significantly to the Trojan War. Fueled by the motive to pursue love‚ Menelaus and Paris fought for Helen of Troy’s affection and love‚ who was the girl they both wished to wed. This started the commencement of the war which lasted for ten years. I believe Menelaus was a hero throughout the Trojan War because he fought for his love (The Macmillan Book 148-9). Aphrodite made a deal with Paris that if she won the apple for a beauty contest‚ she would give him Helen of Troy (Trojan War). Helen was already
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Trojan War‚ in Greek legend‚ famous war waged by the Greeks against the city of Troy. The tradition is believed to reflect a real war between the Greeks of the late Mycenaean period and the inhabitants of the Troad‚ or Troas‚ in Anatolia‚ part of present-day Turkey. Modern archaeological excavations have shown that Troy was destroyed by fire sometime between 1230 bc and 1180 bc‚ and that the war may have resulted from the desire either to plunder the wealthy city or to put an end to Troy’s commercial
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The Iliad The Iliad is an epic poem about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks. The poem admires the obligation that binds families together as noble‚ but it also respects the pursuit of glory. To fight in war is to prove one’s honor and integrity‚ but to not fight would display fear. The most powerful warriors were Hector and Achilles. Both men were given the title of heroes and displayed great power‚ skills and courage. But the values of Hector and Achilles proved to be different from
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Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers
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(and Odyssey) Hector does not kill Menelaus‚ Menelaus survives the Trojan War and returns to his homeland with Helen. - In the movie Achilles is among one of many Greeks that are inside the Trojan Horse. In the Iliad Achilles died before the Trojan Horse ruse was ever exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In "Troy" Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in "Troy". - In the Iliad
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value and significance to the species. The tale of The Trojan Horse sets the background for the famous Marble sculpture. In the tale‚ the Trojan War had been going on for ten years; The Greeks concocted a plan as a last effort at finally defeating the Trojans. They constructed a huge wooden horse and hid an army of men inside of it. Appearing to abandon the war and sail home‚ they left behind the massive wooden horse. The Trojans gathered outside the city to try and figure out what to do with
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by Wolfgang Petterson‚ and The Iliad‚ written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body of his son Hector back. However both versions do not portray accurate versions of the fight between Menelaus and Paris‚ nor do they correctly explain
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In both instances‚ dreams played an integral role in pushing the story along and giving reason for Joseph to rise up out of prison and into power. Later on in Ancient Greece‚ Homer uses dreams in the Iliad in order to help get his story of the Trojan war kicked off. In the second books of his epic‚ Zeus sends a dream down to Agamemnon‚ in which the likeness of Nestor appears to him and says‚ Zeus bids you arm the flowing-haired Achaeans for
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life‚ and a hero must win glory that will be remembered always by the living even after he is gone. The glory of battle and the horror of war: Homer has never been surpassed in his ability to portray both the beauty and horror of war. War brings out the best in his heroes‚ as they tap previously unknown reserves of strength‚ courage‚ and loyalty. But war also can bring out the worst in men. The endless carnage and cruelty
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of the Trojan War‚ which happens to be the background story of this epic poem. The gods are used by Homer to add twists on an otherwise standard plot of war. I shall concentrate on Zeus‚ however‚ and reflect on his actions and their outcomes on the Trojan War‚ and more importantly‚ the story of The Iliad. Zeus‚ very untypical of a Greek god in his lack of involvem7ent in the Trojan War for selfish reasons‚ was portrayed as the father figure‚ being impartial and fair to both sides of the war. He remains
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