Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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In the book The Trojan War‚ by Bernard Evslin‚ Ulysses and Agamemnon both contribute to the Greek’s victory. Many considered Ulysses to be the real brains behind the Greek forces. Although Agamemnon was the leader of the Greeks‚ many would say he was not a good one. Even though Agamemnon did some good deeds during the war‚ many of his actions caused problems‚ and Ulysses often had to come to his rescue. With Ulysses on the Greeks side they had amazing intelligence and bravery. Many great things
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The Trojan War‚ in Greek mythology was the war between the Greeks and the people of the city Troy. The conflict began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen‚ wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return‚ the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to send an army to fight against Troy. Troopships gathered at Aulis‚ led by the greatest Greek heroes‚ Achilles‚ Patroclus‚ Diomedes‚ Odysseus‚ Nestor‚ and the two warriors named Ajax. Agamemnon sacrificed his
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Schliemann discovered the remains of the city in 1871. Archeological digs have brought up many truths about the history of Troy‚ and about the Trojan War‚ which supposedly occurred around 1250 B.C. The war is the subject of the epic poem‚ The Iliad by Homer‚ however‚ there are several theories regarding the existence of Troy and the events of the Trojan War. In 1871‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ with the aid of geographical clues mentioned in The Iliad‚ discovered the legendary city of Troy on a coast
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during the Trojan War‚ because she was married to King Priam of Troy. The play begins with the ghost of Hecuba’s son‚ Polydorus‚ telling the audience about how the Trojan War was weakening the city of Troy. Hecuba enters the stage telling her Trojan Chorus that she has had a dream with the ghost of Polydorus in it. Two soldiers appear‚ that morning‚ requesting for Polyxena. Polyxena is the last daughter of Hecuba. Polyxena was taking away to be sacrificed to the spirit of Achilles‚ a great Trojan soldiers
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have people remember his name. He wants to live and long and easy life but when it comes to battles and saving other people’s lives‚ he has to think which is better‚ his life‚ or the lives of others. Achilles is on of the main characters in the Trojan War. When Achilles was a new born baby‚ his mother wanted to make him immortal so she dipped him in the river Styx. Another version is that Thetis covered Achilles in ambrosia and put him on top of a fire to burn away his
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History of the Trojan War Questions arise when you are thinking of the Trojan War and its history. How did the war start? ‚ What battle techniques did the Trojan use? Greeks? What mythical creatures and beings were involved in the war and how they changed the course of the battle? What type of battle gear did the Trojans use versus the Greeks? The Trojan war is depicted in the novel of the Iliad and described by Homer‚ the author of the Iliad. The Iliad shows the history and brutality of the warfare
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Aphrodite and turns Hera and Athena against him. This basically sets all Trojans against Paris. The most beautiful woman in
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Andre Roberts Jared Benson HUM 115 Myth and History Synthesis 23 June 2015 The Many Spoils of War‚ a Greek Perspective The epic story told in Trojan War is considered by many to be a starting foundation of Greek mythology and to other modern stories we still tell today. It is a story of envy‚ disloyalty‚ cleverness‚ and persistence that few stories can challenge. Greek myths such as The War on Troy tell of epic tales of gods and goddesses working together and even feuding among each other in order
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