and begs for Hector’s body back‚ Achilles agrees to give the body back and Achilles promises twelve days of peace. During these twelve days‚ the Greeks build a horse‚ vanish inside of it and make it seem that they were cursed with a plague. The Trojans come to the camp after the twelve days and find all the Greeks gone but there was a huge horse‚ which they saw as a gift. They take it back into the city walls and celebrate‚ but at night‚ the Greeks come out of the horse and burn the city down. The
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“Comparison of the journeys undertaken by Gilgamesh and Odysseus” Odysseus main challenge is to help defeat the Trojans in the battle of the Trojan horse. All the men who survived the war and the sea were safely back at home‚ other than Odysseus‚ he still had a long journey ahead of him. In the beginning of his journey‚ his challenge was brought upon him by the powerful God of the sea Poseidon. Poseidon became Odysseus enemy after a Cyclops held him and his crewmates captive. After escaping the
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In her fear for Carthage and her hatred of the Trojans she has for long years kept the Trojans away from their promised home in Latium (six years‚ coming up for seventh summer). So great a task it was to found the Roman race. As the Trojans are sailing from Sicily on the last stage of their voyage to Italy Juno intervenes to stop them. She goes to Aeolus‚ king of the winds‚ and bribes him to release the winds‚ creating a storm that wrecked the Trojan ships. He agrees to do so. He was bribed by being
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reason besides for her own pride. Cassandra was a slave brought back by Agamemnon as a prize from the Trojan War (Clarke). She was just a slave and nothing more than that‚ so she never even did anything to to Clytemnestra. Miller recognizes this and calls Clytemnestra out when she says “I have always wished at this moment for Clytemnestra to pause‚
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of Troy itself never existed. Troy existed in the Bronze Age‚ and is most usually known from the antiquated greek epic stories‚ most particularily the Iliad by Homer‚ where it is broadly known as the setting for the Trojan War. In the epic‚ It is said that the reason for the Trojan war‚ and possible fall of Troy‚ was a direct result of the romance of Helen. Helen was stunningly lovely‚ numerous sovereigns needed her as their better half. Her progression father expected that the dismissal would cause
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poems‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey were written by Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey set the start of all Greek literature. The setting of the Iliad and the Odyssey is in ancient Greece in the time frame at around 1200 B.C‚ up to 500 years after the Trojan War took place. In Homer’s poem he sometimes mentioned the name of some Greek gods. “The Olympian gods as Homer represented them became accepted all over Greece and gave Greek religion whatever unity it had. Homer’s poem was usually spoken by‚ or sung
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compare and contrast the heroism‚ motivations and values of Achilles of The Iliad with the heroism‚ motivations and values of Rama. Achilles‚ is known as the greatest and fastest hero on the Greek side during the Trojan War‚ and is also the subject of Homer’s great epic poem about the Trojan War‚ the Iliad. Rama is Achilles is known as one of the strongest warriors in his time‚ half god and half human. "The son of Peleus in the line of Zeus" as "strong‚ swift‚ and godlike" (Homer 141‚ 132). His mother
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there are many great characters‚ both mortal and immortal. However‚ no characters seem to match the greatness and importance of Achilles‚ the mightiest of the Greeks and Hector‚ Trojan prince and mightiest of the Trojans. Although they are the mightiest of their forces‚ their attitudes and motives for the Greek-Trojan war are completely different. Since birth‚ mighty Achilles was destined for greatness as Thetis‚ his father was told that he would bear a son greater than himself. After his birth he
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In Homer’s book The Iliad‚ Homer tells the story of the Trojan War with Achilles‚ the best Greek warrior. However‚ Achilles does not like Agamemnon‚ the king of Mycenae‚ because he took Briseis (Briseis was a woman that Achilles had received as a war prize). This is the reason why Achilles was raged at Agamemnon. In a rage‚ Achilles wants to kill all of the Trojans‚ especially Hector‚ the best Trojan warrior. Patroclus‚ Achilles’ best friend goes out to the battle field as Achilles (wearing his armor)
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story of Greek mythology‚ myths are pliable ** Mythical Background: Driving force: violence‚ revenge‚ father vs. son The cycle of violence for the gods is ended with the birth of Athena (wisdom) Zeus brings morals to the Greek universe Trojan War Starts with a wedding Achilles is the son Eris is not invited but goes anyway and throws a golden apple into the crowd. The apple is supposed to go to the fairest of them all: Hera‚ Athena‚ or Aphrodite Paris is the judge Aphrodite offers
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