Reading Assignment #1 Study Questions: The Iliad 1. What is the main conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles in Book 1? a. Achilles and Agamemnon’s conflict is a bit of a long story that is loaded with lots of details. b. Agamemnon took Chryseis‚ Apollos’s priest’s‚ Chryses’s‚ daughter‚ as plunder during a raid on Troy. Agamemnon did not accept Chryses respectful plea for his daughter’s freedom in exchange for a wealthy sum. Chryses then prays to Apollo for vengeance and justice. Apollo responds
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hero is also someone who is afraid to die but who still does what is right because the lives of people he cares about hangs in the balance. In Homer’s The Iliad‚ Hector and Achilles are both great warriors and great men but differ in many ways. They are heroes of their time‚ but fight for completely several reasons. Achilles‚ who fights for the Greeks‚ and Hector‚ who fights for the Trojans. But who is more considered as the Homeric hero? Achilles was certainly the better fighter‚ but Hector is more
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speaks. Communicational skills play important role in the set of moral ethics and behavior. And it is definitely important part of the culture. Oratory is the highest form of the communication. Orators were celebrities in their society‚ and rhetoric‚ the art of the spoken word‚ was a strongly valued element of the classical education in Greece. Highly educated Greeks used to have strong rhetorical training‚ more or less the same scheme Kazakhs used to have. Stock phrases‚ proverbs‚ and maxims were
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“The Iliad”‚ by Homer‚ depicts the mythological story of the Trojan war. The moral lessons‚ values‚ and beneficiary information presented in the story makes it worthwhile. The miscellaneous themes‚ ideas and lessons presented‚ allows this story to be meaningful modern day. Although The Iliad is old and outdated‚ it is still relevant and useful today because of it’s portrayal of love‚ hate‚ and war. In The Iliad‚ love is the first cause of war. Paris‚ son of Priam and Prince of Troy‚ love for Helen
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out by the number of births divided by 1000 people in a population over a given time period which is usually a year. An interesting fact that was founded when doing research is that as a culture‚ the Greek population tends to live longer and have many kids during their life which is why it is normal for Greek families to have huge families. Country Profile: Education/ Literacy Status Literacy is defined as the ability to read or write and in Greece‚ they defined literacy as at the age of 15 and
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Heroes Throughout history the idea of the hero has changed from the Greek tragic drama to the Stoicism of the Roman imperialism. But while there has been a significant shift in this change‚ there are still ideals which remain the same. Greek tragic dramas started off as religious ceremonies and were considered a way to honor the Gods and entertain man. They were more of competitions very similar to the Olympics in that it brought out the best in the playwrights. The competitions were to show
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Envisage the difference of each culture After reading the article named The Lewis Model Explains Every Culture in the World‚ a scene come to my eyes: during a meeting‚ Germans and Swiss are planning things rigorously‚ Italians and Latin Americans are talking loudly with their bodies dancing‚ Chinese and Japanese are listening quietly. But not everyone in those country are the same. Germans can be active‚ and a Chinese may talk excitedly in a meeting. That doesn’t mean there is a stereotype in the
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Athens‚ is one of the most representative symbols of the culture and sophistication of the ancient Greeks. Part of a series on the History of Greece Part of a map of the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent regions by William Faden‚ March 1785 Greek Bronze Age[show] Ancient Greece[show] Medieval Greece[show] Modern Greece[show] History by topic[show] Portal icon Greece portal v t e Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th
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The Importance of Burial in Greek Religion For the most part‚ the Greeks did not believe in a different afterlife for the good or bad—i.e.‚ no heaven or hell. In their view‚ the afterlife was almost universally grim; the important detail for the dead was whether they were buried or unburied. Those who did not receive proper funeral rites were doomed to wander by the river Styx‚ the entrance to the Underworld‚ for eternity; their souls could never be at rest. Thus‚ denying burial to a corpse
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The Ancient Greeks were very proud of their art so it’s not surprising that it is one of the most valued things today. Art influenced the everyday activities of the Ancient Greeks so its very common to hear arts referenced throughout Ancient Greek history. The Ancient Greek culture was greatly influenced by the arts‚ like dance‚ theater‚ music and poetry. One of the most influential arts in Ancient Greek history is dance. It was quoted by Lawler that‚ "no people ever appreciated the dance more
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