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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“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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no historical basis for the Trojan War‚ the location of Troy is debatable and therefore there is little conclusive evidence to support the Iliad" For years the ancient story of Troy and the epic Trojan War has sparked dispute among archaeologists. Did it really happen? Was there a troy like the one Homer describes? What caused it? Historians are today still trying to prove the existence of troy and the Trojan War. Our main source of interest in troy and the Trojan War is the Iliad. It is an
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epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc. And after his courageous journey he returned to Ithaca and restored piece in the island. Odysseus is very clever. According to J.Hunter‚ ’’He was the originator of the trojan horse‚ the reason which the Greeks were finally able to take the
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take sides in the Iliad. The gods help their favorite mortals both directly and indirectly. Mortals fight gods and gods fight each other. The world of the Iliad is a world of cosmic conflict. On the side of the Greeks are: On the side of the Trojans are: Athena Aphrodite Hera Apollo Poseidon Artemis Hermes Leto Zeus tries to stay above the fray and
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such as Homer and Tisias‚ to write about the war caused by one woman and her act of betrayal towards her husband. As history goes and passes‚ questions arise as to whom exactly was Helen of Troy‚ and was she even real. Is the story true about the women who had "the face that launched a thousand ships" or is the mythological legend narrated as a make-believe tale expressed by the authors of past millennia? The epic tale of Helen of Troy has been told for three thousand years‚
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Troy. Being already regarded as an outsider‚ Cassandra begin to isolate herself from her own family as we move through the novel and also cuts herself off from the society she lives in through the idols that the Trojans dearly believe in. These idols served as a way to take hold of the Trojans and make them believe in something thus‚ giving them all a purpose in life. As the belief grows stronger‚ more idols such as “Helen and the Trajan horse” also beginning to surface to give the people a purpose
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the values of those in the story to people today‚ and how they compare with other cultures around the world. The strangest and most foreign difference is the way women are used as offerings of honor in the story. It is unimaginable to give women to men in order to honor them. Agamemnon said‚ “I will also give him seven beautiful women who are skilled at handicraft‚ among them Briseis‚ whom I have never touched.” (Homer 139) Earlier in the story‚ Achilles said‚ “I will not fight you for Briseis
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Myrmidons. When Achilles decides to stay in his tent for ten years of the war‚ neither the Trojans or the Greeks are winning. Since the Myrmidons follow Achilles directions‚ they stay in their tent for most of the period‚ except Patroclus‚ who dies after asking Achilles to fight. This is what stirs Achilles up to get avenge for his friend. I believe that Helen and Paris are both responsible. Helen knows the whole Trojan War is about her‚ yet she makes no move to escape. Helen has the time of her life with
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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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