Menelaus Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta‚ the husband of Helen of Troy‚ and a central figure in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope‚ brother of Agamemnon‚ king of Mycenae and‚ according to the Iliad‚ leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey‚ Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus
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plague results in a disagreement between Agamemnon and Achilles about what to do about Chryseis. Ultimately‚ Agamemnon decides to return Chryseis‚ but not before taking Achilles’ own prize‚ Briseis (Iliad 1.214 - 221). The rift created between Agamemnon and Achilles remains a central issue as the story continues‚ with lasting consequences. The Achaeans have already taken a large hit‚ losing what is perhaps their strongest warrior‚ but Achilles isn’t finished yet. Wrought with distress‚ he prays to
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rage and pride of others lead to death and tragedy. Achilles‚ for example‚ his rage lead to the death of many Greek and Trojans. When Agamemnon took Achilles’ war prize‚ Briseis‚ Achilles’ pride wouldn’t allow him to re-enter the battle until the Achaeans‚ especially Agamemnon‚ realized that Agamemnon was wrong and that they needed Achilles‚ this would restore Achilles honor (1‚ 427-431). Hector pride lead him to his own death. He knew the Achilles would kill him but chose to fight him anyway because
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an epic hero and divine intervention. Homer characterized Achilles as a god-like‚ nearly invincible man. He is also the key to the Greeks’ success and is of a divine birth. Though one could also classify Hector as an epic hero‚ he‚ “lost his nerve” (Puchner 148) and ran from battle when Achilles drew near. The Iliad consists of many examples of the divines meddling with human affairs. For instance‚ Athena tricks Hector into fighting Achilles through appearing to him as‚ “the spitting image of Deïphobus”
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paris; when Achilles’ friend Patroclus is killed by Hector; and when Achilles kills hector to avenge Patroclus´ death. The first major event is when Helen is stolen by Paris of Troy. Homer stated ¨ Trojan prince paris whose abduction of Helen caused the war‚ challenges an Achaean
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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 anger
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movie Troy‚ Briseis is a member of Priam’s family which she actually wasn’t. She was simply a slave girl that Achilles in fact did fall in love with and Agamemnon did steal from him. And she didn’t kill Agamemnon like they said in the movie Troy. Agamemnon actually made it back home where his wife and her lover murdered him. Altho Hector was a great warrior in his time‚ after he killed Patroclus‚ he didn’t actually come out to face Achilles as easily as the movie depicts it. Achilles chased him
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In some cases‚ revenge is the main motive of an individual’s action. There are several reasons behind the desire of revenge and why revenge is not always the best approach to a problem. According to Kaitlin Kiernan‚ it is absolutely natural for humans to seek for vengeance. The more severe the perpetrator’s action is‚ the more serious the victim want to vengeance to be. In many ways‚ revenge gives them satisfaction and relief from anger and stress. In the victim’s mindset‚ since the perpetrator has
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war. Hektor is also a brave warrior‚ however; he is a Trojan Prince‚ the son of King Priam. Unlike Agamemnon‚ Hektor’s ambitions are not to seek honor through war plunder‚ but to remain an honorable and noble warrior and husband. Lastly‚ there is Achilles‚ a Greek warrior who also seeks to achieve honor from attaining booty and leadership. Each of these characters depicts the theme of honor in “the Iliad” in a distinct way.
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focuses on the Trojan War. The poem begins in the middle of the war between two kingdoms that lasted up to a total of 10 years. Agamemnon‚ the king of Greece‚ has an elite warrior name Achilles. However‚ Agamemnon fails to convince Achilles to go back to war while Priam‚ the king of Troy‚ succeeds to convince Achilles to return Hector’s body back to him. Agamemnon’s embassy fails while Priam’s embassy succeeds. Priam’s selflessness and braveness lead him to have an accomplished embassy that successfully
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