for the end of the war as there were no sign of the Greeks. However‚ this was a malicious trick by the Greeks as soldiers were in the hollow belly of the horse. At night‚ when the Trojans had fallen asleep‚ the Greek soldiers hidden in the horse came out‚ opened the gates‚ and gave the signal to the main army. Consequently‚ the war ends with the destruction of Troy and the flee of the Trojans. In this paper‚ I will try to discuss the primary reason for the fall of Troy. In any war there are usually
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sides in the Trojan War. ____________________________________________________________ ___ The Trojan war was a ten year siege on the city of the city of Troy at the hands of the Greek forces led by a psychopathic king‚ Agamemnon. This conflict‚ which took place about 1200 B.C has become one of the most well known Greek mythology events in history. In the 13th century B.C‚ Troy and Sparta had stopped their wars and become allies
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slighted. His wrath at Agamemnon for taking his war prize‚ the maiden Briseis‚ forms the main subject of The Iliad. Agamemnon (also called “Atrides”) - King of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army; brother of King Menelaus of Sparta. Arrogant and often selfish‚ provides the Achaeans with strong but sometimes reckless and self-serving leadership. he lacks consideration and forethought. Most saliently‚ his tactless appropriation of Achilles’ war prize‚ the maiden Briseis‚ creates a crisis for
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and asked her to talk with Zeus to punish the Achaean’s. Even though Apollo lifted the plaque he casted over the camp after Chryseis was returned‚ Achilles request from Zeus was now in place and with Zeus now on the Trojans side‚ the worst was yet to come. Even though the Trojan War has been going on for nearly ten years‚ Achilles decision to refuse to fight alongside Agamemnon cripples the Achaean army and ends the ten year battle within a matter of a few days after his return. On the other hand
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C.‚ near Mantua‚ a city in northern Italy. The son of a farmer‚ Virgil studied in Cremona‚ then in Milan‚ and finally in Rome. Around 41 B.C.‚ he returned to Mantua to begin work on his Eclogues‚ which he published in 37 B.C. Soon afterward‚ civil war forced him to flee south to Naples‚ where seven years later he finished his second work‚ the Georgics‚ a long poem on farming. Virgil’s writing gained him the recognition of the public‚ wealth from patrons‚ and the favour of the emperor. Virgil lived
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through generations‚ was recorded by a poet named Homer around 750 B.C.; it is a notable piece of literature that has influenced writing style with its important‚ and unique literary devices. The epic poem tells the tale of the 10 year long war in the city of Troy. The war began when Paris‚ prince of Troy‚ was asked to choose the most beautiful of three Greek goddesses; each goddess offered him a desirable reward. Between Aphrodite‚ Athena‚ and Hera he chose Aphrodite; his reward was the most beautiful
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Helen and Menelaos’ wedding) o Before or After the Trojan war? o Wartime then‚ whether to sack the town or treat for half all the treasures stored in the citadel o Ares led the way and Pallas Athena (Trojan & Greek Side) o Likely place for ambush – river – Akhilleus’ killing spree o Two lookouts – Spies? Or the Gods? o Or this could be the part about the lying dream atack of the Greeks o Two lookouts killed the approaching sheeps(Trojans) Sheeps (Akhaian army) led by their herdsmen (Agamemnon)
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Agamemnon’s test as to whether his soldiers had courage backfired horribly as he witnessed all his soldiers run happily back to the ships. There just isn’t any progression in the war without the help of the gods. Therefore‚ Athena inspires Odysseus to lecture the soldiers back into the rightful attitude about the war. Nestor is one of the wise and eldest Greek heroes and his advice does not stop yet. He proposes to Agamemnon that the army be split into sections of friends and kin—very good idea
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the epic hero Achilles are numerous‚ like the legend of Prometheus’‚ the fore thinker‚ prophecy regarding the birth of Thetis’ son‚ or the legend of Achilles bathing in the Styx River. However‚ Achilles name was made immortal with the tale of the Trojan War in Homer’s Iliad. In fact‚ the major theme in Homer’s poem is the uncontrollable rage and wrath of Achilles. In the following character analysis‚ I will examine Achilles’ personal traits and behavior‚ and express whether the character has gone through
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sea as his domain‚ Hades got the Underworld and Zeus took the sky. Zeus also was accorded supreme authority on earth and on Mount Olympus. Zeus was also known for having many relations with mortal and immortal alike. His offspring include Ares god of war‚ Eris goddess of discord‚ Apollo god of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus
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