Did you come into this world from your dad’s head splitting open? I didn’t think so‚ but Athena did. Her father ate Metis‚ fearing she was bearing a son that would take Zeus’ throne. He soon got a terrifyingly painful headache. Zeus went to see Hephaestus‚ the craftsman god. Hephaestus cleaved Zeus’ forehead with an axe and Athena was born‚ fully armed. To understand Athena‚ you must know what she represents: wisdom‚ strategy‚ and arts and crafts. “Athena had the owl chosen to represent her wisdom
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Homer’s Iliad is a powerful‚ beautiful‚ and awe-inspiring work of ancient Greece. An epic poem and a classic of world literature‚ the Iliad recounts portions of the war between Greece and the city-state of Troy. Most entrancing are his vivid & wonderful descriptions of the Great City of Troy and illustrious recounts of the events that took place on this ancient site. It is not a surprise that the 19th century German archaeologist or arguably treasure hunter‚ Heinrich Schliemann was spellbound to
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CHARACTERS MORTALS: AGAMEMNON The leader of the Achaean expedition to Troy‚ he was the King of Mycenae. On his return from Troy he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra‚ and her lover Aegisthus. The lover was the son of Thyestes‚ the brother and enemy of Atreus‚ Agamemnon’s father. When Odysseus voyages to Hades he meets with Agamemnon’s ghost. ALCINOUS The King of the Phaeacians and husband of Arete‚ who had a daughter called Nausicaa. Nausicaa helps Odysseus when he first arrives in their
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(the possibility of "putting on" Zeus’s knowledge). It has three stanzas‚ and line 11 is broken off into two lines. Yeats uses three stanzas to distinguish the internal divisions in the poem. Line 11 is broken up in order to heighten the drama of Agamemnon being dead and to show how the poem shifts back to Leda’s perspective after leaping forward into the future. Analysis on Language and Imagery Lines 3-4: The "dark webs" refers to the swan’s webbed feet by only the webbed part‚ an example of synecdoche
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Why does the greatest of all warriors Achilles‚ son of mighty Zeus‚ idle in rage and despair? Does the Mycenaean’s abundant offerings of geras fail to correct his offence? Seven tripods‚ ten gold bars‚ twenty cauldrons‚ a dozen horses‚ and seven of his most beautiful women‚ including the one you so claim to love (9.127-130). I would not expect the godlike Achilles to be blinded by the illusion of such gestures‚ for even the poorest of men cannot place a price on their personal glories. Since maturity
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Agamemnon grabs the lady. Achilles pulls back from battling in a fierceness‚ and stays pulled back for the greater part of the sonnet‚ amid which time the Trojans‚ drove by Hector- - Trojan Lord Priam’s child - nearly consume the stranded Greek ships and drive
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Natasha Castillo October 3‚ 2012 Role of Women in “The Odyssey” “The Odyssey” by Homer is an epic poem about Odysseus’ return to his wife and son in Ithica after the Trojan War. Women play an exceptionally large role in this epic poem. Odysseus’s son‚ Telemachus attempts to gain authority in the presence of the suitors but it is difficult. Especially once he goes on his own journey under the guidance of Athena. Throughout the epic poem however‚ the women play their roles as mothers‚ servants‚ seductresses
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interpretation of disposition and intention. The possibilities can vary depending on the angle of the viewer. Is it possible he is passing judgment or deciding the fate of a fellow god? Or is he deep in thought trying to figure out a way to fool Agamemnon into attacking the Trojans: “While gods and mortals slept‚ Zeus considered how he could best bring honor to Achilles and kill many of the Greeks beside their black ships.” The statues expression can also remind us that men are often no more than
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honor‚ and maintained social balance. This more primitive idea of justice is demonstrated in Book VI when Menelaus is faced with the task of either killing Adrestos or accepting the enemy’s bribe. However‚ Menelaus’s respected and ruthless brother‚ Agamemnon “bent the heart of his brother… [and] urged justice” in the form of killing the warrior. Menelaus‚ accordingly‚ forces himself to comply by rejecting the bribe‚ in fear that he will lose his honor. Adrestos is consequently killed without a trial
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Goddess Aphrodite instead of the Goddess’ Hera or Athena. Another difference between the Iliad and Troy is that it does not show the history of the contempt that Achilles hold against King Agamemnon. In the Iliad‚ there was more to Achilles reluctance to fight for the greedy and selfish King. In the book‚ Agamemnon has stolen Briseis from Achilles and because of this‚ Achilles shows nothing but contempt for the King. The movie shows the hatred that Achilles carries before the introduction of Briseis
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