and pride, with ambitions of glory and vengeance. Theseus, on the other hand, seems to be motivated by others’ needs, and aspires to do right by those who he should help. Theseus also likes to challenge expectations and overcome the...

The Achilles of ancient Greek legend is often counted among the greatest of epic heroes for his fantastical exploits during the Trojan War as depicted by Homer in the Iliad. While it is easy to become seduced by the power and might of invincible Achilles we must remember to not confuse unchecked power with heroism. While Achilles is indeed powerful, a master warrior by all qualifications, he fails as a hero to be imitated or idolized due to his lack of restraint, his barbarity, his lack of a...

Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer-...

In this semester, we’ve learned Homer’s work” odyssey. While in another course I take, I studied another work done by Alfred, Lord Tennyson called Ulysses which is based on the story of Odyssey. Now I want to make some analysis and contrasts between the two works. I think the biggest difference between the works is the features of the main character so now; I am going to analyze the traits of the main character. Odysseus in Odyssey is a combination of the self-made, self-assured man and...

Plato vs. HomerHomer's Iliad would have been severely criticized by Socrates, as depicted by Plato in The Republic. Plato is critical of Greek literature and mythology and even went so far as to propose a system of censorship in the ideal city. Plato believed myths to be lies and thus the propagation of these lies should be halted in society. In The Republic he wrote, "Whenever they tell a tale that plays false with the true nature of gods and heroes...they are like painters whose portraits bear...

Passion Gone too Far in Medea Passion is any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling and is not limited to just feelings of love, but also, feelings of hate (“Passion” def.1). In Euripides's, Medea, there is a suggestion that revenge may, sometimes, be justified (Hopman 155). However, when revenge leads to loss of life, others would argue that passion has gone too far (Robertson XVI - XVII). In Euripides’s play, Medea, “a woman betrayed by Jason -- her husband of 10 years, a man she had...

The movie Troy written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen was inspired by The Iliad, an ancient Greek poem about the time of warrior Achilles argument with King Agamemnon during the Trojan War. Some events the film where taken straight from the Iliad, and is at times the two stories are very similar to one another. However there are several major differences between them, as Troy the movie was made to appealing to twenty first century audiences, where as the Iliad was meant to...

Paris: Magnificent Hero or Spoiled Child? Homer uses tone, imagery, epithets, and similes to describe Paris' character. Outwardly, Paris is a brave person, but inwardly, he is full of doubts and fears. He is like a stallion that has been pampered too much, a child who is allowed to get everything he wants. Because of his attitude, he starts the Trojan War and brings on the fall of Troy. Paris is portrayed in this passage as being a walking contradiction. He appears to be a...

What was the historical cause of the Trojan War (probably), and what was the mythological cause? Historical: Troy is a city that guards the entrance to the Black Sea, and so it's likely that they were harassing the Greeks' trade routes. Mythical: Paris stole Helen from king Menelaos of Sparta. Menelaos was brother of Agamemnon of Mycenae. One of the horrific acts committed in the "House of Atreus" (not the literal house, but the family that includes Atreus) was that he did what to...

Mycenaean civilization was a golden age of splendour that arose during1600 BC. It was during this time that Ancient Greece began to take form, in both cultural and religious aspects. Historians often refer to this period as Mycenaean, but due to the culture and values embodied in Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, it is also known as the Homeric Age. In Homer’s world, society consisted of city-states controlled by well-respected Kings. The Homeric Age also focused on the importance of religion where...

ANCIENT GREECE Education Government HOMER The Homeric Hero and Honor The Iliad Mythological Background Themes Portrayal of the Gods The Odyssey Symbols and Themes Portrayal: Gods and Women GREEK DRAMA Three Types Fate and Free Will in Oedipus the King Ancient Greece INFLUENCES Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Latin and Frankish states Ottoman Empire Venetian Republic Genoese Republic British Empire EDUCATION IN ATHENS : Arts and Culture (1) Prepares citizens for both peace and war. (2)...