HELEN:"CAUSA BELLE and VICTIM OF WAR". Homer creates Helen as a complex and suffering figure with a good mind‚ who strives for autonomy‚ expression‚ and belonging‚ within and despite the many constraints to which she is subject.Helen appears in only six encounters in the Iliad‚ with a different audience in each. As the encounters progress‚ she reveals more and more aspects of her personality and becomes increasingly assertive‚ increasingly her own person‚ and increasingly a part of the
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Homer played a huge impact on Greek education. His works were considered to be the basis for Greek education for centuries and centuries. Homer was known as one of the greatest poets to live. But Homer wasn’t just a great poet. Contrary to popular belief‚ Homer contributed much more than great stories. Homer’s stories such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were literary texts that were used for the education of Greek male students‚ more importantly those of the aristocratic class. Homer’s stories held
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War War has been part of our history ever since the dawn of time. Even when our ancestors were still using primitive rocks to sustain their also very primitive lives‚ wars have been fought between tribes for control of territory and small resources. Those wars were not fought with the future in mind‚ those wars were just fought for the simplest of things. War is our curse‚ a curse that poisons every inch of the goodness inside. Our human greed‚ our human imperfections act as the
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An epic hero is a character in an epic poem who is admired for large achievements and great deeds. Beowulf and Achilles are epic heroes for some of the same reasons‚ but their culture makes them different. The story of Beowulf was written in the fifth century‚ but was based around the time period of somewhere between the middle of the seventh century A.D. and the end of the tenth century. Beowulf wanted to help people when he could‚ even by risking his life. The story of Achilles fighting in the
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Expressions of homosexuality were commonplace in ancient Greece. Homosexual practices impacted Greek culture and society‚ especially in religion‚ history‚ and the arts. Poetry was written on same-sex love‚ philosophers often discussed issues regarding male love‚ tragedies and comedies revolved around gay protagonists‚ vases and statues highlighted homosexual relationships and famous philosophers‚ leaders‚ poets‚ gods‚ and heroes were known to be involved in same-sex relationships. Many city-states
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The Iliad‚ the Aeneid‚ and Beowulf are epics where the protagonists are dominant male warriors. The behavior of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Beowulf in battle becomes the standard for masculinity. Achilles rage or anger in battle gives him an edge over the rest of the warriors. Common characteristic of the three protagonists is their belief in fate and fearlessness towards death. The death of the three warriors occurs in battle and it represents the significance of glory. Based on the patterns noticed in
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HONOR AND GLORY IN THE ILIAD Honor and glory are central to the Greek character. Since heroes are the essence of the society from which they come‚ Greek heroes live their lives according to honor and glory‚ in all their varied forms. Honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shape its development at every stage. The fall of Troy is "a thing whose glory shall perish never (Homer‚ Iliad 2.324)". The goal of the Greeks is the fame that resounds
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Hektor‚ a Trojan soldier‚ must fight Akhilleus‚ an Achaean‚ during the Trojan War. Both men are regarded as powerful warriors by both Trojan and Achaean forces. Homer‚ author of the epic poem‚ also held great respect for both warriors‚ but respected them in different ways. Homer demonstrates this respect greatly in lines 97 to 184 of The Iliad. Throughout the beginning of the excerpt‚ Homer paints Hektor as an energetic‚ powerful soldier. Lines 98 – 102 compare Hektor to a snake using an epic simile
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Andre Roberts Jared Benson HUM 115 Myth and History Synthesis 23 June 2015 The Many Spoils of War‚ a Greek Perspective The epic story told in Trojan War is considered by many to be a starting foundation of Greek mythology and to other modern stories we still tell today. It is a story of envy‚ disloyalty‚ cleverness‚ and persistence that few stories can challenge. Greek myths such as The War on Troy tell of epic tales of gods and goddesses working together and even feuding among each other in order
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In history its not just about the great things that were achieved and what was accomplished‚ its also about who did it and why.?.. Throughout history several wars were fought‚ one well known leader who fought these wars was Alexander The “Great” Even though Alexander had achieved a lot in his life as a leader did he deserve the “Great” at the end of his name.? To be great as a person and as a leader it means to be Honorable‚ Brave‚ Ambitious and Virtuous. Did he have those qualities of being great
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