Bailee Gates English 2332-881 Professor Brooks 21 November 2014 To Stay or to Go? When Achilles was first born‚ his fate was to die by Troy. He is the son of King Peleus‚ a nymph‚ Thetis. Achilles was brought up by Chiron‚ who taught him how to fight and become a great warrior. Achilles mother knew about his wretched fate. As a baby‚ it is said that she took the infant‚ Achilles‚ to the River of Styx in hopes that submerging him in the water would make him completely immortal so he could escape
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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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2011 Ms.Gunter Aeneas as a Hero The character of Aeneas emerges as a hero during his escape from Troy in Book II of the Aeneid. He does need help at times‚ realizing his destiny; and so he is visited by the ghosts of Hector and Creusa‚ and also‚ by the goddess‚ Venus‚ his mother. These supernatural events have given Aeneas what is needed to lead the people of Troy; and to set out in search for the new city they would call Rome. The description of Hector as he appeared to Aeneas in a
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Scot Lamothe 4/24/2013 Fine arts 204.01 Achilles and Ajax playing Dice On April 17th‚ we went to the museum of fine arts in Richmond Virginia. There I saw an ancient pot on display. The pot was a black figure amphora that is round and had an approximately height of 16 inches. The amphora is made of terracotta clay‚ and is thought to have been made around 510 BC. The pot is circular with a neck at the top which allows for pouring. The base of the neck is the widest point of the amphora which
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such as “La Favola d’Orfeo”‚ “Achilles Last Stand”‚ and “ Cry of Achilles”. Genres can be categorized as sorrow. For instance‚ in the song “La Favola d’Orfeo” can be interpreted as a moment of depression‚ since it talks about the greek legend Orpheus losing his beloved one. The feeling he has for her was so strong‚ that he descended to the underworld using the power of music to try to bring his dead bride back to the living world. This
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Corzo Many think a hero has to be gorgeous and have super human-like abilities‚ but that is not the truth. Batman was based off an everyday average guy who wore leggings and ran around a city all day long saving lives. A hero can be considered many things‚ but mostly a hero is someone who is intelligent and carries selfless acts. What many don’t consider is that a hero is a casual civilian that rises to any challenge and accomplishes a deed of a “superhero.” The thing is a hero can be an ordinary
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A hero in my eyes is someone who is strongly wise‚ helpful‚ and caring. My mother portrays all of these wonderful qualities. She is the greatest friend‚ Mom‚ and counselor to be around and look up to. To be a hero you have to be strongly wise.My mom knows how to help me out of tough times by staying strong and using her knowledge to guide me in the right direction. She has gone through so many of life’s obstacles that she knows from experience how to help me. When times get tough a hero never
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Achilles Essay Characterization A complex character is a character that is believable . Homer made Achilles complex ‚ in order to make him realistic . This results in multiple or conflicting motivations . This makes the character realistic because they often portrayed negative or positives reasons . This is the case in Homer’s Iliad When Achilles went from Disrespectful to respectful . For example in the poem hector begged achilles to give his body to be returned to his parents so they could
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A Hero In the worlds eye of a hero we tend to think of super heroes from comic books‚ movies ‚ and television shows. Well many of us look up to that special person in our lives that have shown courage and determination to succeed after set backs. My hero in my life is my father. My father was born in a small town in Durango‚Mexico. He was brought to the United States at the age of 6 years old with 6 other siblings. While being raised in South Central Los Angeles‚ California he was brought into
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A Homeric Hero is usually a character who understands his fate and is willing and capable of battling through dangerous situations. Another important attribute that a Homeric Hero must attain is that the hero is not immortal and willing to accept this fact. Though Heroes pass away‚ their legacy lives on in the stories passed down by word of mouth and late recorded. This was evidenced by what Sarpedon said to Glaukos before they went to battle‚ “…Therefore it is our duty in the forefront of the Lykian’s
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