Family as a social institution in Odyssey by Homer One of the social institutions that play a very important role in the Odyssey by homer is the family. The importance of the family and home are highly extrapolated in this work of art‚ the main character‚ Odysseus really demonstrates the role of home and the family. Even before the reader goes deep into the text‚ there are certain facts that are established about the family and its role in this book. Although most critics and readers focus on
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inherently selfish. The epic poem opens in Book One with a quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles. Achilles is forced to give up his prize‚ Briseis‚ to Agamemnon when Agamemnon must surrender his prize‚ Chryseis‚ in order to end the plague that Apollo has placed on the Achaeans. This is the first instance where you can clearly see Achilles acting egoistically as he makes the decision not to return to fight for Agamemnon. Achilles is not looking out for the best interest of his comrades and would
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Ancient Greek Marital and Gender Roles *Note: All claims are assumptions based off of textual clues and are not to be understood as fact but to be recognized as potential truths. The roles of men and women in Ancient Greek civilization can never be fully understood since no one alive today existed during their era. That being said‚ analysis of texts written by Ancient Greek authors provides us with insight into how their culture viewed both genders. It is through these texts that scholars
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one of them‚the other woman was forced to go back with her father and that made Agamemnon angry.So he took Achilles woman.Achilles got even more angrier than Agamemnon to‚so Achilles refused to fight.On page 82 the passage states “I will not fight until great hector sweeps the trojan charge right to the prows of my own black galleys”.This shows that Achilles was very selfish because he would not fight with Agamemnon until he got his love‚Briseis back home to
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tenacious warriors because of an empty place in their hearts. For instance‚ Agamemnon takes Achilles’ prize‚ Briseis‚ and exclaims “See how the lord of the great plains‚ Agamemnon‚ humiliated me! He has my prize‚ by his own whim‚ for himself” (Iliad. 1. 168-169). Achilles feels humiliated because Agamemnon took his prize‚ Briseis‚ away from him in order to return Chryseis. He still does not want to go to war after Agamemnon returns her. Achilles’ heart is aching and the thought of never seeing his
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Heinrich Schliemann was a German archaeologist who was fascinated with the Iliad and the Odyssey. He had made important discoveries through his countless excavations of multiple sites‚ but it is unclear whether Schliemann was interested in the fame and fortune involved with treasure hunting or whether he had a passion for history and was a true archaeologist. Schliemann was interested in the tales created by Homer and this may be what led him to discover the site of Troy. He had begun excavating
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Achilles played a large role in the battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. In the beginning of the book‚ Achilles’ prize possession was taken from Agamemnon. For much time‚ he was being childish‚ lamenting over his stolen lovely haired women. When the Greeks were in a battle with the Trojans‚ he was still too upset to come and fight with the Greeks. Agamemnon really wanted him to come‚ so he bribed him with towns‚ rivers‚ and more respect‚ but he still refused. Later on in the story‚ Achilles’ friend
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Throughout history there has been no greater war than the Trojan War. With great heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus leading Spartan`s‚ the city of troy had no chances of winning against king Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon . The Trojan War began after the abduction the Trojan Prince‚ Paris‚ took the queen of Sparta‚ Helena‚ away from King Menelaus. The Trojan War impacted Ancient Greece because it gave them a sense of hope and strength. The very beginning started when the king of the gods‚ Zeus
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left heel when immersing him in the river Styx‚ and forgot to immerse his heel as well. Agamemnon- Agamemnon was a king of Mycenae. He is the husband of Clytemnestra and brother to Menelaus.
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There are many themes of forgetting and remembering in the Odyssey of Homer. When you have a great love for someone or something it shall never be forgotten. Both Penelope and Odysseus show the importance of memory throughout The Odyssey of homer over and over again. The theme of memory and forgetting does not show only love between Penelope and Odysseus but also an important principle in the upkeep of the correct social interactions. Penelope tells the singer Phemios that she does not want to
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