likely that they were harassing the Greeks’ trade routes. Mythical: Paris stole Helen from king Menelaos of Sparta. Menelaos was brother of Agamemnon of Mycenae. One of the horrific acts committed in the "House of Atreus" (not the literal house‚ but the family that includes Atreus) was that he did what to Thyestes’ children?- He chopped them up‚ put them in a stew and fed them to Thyestes Eris B. Eros- a."strife" b.love What was the Judgment of Paris? If you don’t know the story‚ you’ll
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Minoan civilization was in the period of the Bronze Age Europe. Their architecture styles consist of having a center for religious and administrative structure. The Minoans also have a vast majority of tombs‚ palaces‚ villas‚ towns and roads. The buildings are known to be beautiful and colorful. The material used to made Minoans buildings are from native stones and clays‚ and timbers are used for reinforcement. The cities were filled with paved roads connected to the palaces and other towns. The
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their multitudes to the house of Hades strong souls of heroes‚ but gave their bodies to be in the delicate feasting of dogs‚ of all birds‚ and the will of Zeus was accomplished since that time when first there stood in division of conflict Atreus’ son the lord of men and brilliant Achilles.” The easiest way to remember text is to set it to music Homer performed this entire work from memory‚ it was sung. Homer- 725-625 B.C.E. – estimated time of Homer’s life‚ Heir to many generations
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Cassandra’s words and tells Hecuba to get ready to go on Odysseus’ ship. Cassandra responds by saying Hecuba will die in what is left of Troy‚ and she will join her mother in the underworld as a victor because she will have destroyed the house of Atreus. Hecuba faints and then asks where Polyxena is. Andromache enters with her son‚ Astyanax‚ and tells Hecuba about Polyxena’s fate as a sacrifice at Achilles’ tomb. Andromache tells Hecuba she believes Polyxena’s fate is far better than hers‚ and she
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Achaeans’ fast ships to win his daughter back‚ bringing a priceless ransom and bearing high in hand‚ wound on a golden staff‚ the wreaths of the god‚ the distant deadly Archer. He begged the whole Achaean army but most of all the two supreme commanders‚ Atreus’ two sons‚ Agamemnon‚ Menelaus all Argives geared for war! May the gods who hold the halls of Olympus give you Priam’s city to plunder‚ then safe passage home. Just my daughter free‚ my dear one here‚ accept these gifts‚ this ransom. Honor the
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MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA American playwright Eugene O’ Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra is a continuation of the Greek tradition. Joseph Wood Krutch is of the opinion that “Mourning Becomes Electra has all the virtues… which one expects in the best contemporary writing”. It is rare to find two principal complexes “Electra” and “Oedipus” in one work of art. Here one observes both as parallel themes. However‚ it’s set in a modern twentieth century milieu. The characterization‚ the story line‚ the
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Angel Allen Professor Mosley English 1102 30 September 2014 The Mask of Agamemnon The Mask of Agamemnon is probably one of the most beautiful masks crafted in gold ever discovered. It was founded by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 (Abramitis). Schliemann was an archaeologist who did an excavation of Mycenae and discovered the mask. It is believed that the mask was from the Bronze Age in Greece (Abramitis). The Mask of Agamemnon was not the only gold mask found. In fact‚ it was one of many masks that
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The Rage That Drives Achilles In Homer’s book the “Iliad” lays an epic conflict between a man and his inner self that ultimately leads to great loss on a wider scale and not just to himself. Achilles is a man with a superpower but has a severe problem when his ego is insulted. Achilles is driven by rage and anger and will do everything in his power to seek vengeance on anyone whom gets in the way of his pride whether it is friend or foe. One might argue whether Achilles is an epic hero but this
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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 do not be angered” (9.32-33). Here he
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Some of the most intriguing moments in The Oresteia come from the brief moments of prophecy. A form of prophecy appears in all three plays and all in different ways. However‚ both Cassandra’s prophecy and Clytaemnestra’s dream point strongly to the future‚ as well as the past‚ while the prophecy of the Pythia simply states the facts of what is in Apollo’s temple. The prophecies in Agamemnon and The Libation Bearers prove to be more significant to the plot than the prophecy in The Eumenides. The
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