Helen of Sparta was perhaps the most inspired character in all literature‚ ancient or modern. A whole war‚ one which lasted for ten years‚ was fought over her. Not only that‚ nearly all the myths of the heroic age were threaded together in such a way that this most idealized of all wars was the culmination of various exploits‚ including the Argonaut‚ the Theban wars‚ and the Calydonian boar hunt. It is as though this event was in the destiny of every dynasty formed from the beginning of things.
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Zeus’s son. He was the god of war‚ and he was widely disliked by the other gods because of his quick tempered-aggression and the way he needed to have conflict. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty‚ and she used this power to her benefit. Her mother‚ Hera‚ wanted her to marry Hephaistos‚ the god of fire and crafts‚ but Aphrodite had other plans for herself. She had affairs‚ including those with Ares‚ Hermes‚ and Dionysos‚ Hermes was the god of trade‚ wealth‚ luck‚ language‚ and travel. He
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It is like the gods use the mortals like a chess piece on the chessboard. An example would be in the early stages of the book when Aphrodite pulls Paris into a fog and saves him from Menelaus before he dies. Or‚ when the war to win Helena goes on‚ the gods show their human-like qualities as they make jokes and bet on who will win thinking nothing of the people’s lives. Another example
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took the sky. Zeus also was accorded supreme authority on earth and on Mount Olympus. Zeus was also known for having many relations with mortal and immortal alike. His offspring include Ares god of war‚ Eris goddess of discord‚ Apollo god of light‚ Aphrodite goddess of beauty‚ Hermes god of thieves and commerce‚ Artemis huntsman of the gods‚ Hephaestus god of the forge‚ Persephone wife of Hades‚ Hebe goddess of youth‚ Dionysus god of the vine‚ Epaphus‚ Minos King of Create‚ Rhadamanthus‚ the Muses namely
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Iliad The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states‚ it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends
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Agamemnon that he needs Achilles. Zeus agrees to this but Hera finds out and begins an argument. Hephaestus intervenes and restores the peace‚ and all the Gods have a feast and go to bed happy. Book 3: Paris‚ Helen‚ Aphrodite Main Characters: Paris‚ Menelaus‚ Hector‚ Aphrodite‚ Helen‚ Priam Themes: Women The heroic code Intervention of Gods Plot: The two armies advance towards each other‚ and Paris bravely offers a duel to anyone who will accept. Menelaos steps forwards and joyously accepts
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9/20/2013 PHIL 203 Plato’s Symposium When most people think of love‚ they think of love between a man and woman‚ love between a father and son‚ mother and daughter‚ etc. Many do not think of love as a desire. However‚ Socrates‚ through his speech in Plato’s Symposium puts love in a different light. Plato’s Symposium examines the topic of love through the speeches of six men. These six men include Phaedrus‚ Pausanias‚ Eryximachus‚ Aristophanes‚ Agathon‚ and Socrates. When first reading this
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best and if something that is his is taken‚ he will fight to get it back. Paris is the Prince of Troy. He didn’t care much for fighting because he loved being with women. When he was asked to give the Golden Apple to either Hera‚ Aphrodite or Athena‚ he chose Aphrodite because she offered him the most beautiful woman in the world‚ Helen. When they saw each other in the hallucinations‚ they instantly fell “in love”. The problem was‚ Helen was already taken by Menelaus. At their wedding‚ Paris showed
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The unknown scares people and leads to violence‚ bigotry‚ and more. Throughout history people have used anything to explain the unknown‚ such as violence‚ scapegoating‚ science‚ and mythology. Mythology‚ be it pagan or monotheistic‚ has been used in many facets of life and humanity to help explain what people do not know. All cultures draw on similar aspects of the world to explain the unexplainable‚ how the world was created. Cultures have used trees to symbolize the center of the world and the
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The Tragedy of the Trojan Women In the beginning of The Trojan Women by Euripides‚ the city of Troy has been sacked‚ and Poseidon brings attention to Hecuba crying at the entrance of Troy. Poseidon lists the events unbeknownst to Hecuba‚ including her daughter Polyxena being killed by the Greeks in a sacrifice at Achilles’ tomb‚ Priam and Hecuba’s children are dead‚ and Apollo left Cassandra mad (Apollo made her his prophetess). Then enters Athena‚ who wants to bring joy to the Trojans and give
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