two epic poems‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is a tragedy that tells about the battles of the Trojan War. The Odyssey is somewhat of a sequel‚ the story of Odysseus ’s travels home after the Trojan War. An article found in “The American Scholar” states‚ “ One might begin by asking what both epics‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ would be like if there were no women in them. The Trojan war would not have been fought‚ and Odysseus (assuming he had gone to Troy in the first place) would not have
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The Iliad There are many similarities and differences between Achilles and Gilgamesh. He was the most powerful hero that fought in the Trojan War. Achilles went into the Trojan War willingly; no one had forced him‚ and he most definitely went into it out of rage. He followed the steps of a Hero’s Journey very accordingly. Achilles’ rage put him through a war where he acquired what was important to most heroes‚ self honor. The characteristics of Achilles are very similar to the characteristics
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had four children: one son‚ Orestes‚ and three daughters‚ Iphigenia‚ Electra and Chrysothemis. He was the king of Mycenae. When Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ was abducted by Paris of Troy‚ Agamemnon was the commander of the Greeks in the ensuing Trojan War. Upon Agamemnon’s return from Troy he was murdered by Aegisthus‚ the lover of his wife Clytemnestra. But according to some later versions of the book‚ Clytemnestra herself does the killing‚ or they do it together. Agamemnon inherited the role
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throughout his voyage. The journey begins for Odysseus when he leaves his home of Ithaca to win the Trojan War for his native land. While Odysseus initially did all he could to avoid being involved in the madness of the war‚ he could no longer fake his insanity when Telemachus‚ his son‚ was placed in front of his moving plow. Odysseus knew that his courage was considered necessary to cease the Trojan War. In this instance‚ he plays a vital role as the king of Ithaca in leading to victory furthermore
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his attitude‚ he starts the Trojan War and brings on the fall of Troy. Paris is portrayed in this passage as being a walking contradiction. He appears to be a hero‚ but is one of the causes of the war because he kidnapped Helen for his own selfish interests. Homer uses the contradictions in Paris’ behavior to suggest the ironic contrasts in his character. For example‚ in line 40‚ after seeing his formidable opponent Atrides‚ he "dissolve[s] again in the proud Trojan lines‚ dreading Atridesmagnificent
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Athena the goddess of war stood by Odysseus throughout his whole journey home from Troy. For example‚ when Odysseus finally arrived in Ithaca and was informed about the suitors invading his home‚ Athena agreed to support him through his plan of destroying them. "Grey eyes ablaze‚ the goddess urged him on ’surely I’ll stand beside you‚ not when the day arrives for us to do our work."(book 13). This proves that Odysseus is a hero because he has the help of Athena‚ the goddess of war. This makes Odysseus
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hero Odysseus during his ten-year voyage home after the Trojan War. Homer begins with a one-paragraph invocation requesting the Muses to inspire him in the telling of his tale. Such an invocation was a convention in classical literature‚ notably in epics‚ from the time of Homer onward. In the invocation‚ Homer alludes to the heroics of Odysseus during the Trojan War. There‚ Odysseus fought valiantly and conceived the idea of presenting the Trojans a gift of a great wooden horse—a gift that resulted in
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In many myths‚ I am only known in the Trojan War because I am the mother of the great Greek warrior Achilles. I am a loving and caring mother to Achilles. In order to help my son‚ I ask many favors from the immortals. Even though I am a minor goddess‚ I play a major role in the Trojan War. I have many symbols to represent myself as a sea goddess. Such symbols include seashells‚ sea horses‚ seaweed‚ and anything
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There are two integral pieces of love in Virgil’s epic Aeneid: the romantic‚ lustful love (as felt by Dido for Aeneas) and the grounded‚ honest‚ family love (as felt between Aeneas and Anchises). There is a dynamic relationship between the two sides of love which causes each to emphasize the other an emphasis that is facilitated by Virgil’s common use of fire and flame imagery to describe both types of love. Upon analyzing the lustful episode between Dido and Aeneas and the image
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In Greek mythology there is an innumerable amount of gods‚ most of which have a specialized function in both the realm of gods and humans. Yet‚ no god is more striking‚ more memorable‚ or more powerful than Zeus‚ the father of the gods of Olympus. His authority is far-ranging and definite; there is no revoking his command once it has been ordained. In the same fashion‚ there are hundreds of Greek heroes‚ yet there are none braver‚ stronger‚ or more wrathful than the swift runner Achilles who commands
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