6) A. Clytemnestra / Vengeful B. “She proclaimed…’Here likes my husband dead‚ struck down justly by my hand‚’...It was his blood that stained her dress and face and she was glad.” (Hamilton 356) C. Ten years had passed since the start of the Trojan war‚ but Agamemnon’s murder of his daughter had not been forgotten. Ever since the fateful day when the king of Mycenae had his own child slain to appease Artemis‚ his wife had waited to take her vengeance. She had taken a lover and all the people of the
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Choosing Fate: Achilles and Astyanax In Homer’ Iliad‚ Achilles makes the choices that produce his death. However‚ the audience discovers that Achilles‚ according to the Fates prophecy‚ is destined to die either young with or old without kleos. Achilles chooses to die young on the battlefield of Troy‚ earning eternal kleos but later regretting his decision of an early death. In the original myth‚ Accepting His Fate: The Odyssey of Astyanax by Halley Angel‚ the main hero‚ Astyanax‚ parallels the great
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Carlie Flanagan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a historical fiction novel taking place c. 1200 B.C. It is set in classical Greece and Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The time period and location of the novel have a heavy influence on how male characters are portrayed versus how female characters are portrayed. The gender of the characters in the story affects their social status along with the availability of choices during the characters’ lifetimes. The female characters of
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5 May 2008 Helen of Troy: Fact vs. Fiction Together‚ in the spur of the moment‚ they ran. The walls they enclosed themselves in‚ along with all of Troy‚ protected them as the ships launched and war erupted. Helen of Troy ’s story of love and deceit inspired authors‚ such as Homer and Tisias‚ to write about the war caused by one woman and her act of betrayal towards her husband. As history goes and passes‚ questions arise as to whom exactly was Helen of Troy‚ and was she even real. Is the story
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Kleos in the Iliad When we consider the Hero in ancient Greek culture‚ we must forget our notion of what a hero is. The ancient Greek concept of a hero was different from our own culture’s. The motivation for any Homeric Greek is glory‚ or "Kleos"‚ that is to be honored and respected among their people. Not only does kleos imply being honored and respected‚ it literally means ‘to be heard.’ Achieving kleos entails that your tale and ultimately you will live on forever. Kleos is essential
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movie Achilles is among one of many Greeks that are inside the Trojan Horse. In the Iliad Achilles died before the Trojan Horse ruse was ever exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In Troy Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in Troy. - In the Iliad Priam has a daughter named Cassandra that is a prophetess. She tried to warn the people of Troy about the Trojan Horse‚ though her prophecy
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pushes back the Trojan army and sustains the vigor of the men at his back. When the various commanders of the greeks get caught in petty problems‚ it is Diomedes that stands as the voice of reason and remains faithful to the greek’s cause. When Agamemnon gives up hope for the war‚ and proposes that the greeks abandon the battle and return home‚ Diomedes is the first to admonish him (9.26-28). “Son of Atreus: I will be the first to fight with your folly‚ / as is my right‚ lord‚ in this assembly: then
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purpose to life. Priam’s son has a stronger mind-set than Achilles when it comes to insecurities. While Hector acknowledges his fate by focusing on his obligation in obtaining the honor for his people‚ Achilles lets his fear of death and rage towards Agamemnon consume his actions. However‚ later in the poem‚ Achilles returns to battle after the death of Patroclus. Vengeance becomes the main focus of Achilles due to the guilt he feels about his dear friend’s death. He feels that he needs to defend Patroclus’
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is similar to the modern oboe. B) aulos 8. He is the hero of the Odyssey‚ Homer’s epic account of the hero’s return home from the Trojan War. C) Odysseus 9. In the Greek’s war with Troy‚ he was the Greek’s greatest warrior whose argument with Agamemnon is the subject of Homer’s Iliad. B) Achilles 10. This is the Greek term for "excessive pride." B) hubris 11. This is the head or crowning part of a column. B) capital 12. One of the Greek orders of architecture‚ simple and austere in style
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of Sparta--ignites a war that will devastate a civilization. When Paris steals Helen away from her husband‚ King Menelaus‚ it is an insult that cannot be suffered. Familial pride dictates that an affront to Menelaus is an affront to his brother Agamemnon‚ powerful King of the Myceneans‚ who soon unites all the massive tribes of Greece to steal Helen back from Troy in defense of his brother’s honor. In truth‚ Agamemnon’s pursuit of honor is corrupted by his overwhelming greed--he needs control of
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