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 information on why the war happened and what these two groups of people
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prisoners of war in German camp‚ but a German nobleman‚ who has the additional role of officer‚ also plays a significant role in the plot‚ in a positive way. The Iliad paints both sides of the Trojan War in a positive light‚ too. Both Hector and Achilles are heroes that the reader can like. This is the way The Grand Illusion most deviates from the other movies: making both sides of the conflict relatable and even likeable‚ much like the Iliad. Both the poem and the movie show that heroism is subjective
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Hephaestus‚ the Greek god of fire‚ is most revered for his master craftsmanship. In works of art he is usually depicted as a middle-aged smith working in his forge‚ often making a thunderbolt for Zeus. Born of Hera alone‚ he was cast down as a baby from Olympus by his mother for his defective ugliness and fell for a whole day before he hit the ground. Nine years after he was thrown from the heavens‚ he returned to Olympus and became one of the twelve Olympian Gods. With Zeus’s favor‚ he was able
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Nisus and Euryalus‚ two heroic lovers in the mold of Achilles and Patroclus‚ encounter their deaths with bravery as they die alone‚ separated from their allies on the Italian shore (Aeneid 9.410-449). Vergil employs this scene‚ and the vivid recollection of Homer’s Iliad that it causes‚ with the purpose of presenting his own thoughts about a situation only hypothetical in the Iliad. Homer portrays Achilles as immensely regretful that he allowed Patroclus to die alone and without him‚ but Vergil uses
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abducted Helen‚ wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return‚ the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to send an army to fight against Troy. Troopships gathered at Aulis‚ led by the greatest Greek heroes‚ Achilles‚ Patroclus‚ Diomedes‚ Odysseus‚ Nestor‚ and the two warriors named Ajax. Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to Artemis to get the winds that they needed for the journey. The winds they needed came and the fleet set sail for Troy. The Greeks
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Book 1: The Rage of Achilles Book 2: The Great Gathering of Armies Book 3: Helen Reviews the Champions Book 4: The Truce Erupts in War Book 5: Diomodes Fights the Gods Book 6: Hector Returns to Troy Book 7: Ajax Duels in Hector Book 8: The Tide of Battle Turns Book 9: The Embassy to Achilles Book 10: Marauding Through the Night Book 11: Agamemnon’s Day of Glory Book 12: The Trojans Storm the Rampart Book 13: Battling for the Ships Book 14: Hera Outflanks Zeus Book 15:
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heroes after their first taste of battle which often leads to their death. Another example of young men dying in this book would be the character of Lausus whose father was Mezentius. In this book we see how he steps in to help save his father from Aeneas‚ by acting in this ‘’heroic’’ way he managed to get himself killed at such a young age. From this portrayal of war the readers would see it in a negative light as the reader is able to see the madness that possesses young men during war. The second
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a story told by Aeneas. Thus‚ the story begins in medias res‚ as the background would have been common knowledge‚ and the audience is reminded through flashback. However‚ more to the point‚ this illustrates the perfect destruction the provides the first component for The Aeneid’s call. Not only is the situation in Troy rapidly deteriorating‚ in very little time‚ Aeneus will have no home to speak of. This seems to be a “most urgent compulsion” as booker has said. The wife of Aeneas‚ Creusa‚ returns
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Rome‚the Matter of France‚ the Matter of Britain and the "Matter of England." The matter of Rome deals with classical stories-the mightly exploits of Alexander‚ the Great‚ the Trojan war‚ the siege of Thebes‚ the siege of Troy‚ the adventures of Aeneas etc. It represents the ancient classical culture‚ as seen through medieval eyes. "This is not the world of Homer or of Pericles or of Virgil‚ but a curiously medievalized ancient world derived from sources and traditions far removed from what we
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Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You
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