arrow and he did. After this happened‚ Diomedes had prayed to thena asking her for help‚ here is where Diomedes is getting Kudos. Athena had decided to help Diomede just like she helped his father and she also heals him. Now not only did she heal him but she also gave Diomedes the power to see gods while he was in the battle only if he fights no other god but Aphrodite. Diomedes receives Kudos when Aineias tells Pandaros that Diomedes may be a god. When Diomedes rejects Sthenelos advice to retreat
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Thetis‚ to which she alone of all the divinities was not invited‚ she threw into the banqueting hall a golden apple marked For the Fairest. Of course all the goddesses wanted it‚ but in the end the choice was narrowed down to three: Aphrodite‚ Hera and Pallas Athena. They asked Zeus to judge between them‚ but very wisely he refused to have anything to do with the matter. He told them to go to Mount Ida‚ near Troy‚ where the young prince Paris‚ also called Alexander‚ was keeping his father’s sheep
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My Greek Goddess is Athena. Her Roman name is Minerva. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena’s personality shows concern for the well-being of humans. Athena’s father‚ Zeus‚ is the only one who trusts her with his lightning bolts. In most stories‚ and myths‚ Athena is found in Athens. Athena had a pretty small family. Since Athena was born from Zeus forehead‚ her mother wasn’t even Hera. Her brothers and sisters were not blood related but were considered family. Technically she had half brothers
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Eris Greek mythology is a vast subject with a seemingly infinite number of members. Consequently‚ only the chief individuals such as‚ Zeus‚ Hera‚ Athena and Ares‚ are well-known. Often forgotten are the so-called minor goddesses‚ the goddesses who lurk behind the curtains. Surprisingly‚ such a “negligible” goddess caused the greatest dispute in all of Greek mythology. The Greek Word ‘Eris’ means strife. Although Strife is an abstract idea‚ Eris is referred to as a goddess (Blackwell 72). Although
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Zeus Zeus‚ ruler of the sky‚ is the son of Rhea and Cronus. He was the youngest out of the 6 children. His father was threatened by the fact he knew he would be overthrown one day by his son that he tried to swallow him. The thunderbolt is his weapon and symbol. He can use this thunderbolt to throw at anything or anyone. Other symbols for him include the eagle‚ bull and the oak tree. He later married his sister‚ Hera. It is said he has the ability to shapeshift‚ this may be why he has been able to
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the intervention of such divine powers as Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Zeus play significant roles in the lives of the characters and the events of the Greek- Trojan War. Athena plays a very influential role in the Greek-Trojan War. She is the most constant divine supporter of the Greeks and divine enemy of the Trojans. Athena’s function is to be a goddess of pro-Greek warfare. She came to the aid of the Greeks many times throughout the war. For instance‚ Athena came down from the sky to stop Achilleus
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invited except Eris‚ the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble among the guests at the feast. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful." Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite each claimed the apple as their own. Paris judged the quarrel and awarded the apple to Aphrodite because she had promised him Helen‚ the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to Kin Menelaus of Sparta but when visited by Paris‚ she fled with Paris to Troy. Menelaus
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(Roman name: Pluto) Hades was king of the dead. He lived in the underworld‚ the heavily guarded land where he ruled over the dead. He was the brother of Zeus and the husband of Persephone‚ Demeter’s daughter‚ whom he kidnapped. Aphrodite (Roman name: Venus) Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty‚ and the protector of sailors. She may have been the daughter of Zeus and the Titan Dione‚ or she may have risen from the sea on a shell. Her symbols include the myrtle tree and the dove. Apollo
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the Gods‚ Homer allows us to compare and contrast the immortals to the mortals‚ emphasising the strengths and weaknesses of the individual characters. Talk about: -Introduction -Prolong the Trojan War/"Aphrodite took Pandaros’ wits away from him’ -Pick sides/ Hera & Athena vs. Aphrodite (Judgement of Paris is only referred to once) -Form of entertainment - pick their favourites ie. Sarpedon BUT when faced to it they won’t save them. ("Do it then‚ but we Gods will not accept you") -Apollo
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mortal men some kindness. (See Important Quotations Explained) As the battle rages‚ Pandarus wounds the Achaean hero Diomedes. Diomedes prays to Athena for revenge‚ and the goddess endows him with superhuman strength and the extraordinary power to discern gods on the field of battle. She warns him‚ however‚ not to challenge any of them except Aphrodite. Diomedes fights like a man possessed‚ slaughtering all Trojans he meets. The overconfident Pandarus meets a gruesome death at the end of Diomedes’
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