WHY DOES PROTAGONIST (Helen of Troy) considered main cause of Trojan War? In Greek legend‚ the Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the city of Troy. The direct cause of this war was the beauty of Helen of Troy‚ daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Leda‚ the Queen of Sparta. Helen was much coveted by all of the men in Troy‚ so when she chose a husband‚ the King of Sparta made all men swear that they would accept Helen’s choice of a husband and that they would also defend her if anyone tried
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like a great fire. Let us travel back in time when the gods often left their home in Mt. Olympus to dabble about the lives of the mortals. Narrator: Zeus and his queen Hera have decided to have a wedding celebration for the hero Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis‚ who will soon become the parents of the famous hero‚ Achilles. Before the celebration‚ Zeus sent Hermes to deliver invitations. He invited all of the gods but purposely excluded Eris‚ the goddess of strife and chaos. He “feared” that the presence
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in detail later on. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades‚ the God of the underworld‚ enraged her mother‚ who made the crops and the green of the earth‚ made earth wither and barren. Zeus involved oneself and tried to save Persephone from Hades; Nevertheless‚ Persephone ate the seeds of a pomegranate that Hades had given her‚ binding her to him for six months of the year. Persephone‚ being the daughter of Zeus‚ the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods
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civilization. Poseidon was one of the more angry gods. Poseidon was known as the god of the sea. (Warren 11) His brother name was Hades. (Warren 11) As far as respect he was second falling behind Zeus. (Warren 11) One main reason was the Greeks were made up of fishermen and sailors. (Warren 11) So other than Zeus their priority was to hail Poseidon. Poseidon was a temperamental god‚ just like the sea‚ changing hastily from low-key to violence. (Warren 11) In his possession a trident a three-toothed spear
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In ancient greece times all the people believed in greek gods and goddesses. The Greek people believed that the twelve most important gods and goddesses lived at the top of Mount Olympus. This caused many of the gods and goddesses to compete to be the best‚ making them not get along. The two goddesses that fought the most was the goddess of the night and the goddess of the day.The goddess of the night was Nyx‚ and the goddess of the day was Hemera. Nyx was a very strong and beautiful goddess. While
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Although Hephaestus was different from the other Olympians‚ he became a very unique character and ended achieving many accomplishments. Hephaestus was an Olympian god who was the son of Zeus and Hera‚ even though his mother Hera is credited for his birth because she gave birth to him without the help of Zeus. Hephaestus’ physique caused Hera to be ashamed of him and lead to her throwing him off of Mount Olympus.
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Hades was the eldest brother of Zeus and Poseidon and Lord of the Underworld and Ruler of the Dead. He was the god of the realm where souls go after death. “The Underworld was hidden deep in the earth” (Michael Karas & Charilaos Megas) and was believed to be surrounded by 5 rivers. They each had a certain purpose. The Styx river was represented unbreakable oath and the gods often swore by it. After the Styx was the river Lethe‚ the river of oblivion. The dead souls traveling to the Underworld would
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In the play Heracles‚ Zeus cheated on his wife Hera and then was born Hercules. The snakes were sent by Hera and the madness to kill his whole family was sent by Hera. As well as Zeus not intervening in the saving the family of Hercales. In the pixar film‚ in order to meet the standards of little children‚ the story was completely changed to Hera and Zeus being the good people and made Hades the villain of the movie. In the movie‚ Hades
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Achilles and it’s devastation which put pains thousandfold upon the Achains‚ hurled in their multitudes to the house of Hades strong souls of heroes‚ but gave their bodies to be in the delicate feasting of dogs‚ of all birds‚ and the will of Zeus was accomplished since that time when first there stood in division of conflict Atreus’ son the lord of men and brilliant Achilles.” The easiest way to remember text is to set it to music Homer performed this entire work from memory‚ it was
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Hammer Anvil‚ Tongs‚ and/or quail Hephaestus (Vulcan) is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly. He is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera‚ upset by having an ugly child‚ flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea‚ breaking his legs. Others that he took Hera’s side in an argument with Zeus and Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and the forge.
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