Kristina Nemeth CLA310 9/20/2011 Iliad Books 1 Homer’s invocation of a muse to aid him in telling the rage of Achilles seems appropriate for the poem about mortals and immortals. Paying respect to the gods becomes one of the most important things the mortals can do in order to remain in the gods’ good graces. The fight between Agamemnon and Achilles is ridiculously blown out of proportion due to both character’s large sense of pride and stubbornness. Once again it is sacrifices made to the
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"Inferno" Notes on 7th circle of Hell-Violence Capeneus = Round Three- Violence Against God(blasphemy) A huge and powerful warrior-king who virtually embodies defiance against his highest god‚ Capaneus is an exemplary blasphemer--with blasphemy understood as direct violence against God. Still‚ it is striking that Dante selects a pagan character to represent one of the few specifically religious sins punished in hell. Dante’s portrayal of Capaneus in Inferno 14.43-72--his large size and scornful
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Homer: His Life and His Works Greeks had used writing since c. 1400 BC‚ but it was not until the late 8th century BC that their literature was first written down. Greek literature began in Ionia with the brilliant epics of Homer‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey. These mature products of a long tradition of oral poetry brought together a vast body of divine and heroic myths and sagas that served as a foundation for much subsequent Greek literature. The epic view of humankind had a lasting influence
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Patroclus (Achilles’ best friend) which brought Achilles into the war‚ and he cursed Achilles before dying. The intervention of the gods pretty caused the war and all of its chaos. C. Aphrodite- goddess of love‚ daughter of Zeus and Dione‚ mother of Aeneas. Sides with Trojans. D. Apollo- god‚ son of Zeus and Leto‚ twin of Artemis‚ a patron of the arts‚ especially music and poetry. Also an archer-”lord of the silver bow”-and a prophet with a famous oracular shrine at Delphi‚ in central Greece. The principal
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gruesome death at the end of Diomedes’ spear‚ and Aeneas‚ the noble Trojan hero immortalized in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ likewise receives a wounding at the hands of the divinely assisted Diomedes. When Aeneas’s mother‚ Aphrodite‚ comes to his aid‚ Diomedes wounds her too‚ cutting her wrist and sending her back to Mount Olympus. Aphrodite’s mother‚ Dione‚ heals her‚ and Zeus warns Aphrodite not to try her hand at warfare again. When Apollo goes to tend to Aeneas in Aphrodite’s stead‚ Diomedes attacks him as
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as Archeptolemus - Trojan high priest and adviser of Priam. Trevor Eve as Velior - Trojan priest. Mark Lewis Jones as Tecton - Captain of the Apollonian Guard. Owain Yeoman as Lysander - Captain of the Trojan army. Frankie Fitzgerald as Aeneas - Trojan
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Slowly combatting the state’s overwhelming power‚ individuals during the ancient and classical eras display evolving levels of acceptance regarding being ruled. Nonetheless‚ early rulers rely heavily on the use of religion and punishment to ensure order within their jurisdiction. Leaders observe closely the desires of their citizens despite their elevated status‚ especially as individuals begin testing the limitations of their rulers. Mesopotamia‚ the first civilization to enact state wide legislation
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Everyone hears things about a person from one time to another. Gossip never hurts anyone right? Well‚ wrong actually. Gossip can destroy someone just from a simple rumor spread innocently about them. In The Aeneid‚ gossip is a main topic that is referenced throughout the story told by a character named Rumor. Rumor’s doings cause people to do irrational things‚ because of the things they hear. Virgil uses Rumor to show how damaging gossip can be. Gossip spreads like wildfire‚ and not in a good way
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Nature is also heavily featured in the scene when Tiberinus speaks to Aeneas. Tiberinus as the god of the Tiber is very relevant to Roman readers because the city depends on the river for transportation‚ trade‚ and more. Tiberinus as the personification of the Tiber river is a very natural god. He is described as “deus..loci” which means god of the place. Since book 8 happens near and at where Rome will be‚ place and locality are emphasized. In his actual speech he uses complex language and gives
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Reaction Paper for Helen of Troy Helen Paris Priam Achilles Menelaus Hecuba Agamemnon Ulysses Hector Cassandra Aeneas Andraste Andros Diomedes Ajax Polydorus Cora Patroclu sAndromache Nestor Alpheus The movie Helen of Troy shows the important details before and inside the book Iliad. This movie helps the readers to understand this book. Also‚ it shows how the Trojan war started and how Troy has fallen. Like in the book‚ because Helen was taken by Paris‚ the
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