Odysseus and Neoptolemos are charged with the task of retrieving Philoctetes from the island he was left on by the Greek army. Once they get there they attempt to trick Philoctetes into giving them his bow‚ thinking this was all they needed to end the Trojan War. However after Philoctetes realizes it is Odysseus that is trying to trick him into going with them he refuses to go with them. Philoctetes tells them to go on without him and then begins to mope about his life. After arguing with Neoptolemos about
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1. Motivation is something that inspires you to do your best or full potential. It amplifies your drive to do something‚ different people have different motivations like family‚ love one‚ children‚ or an artist‚ a goal you wanted badly to reach/ 2. Need for affiliation – love‚ family‚ friends‚ shelter‚ food‚ and clothing. Need for power – aggressiveness‚ and manipulating situations. Need of achievement 3. The Three elements of emotions are The Subjective Experience‚ The Physiological Response
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of goddess Athena prevents Achilles from making a fatal mistake; he has not yet grown to seek wisdom before letting rage consume his decisions. Achilles continues in his rage by pressuring his mother to “persuade him (Zeus)‚ somehow‚ to help the Trojan cause… so even mighty Atrides can see how mad he was / to disgrace Achilles‚ the best of the Achaeans” (1. 485-490). For personal
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different forms of pride. Paris deals with a pride that makes him think he’s better than everybody else. This pride comes from both getting his way all the time and the lovely gifts Aphrodite gave him; the very gifts that have brought the two nations to war. When Paris fights with Menelaus‚ “Aphrodite snatched Paris away‚/easy work for a god‚ wrapped him in swirls of mist/ and set him down in his
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character based on how he holds fast to the Homeric code and his values in war‚ is represented as a human who has flaws yet overcomes them‚ is a fierce and powerful warrior‚ and Homer portrays him positively in the epithets that have been written about him. Based on how Hector holds fast to the Homeric codes and his own virtues‚ he is esteemed with the title of the most heroic not only back in the time of the Trojan War‚ but also in our modern day time. One of the most illustrative examples of his
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Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca leaves his son‚ wife‚ and friends to travel to the Trojan war. After 10 long years at war‚ it comes time to travel back home to Penelope. Ten long years of being sent places by force‚ and going places by choice. Being disloyal to the ones he loves‚ he finally makes it home to run his kingdom again: Twenty years later. Odysseus may seem like a great loyal leader‚ but in reality he is not. Although Odysseus is a good man by trying hard to get home to Penelope‚ he is also a
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LOVE‚ FRIENDSHIP‚ HONOR: WAR (Iliad by Homer) How do you value your love? How do you value your friendship? And how do you value your honor for the sake of something and someone. Lots of things might occur if we fight for what we value the most‚ and as a result‚ we created wars; war between and against someone. Most circumstances in the Iliad tell about the war between the Achaeans and the Trojans but it fires up when love‚ friendship and honor was became the center of what they are fighting
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can understand what the author wants to express to the readers by comparing Hector and Achilles. Therefore‚ I will compare the strengths and the weakness of both heroes. First of all‚ I will write about Hector. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan War. He was born as a son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba. His father was the king of Troy. He had a wife called Andromache and the son‚ Astyanax. In the European Middle Ages‚ Hector was one of the Nine Worthies. And he was
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1.) Discuss literature pieces that were famous in ancient Greece known as epics Greeks have always been known for their stories and mythological culture. They explained many things in life as affects of these mythological phenomena. It wasn’t until later that they began to use science to understand how things really worked. Mythology and story-telling was exceptionally popular during the Dorian Age‚ and this was a time when Greeks weren’t very advanced. They didn’t have any written documents really
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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