were learned by heart‚ and wherever a Greek settled‚ he or she carried with him or her love for Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey depict the complete life of the ancient Greeks in action. The Iliad showcases the passions found in and the cruelty of war. It is a story of love and heroism. The Odyssey speaks of great adventures. These are great epics‚ studies of men and women of the time and the way of life and ideal of a great civilization that has vanished but is still wonderfully alive in people’s
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helped the Greeks win the Trojan War. She had to be smart to be able to get the trojan horse in the town.”(291‚
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inaccuracies. Troy retells the story of a war started by the Greek gods. Although the movie focuses more on the war and not so much on the Greek gods we still know why the war is started. The movie takes place in 1250 B.C.E. during the Bronze Age. After Paris‚ a Trojan prince‚ convinces Helen‚ the Queen of Sparta‚ to leave her husband Menelaus and come back with him to Troy a war is started. When Menelaus finds out his wife has been taken by Trojans he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get
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ILIADGuangying Tang 2013/7/25 Prof. Jason EdwardCLAS 170 | The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege‚ and it describes many distinctive characters‚ include Achilles‚ known as the “Greek first Warrior"
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“All conflict in literature is‚ in its simplest form‚ a struggle between good and evil.” This statement means that all the themes and struggles in literature‚ when broken down to their most simplest forms‚ are a conflict between good and evil. Usually in conflicts‚ there are two sides that fight over one thing. One side is considered good‚ while the other side is considered bad. The people that are good do it for the right thing while the people that are bad do it for the wrong
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my appreciation of the epic. Through the actions of the Gods‚ Homer allows us to compare and contrast the immortals to the mortals‚ emphasising the strengths and weaknesses of the individual characters. Talk about: -Introduction -Prolong the Trojan War/"Aphrodite took Pandaros’ wits away from him’ -Pick sides/ Hera & Athena vs. Aphrodite (Judgement of Paris is only referred to once) -Form of entertainment - pick their favourites ie. Sarpedon BUT when faced to it they won’t save them. ("Do it
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get through their very insecure days‚ people would tell oral stories of great heroes‚ like those of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Roland. Achilles was a Greek war hero who fights in the Trojan War‚ a ten year long war between Greece and Troy (present day Turkey). Aeneas was an epic hero in ancient Roman folklore. He was a soldier who fought in the Trojan War and after surviving the destruction of Troy‚ he later founded the city of Rome. Roland was an epic hero of the Franks‚ a Germanic tribe in present day
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husband‚ somehow manipulated Helen into leaving Greece‚ and was assisted by Aphrodite. In another significant scene‚ Hera used the human-like themes of manipulation‚ deception‚ and assistance from a deity in order to distract Zeus so she could sway the war towards an Achaean victory. Hera thought of a plan
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face that launched the thousand ships” and was also married to the King of Sparta and they conceived five kids. Function/Significance in literature/culture- An allusion to Helen would signify her beauty. Her seizure was one of the causes to the Trojan War. Summary of Myth/Legend/Tale- When Helen reached puberty‚ she was kidnapped by the King of Athens‚ Theseus. Castor and Pollux‚ Helens brothers rescued her and returned her to her home in Sparta. Suitors from across the world represented the finest
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the art. In this case‚ you can see this painting‚ Das Urteil des Paris. Das Urteil des Paris was created by Eduard Veith during 1925‚ in Austria. Das Urteil des Paris is a story from Greek mythology‚ which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and to the foundation of Rome. Das Urteil des Paris was a contest between the three most beautiful goddesses of Olympus; Aphrodite‚ Hera and Athena for the prize of a golden apple. The impact of technology in visual arts has been in photography
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