The Iliad is Aristotle’s Tragedy; an “Imitation of Action” Humans tend to take comfort in the idea that their lives are not the most unfortunate‚ this makes tragedy a popular theme for many well written pieces. Although The Iliad is not considered a tragedy‚ according to Joe Sachs it still follows Aristotle’s definition of one in “The Poetics”. Which is‚ tragedy is the use of “imitation of action” to arouse pity and fear‚ leading to catharsis from the audience in a piece of literature. There are
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The day Hermes is born‚ he plays a mischievous prank on his older brother‚ Apollo. Hermes jumps out of his crib and abducts Apollo’s cattle very carefully. To hide the deed‚ “Hermes used many clever tricks‚ such as making the cows walk backward so their tracks would point the wrong way.” (Britannica). One can conclude that Hermes is skillful in the art of being strategic to cover up his shenanigans. Once Apollo realizes his cows are missing‚ he immediately suspects
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four mythological deities that personify these terms. Apollo‚ who is also referred to as Apollon‚ was a Greek Olympian god. His mother was Leto‚ a bride of Zeus. Apollo was a god of prophecy‚ healing‚ disease and plague‚ music‚ song and poetry‚ archery and he protected young life. He had ultimate power as a god. Ultimate power is defined as Gods are considered immortal and in control of lesser life forms (Theoi Greek Mythology‚ 2000-2007). Apollo had invented the flute and the lyre. Suprisingly‚ he
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The Trojan War The Trojan War was a very important part of the Greeks’ history. There are many myths and legends about the trojan War. In the Iliad‚ it describes certain events in the final year of the war. According to legend‚ the Trojan War lasted 10 years‚ until Greece defeated Troy. Many of ancient Greek stories talk about the Trojan War‚ particularly Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Many scholars believe the legend is based on a real war of the mid-1200’s B.C.’s. People have
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they would rather die with honor than live with dishonor. During the battle‚ nearly a decade after the start of the Trojan War‚ the Achaeans capture two beautiful maidens Chryseis and Briseis. Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses who is a priest of Apollo in a Trojan- allied town and Briseis is a war prize of Achilles‚ The most powerful warrior in the Achaean army. When Agamemnon‚ leader of the Achaean army is forced to return Chryseis to her father‚ he appropriates Briseis as compensation‚ sparking
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helps draw attention of followers. Myths Directions: Choose two examples for each type of myth and identify the pieces of literature‚ such as a Shakespeare play‚ in which the examples are found. Greek Myths Myth 1: Daphne and Apollo Literature it’s found in: Parthenius’s “Erotica Pathernata” Myth 2: Trojan War Literature it’s found in: Homer’s “Iliad and the Odyssey” Answer the following questions: Describe Greek myths. Transform the original stories “from {their}
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centered around many gods each representing a certain facet of the human condition‚ even abstract ideas such as justice and wisdom could have their own personification. The most important greek gods were the olympians led by zeus‚ these gods were Athena‚ Apollo‚ Poseidon‚ Hermes‚ Hera‚ Aphrodite‚ Demeter‚ Ares‚ Artemis‚ Hades‚ Hephaestus‚ and Dionysus. These gods were believed to live on Mt. Olympos and would have been recognized all across greece‚ although‚ some local variations and perhaps particular attributes
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Pilgrim’s Progress Essay Final Draft John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” is an allegorical story about the Christian religion. It allegorizes the journey of a Christian into the Celestial City‚ which represents heaven. Although “The Pilgrim’s Progress” may seem simple and straight forward‚ there are many deeper meanings throughout the whole story. Bunyan uses the names of his characters to signify whom the character represents in the story. For example‚ the character Hopeful represents hopefulness;
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Leto but in other Egyptian legends‚ its states that she was the offspring of Dionysus and Isis‚ while Leto was the caretaker. She also has a twin brother named Apollo (Atsma). They were both born under a palm tree at the same time on the island of Delos (Regula). In other stories‚ Artemis was supposedly brought into this world earlier than Apollo to nurse her mother through the birth of her other sibling (Atsma). Artemis is in charge of the moon‚ childbirth‚ wild animals‚ and female fertility (“Artemis
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The Iliad‚ Book 5: Diomedes Fights the Gods In the closing days of the Trojan War‚ all the attempts at peace having failed and disintegrated into war‚ one man catches the eyes and ears of the bright-eyed goddess‚ Athena. Leaning against his chariot‚ Diomedes calls upon Athena to allow him to gain vengeance against the Trojan archer‚ Pandarus. Not only does she renew his fighting strength‚ but also she lets fall from his eyes the mist obscuring the gods so he can then differentiate between them
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