470)." Yet when Achilles hears of this‚ he still decides to return to the battlefield and avenge his friend Patroclus’ death. This is a courageous gesture by Achilles because at this point he is aware of the danger that lies in going back to the war. A warrior however‚ would not be courageous without a notion of fear. Achilles knows that " a man’s life breath cannot come back again-no raiders in force‚ no trading brings it back‚ once it slips through a man’s clenched teeth (p. 265)." Here he
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Family as a social institution in Odyssey by Homer One of the social institutions that play a very important role in the Odyssey by homer is the family. The importance of the family and home are highly extrapolated in this work of art‚ the main character‚ Odysseus really demonstrates the role of home and the family. Even before the reader goes deep into the text‚ there are certain facts that are established about the family and its role in this book. Although most critics and readers focus on
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Achilles was known to be a remarkable athlete. When Achilles was six‚ he was fast enough to chase deer and strong enough to catch lions and wild boars. One belief was that Achilles learned from the centaur Chiron. He taught Achilles music‚ medicine‚ and war skills. By the time he was a man he became the Greeks most formidable warrior. Likewise‚ Hercules as a young boy
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Ancient Greece is no different. Homer’s The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem that recounts the Trojan War. It mentions and alludes to many Greek legends while implying common beliefs among citizens of Greece from the early 8th century B.C. Comparatively‚ Euripedes’ playwright The Women of Troy is a tragedy centered around the horrors of the Trojan War and the subsequent slaughter and subjugation of the Trojan women. Within the text are indicators of Greek convictions from the late 5th century B.C. As
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Odyssey The character I have chosen from The Iliad‚ "Book VI‚" is Hektor‚ leader of the Trojan army as being heroic. I read "Book VI" several times because I could sympathize with Hektor ’s choices and dilemma. Hektor will stop at nothing to help the Trojans fight the war against the Greeks and Achilleus‚ as the Greeks attempt to overtake Troy. Zeus promises Hektor divine help with a victory for the Trojans‚ but Hektor makes mistakes when he misjudges his own power and refuses to retreat. Hektor
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her beauty‚ love‚ and seduction. In Greek mythology‚ Aphrodite is known as a central figure in the Trojan war. The story begins with the competition between Aphrodite‚ Hera‚ and Athena‚ over a golden apple. (the fruit of temptation) The golden apple was supposed to be given to the fairest of the gods‚ and since Zeus couldn’t choose between the three goddess‚ he gave the responsibility to the Trojan Prince Paris. While Hera and Athena bribed the prince with power and glory‚ Aphrodite offered him the
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motifs such as: the role of the gods‚ the role of suffering‚ and the roll of fate. The role of the gods shows heavily in the literary works of this era through the god’s direct interference in mortal events. Within the Iliad Athena‚ who hates the Trojans‚ does not directly kill Hector but tricks him into facing Achilles which ultimately leads to his death. Thetis‚ the mother of Achilles‚ helps her son and the Greeks throughout their adventures in any way possible. Similarly in the Odyssey gods interfere
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name to be remembered‚ chooses to go. The Greeks sail for Troy. Achilles and the Myrmidons are the fastest rowers and land before anyone else. They kill many Trojans and desecrate the temple of Apollo. Briseis (Rose Byrne)‚ a member of the Trojan royal family‚ is captured and taken as a prize to the Greeks‚ despite Achilles claiming her as a war prize himself. Achilles and his Myrmidons do not fight the next day because of Agamemnon’s unfair claim to Briseis. With Greeks surrounding Troy‚ Paris challenges
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Odysseus‚ the king of Ithaca‚ fought along side the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was a leader of Greek forces and was known for having clever strategies and being a wise counsel. The Greeks defeat the Trojans by giving them a big Trojan horse full of soldiers that ambushed Troy from the inside while they were asleep. Thus‚ beginning Odysseus’ journey back to Ithaca. In The Odyssey‚ the epic starts ten years after the Trojan war and Odysseus is on the island of Ogygia‚ where Calypso has fallen in
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The unfortunate circumstances in which both Hektor and Penelope find themselves not been caused by either of them by any means. Their problems are a result of the adulterous relationship of Paris and Helen‚ which has caused the Trojan War. Hektor is required to fight a war that he does not support‚ which he realizes and
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