One of the actions that both heroes share is their choice to follow the path toward kleos due to death of a loved one. The death of Patrocles spurs Achilles to revenge his death by joining the war effort against the Trojans. For Astyanax‚ the long ago death of his parents and city incites him to begin a war with the Achaeans. Another action is that both warriors want to have their personal‚ or family-gifted‚ armor before they go off to battle. Also‚ both men get the armor via the help of a goddess
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of the Iliad and the Odyssey. B) Homer 7. This is a Greek double-reed musical instrument that is similar to the modern oboe. B) aulos 8. He is the hero of the Odyssey‚ Homer’s epic account of the hero’s return home from the Trojan War. C) Odysseus 9. In the Greek’s war with Troy‚ he was the Greek’s greatest warrior whose argument with Agamemnon is the subject of Homer’s Iliad. B) Achilles 10. This is the Greek term for "excessive pride." B) hubris 11. This is the head or crowning part of
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Comparing the Odyssey to the Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings and Odyssey are two very weird stories in my opinion. The two stories include several similarities. The most noteworthy similarity of the two that were in common was the use of themes. Both included similar themes such as‚ life‚ death‚power‚ brotherly love‚ myth‚ temptation‚ and journey. One thing I noticed was the use of several different themes included in both stories. In the Lord of the Rings the
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In Homer’s epic The Iliad‚ Homer tells of Achilles‚ a prideful warrior‚ and his forays in a long and gruelling war between the Trojans and Greeks. In the epic‚ mortals and gods contend for victory‚ exercising free will and battling fate. Soldiers‚ demigods‚ and even the gods themselves view fate as inevitable or dangerous to modify. The soldiers in the war view fate as unavoidable destiny. When Hector makes the final stab and kills Patroclus‚ Patroclus prophesies‚ “This day / your death stands
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combat the Trojan onslaught. “Like these the massed battalions of Trojans were scattered / by Tydeus’ son‚ and many as they were could not stand against him” (5.93-94). During his superhuman rampage‚ Diomedes pushes back the Trojan army and sustains the vigor of the men at his back. When the various commanders of the greeks get caught in petty problems‚ it is Diomedes that stands as the voice of reason and remains faithful to the greek’s cause. When Agamemnon gives up hope for the war‚ and proposes
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and Eve’s existence. Many individuals would share their stories about the powerful gods‚ ancient cities‚ romances‚ and the great warriors that fought to be remembered. However‚ for Heinrich Schliemann‚ it was Homer’s inspirational poem about the Trojan War that changed his life forever. Schliemann is notorious for chasing Homer’s description of Troy. It was a childhood dream for him to find the ruins of the marvelous city. During Schliemann’s search for the vast city of Troy‚ he discovered numerous
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of honor he decides to reside from the Trojan War‚ which he knows will save his life because he was told his fate was to be killed in the war. Although‚ when his best friend and successor is killed in the war‚ he makes a rash decision to rejoin the conflict. “‘I shall go forth to slay Hector‚ who killed the man I loved. I shall accept my fate whenever Zeus and the other immortals bring it upon me. Until then‚ may I win great fame and glory‚ and may every Trojan realize that the greatest of the
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Greek Mythology and Literature * The ancient Greeks believed in many gods. * These gods were at the center of Greek mythology- a body of stories about gods and heroes that try to explain how the world works. * Each story‚ or myth‚ explained natural or events. * People today have scientific explanations for events like thunder‚ earthquakes‚ and volcanic eruptions. * The ancient Greeks did not-they believed their gods caused these events to happen‚ and they created myths to explain
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The Trojan War is over‚ and all of the survivors are home except one: Odysseus. He is at the Nymph Calypso’s island‚ detained for she wishes him to marry her. All of the gods felt sorry for him‚ except Poseidon. Poseidon is in Eithiopia‚ however‚ and the rest
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meets the man who conceived the Trojan Horse. Ulysses is in the eighth bolgia among his fellow evil counselors. He is is entrapped in a tongue of flame with his partner in crime‚ Diomede. The flame comes from one source but is spilt in two‚ the split symbolizes the falling-out that must come in a partnership based in evil. Ulysses is placed in this circle for many reasons. During the Trojan war he gave birth to the deadly idea that the Achains build infamous Trojan Horse. He also caused the death
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