atrocities and savagery that is depicted as valor and courage in the Iliad. Explore the contributions (messages) that the two works make to human culture in their own context. Iliad vs. Troy Movie Neither Athena with her matchless wisdom‚ nor Apollo with his talent of prophecy‚ could foretell that someday Prometheus’s fragile creature‚ human‚ would become rude in a scale that not only would turn his back to the gods‚ but also would distort their presence and effects in the human history.
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the gods. When the priest of Apollo has his daughter taken by the Greeks and they refuse to give her back he prays to Apollo saying “Hear me‚ Silverbow‚ Protector of Chryse… Grant me this prayer: Let the Danaans pay for my tears with your arrows. Apollo heard his prayer and descended Olympus’ crags pulsing with fury‚ bow slung over one soldier‚ the arrows rattling in their case on his back as the angry god moved like night down the mountain.” (1‚ 45-50) Because Apollo valued prayers to him he sent
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considered a war prize. One of the many advances of the Greek army was the raiding of a Trojan allied town. They brought back the spoils and divided them equally among the warriors. Agamemnon’s prize was Chryseis‚ the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. Achilles’ reward was a maiden named Briseis. Both women were taken against their will. Unfortunately for Agamemnon‚ Chryseis’ father pleaded for his daughter to be released and offered vast amounts of riches as ransom. Agamemnon was not pleased
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Mount Olympus. They were ruled by the king of the Gods‚ Zeus. Zeus had brothers‚ sisters and even children that were also gods with their own powers. Zeus also had a wife‚ Hera. She was the protector of marriage‚ families‚ children‚ and the home. Apollo is the god of sun‚ truth‚ intelligence‚ music‚ and poetry. Athena is the goddess of wisdom. Aphrodite is the goddess of love and beauty. Last but not least‚ Artemis the goddess of wildlife and hunting. Hera’s birthday was coming up and Zeus wanted
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2nd century AD‚ there were only three original Muses: Aoide ("song"‚ "voice")‚ Melete ("practice" or "occasion") and Mneme ("memory") . These 3 were thought to be fathered by Apollo. However‚ by classical times their number was set at nine‚ and Zeus was noted as their father. In this context the god dearest to them was Apollo and they were his faithful followers. The Muses revered him. For these reasons he is often called the Musegetes‚ which means "Leader of the Muses". Pierus the Macedonian‚
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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 Apollo was the god of music and healing. He was also an archer‚ and hunted with a silver bow. Apollo was the son of Zeus and the Titan Leto‚ and the twin of Artemis. His symbols include the laurel tree‚ the crow‚ and the dolphin. Ares (Roman name: Mars) Ares was the god of war. He was both cruel
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“No. He was not. I’ve been too slow to see the signs. I must hunt this monster” (Riordan 39). Apollo then shows up and it becomes clear that he and Artemis have a uneasy relationship. Apollo offers to take Percy and the others to the Camp‚ including the hunters. Thalia then warns Percy that the hunters don’t have the best history at the Camp‚ Percy then notices that Bianca seems to be acting
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Name Name Professor’s Name Class Date Classical vs. Modern Hero’s Classical heroes‚ both in their characteristics and their missions‚ heavily influence contemporary superheroes. Like most modern works of literature‚ comics are also influenced by some of the greatest sagas ever told. Many comic authors base their hero’s and villains off of ancient Greek and Roman stories. The stories are very easy to adapt to modern circumstances because they all deal with ageless lessons. Although the ancient
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Agamemnon was blessed to have such an enormous army‚ and this is quite possibly the only reason why he was such a powerful leader. If‚ however‚ Agamemnon had a smaller army‚ would he have still been such a strong leader? No‚ and the reasons are very extensive because not only was he very negative‚ but he also boasted in his power. Agamemnon was described by Homer as a powerful leader‚ but he neglected to show us many reasons why he was so strong. The reason why Homer did not show us many of those
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Hermes‚ the son of Zeus and Maea‚ is a elohim of Courier‚ herding‚ business‚ pilferage‚ transportation‚ traveling‚ sports and motion. Born in a cave located in Cyliene of Arcadia‚ Hermes climbed out of the cradle and stole 50 nandies of Apollo soon after he was born. He was so smart. In order to hide the trace of the 50 nandies‚ he tied up some branches and leaves on his and the Nandies’ feet and drove the nandies moving backwards. Later‚ he baked two most fertile Nandies and then divided them into
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