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    CHARACTERS MORTALS: AGAMEMNON The leader of the Achaean expedition to Troy‚ he was the King of Mycenae. On his return from Troy he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra‚ and her lover Aegisthus. The lover was the son of Thyestes‚ the brother and enemy of Atreus‚ Agamemnon’s father. When Odysseus voyages to Hades he meets with Agamemnon’s ghost. ALCINOUS The King of the Phaeacians and husband of Arete‚ who had a daughter called Nausicaa. Nausicaa helps Odysseus when he first arrives in their

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    Loss In Troy And The Iliad

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    When exploring the main concerns and key aspects in both ‘Troy’ and ‘The Iliad’ the audience have to over-come and understand the huge focus of loss. When experiencing loss many other possessions come along with it such as‚ grief‚ anger‚ revenge‚ loneliness and various emotions and feelings. Looking deeper into both texts you gain a sense and understanding of the grief all families and loved ones had to endure from the loss of a family member or relation. Both text can be read into closely to find

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    Characters of Troy(Movie)

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    Eric Bana as Hector - Prince of Troy and the best warrior among the Trojans. Eldest son of Priam‚ brother of Paris and husband of Andromache.  Orlando Bloom as Paris - Prince of Troy. Youngest son of Priam‚ brother of Hector and lover of Helen.  Peter O’Toole as Priam - King of Troy and father of Hector and Paris.  Rose Byrne as Briseis - Priestess of Apollo and cousin of Hector and Paris. Lover of Achilles.  Saffron Burrows as Andromache - Princess of Troy and wife of Hector.  James Cosmo

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    Troy vs, Iliad

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    Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You

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    Troy Maxson's Downfall

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    dignity. Troy Maxson’s downfall was caused by his response to the challenge that racism posed to his personal dignity. Although Troy was able to knock a baseball out of the park like it was nothing‚ he constantly "missed the mark" in his personal life. Troy had a tragic flaw‚ which was that he did whatever he thought was right without thinking of the consequences. In an attempt to respond to the indignities he suffers‚ he distorts history‚ denies facts‚ and lies. The circumstances that shaped Troy to the

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    Helen of Troy Ltd

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    Company Overview Helen of Troy Limited is a global designer‚ developer‚ importer‚ and distributor of an expanding portfolio of brand-name consumer products. The Company operates in three segments: Personal Care‚ Housewares and Healthcare. Its Personal Care segment’s products include electric hair care‚ beauty care and wellness appliances; grooming tools and accessories; and liquid‚ solid- and powder-based personal care and grooming products. Its Housewares segment provides a broad range of consumer

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    Oedipus and Troy Maxson

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    Sophocles fit all of qualifications. Oedipus is a tragic hero since his particular characteristic is king. In another play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ the main character Troy Maxson‚ is different with Oedipus. He is not a tragic hero of Aristotle’s concept‚ but he is a modern tragic. Oedipus was definitely a tragic hero‚ but Troy is not matching it. Following the Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero: “Aristotle observes that the protagonist‚ the hero or chief character of a tragedy‚ is a person

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    The Helen of Troy

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    IMPORTANT REASONS OF DELEGATING AUTHORIZED RESPONSIBILITIES IN FREEDOM WORSHIP CENTER LUCABAN‚ BURGOS‚ ILOCOS SUR‚ PHILIPPINES. A Dissertation Presented To The Faculty Of The Graduate School Theology University-Vigan Branch In Partial Fulfillment For The Degreee Doctor of Theology by BISHOP DR. ROGELIO Q. COTILLON‚ D. MIN. APRIL 2013 2013 Bishop Rogelio Q. Cotillon‚ D .Min. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED i CERTIFICATION This certification entitled “IMPORTANT

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    Troy and the Trojan War

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    Troy was considered a mythical city until archeologist Heinrich 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

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    No Second Troy Analysis

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    No Second Troy Analysis The poem seems to be divided into two parts: lines 1 through 5 deal more in the empirical realm (from emotional pain to political defiance and out rage)‚ while lines 6 through 12 veer off into the ethereal- and apocalyptic- world of ancient Troy and its Helen. WHY should I blame her that she filled my days / With misery describes the pain of Yeats’ unrequited love. … that she would of late / Have taught to ignorant men most violent ways refers to Irish nationalists

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