According to our classic knowledge; there are lots of types of women and men. If we degrade those types of woman characteristics to number of two there will be in our pocket the woman who is struggle for her family and diabolic woman characteristic. In Trojan War first characteristic is more suitable for the Andromache and the second characteristic is for the Helene. All the Trojan War occurred because of Helene and Paris’s love fault. In this situation Helene represents the woman’s passionate characteristic
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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and Psychopath." Schliemann on Schliemann: A Study on the Use of Sources 13th ser. (1972): n. page. Print. Michaelis‚ Adolf. "Aspects of Schliemann ’s Personality." Archaeological Discoveries of the Nineteenth Century (1906): n. page. Print. "TROY." TROY. University of Cincinnati‚ n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. . Wood‚ Michael. "Heinrich Schliemann." In Search of the Trojan War. New York‚ NY: Facts on . File‚ 1985. 57-99. Print.
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Numerous individuals suspected that it was only a myth and that the city of Troy itself never existed. Troy existed in the Bronze Age‚ and is most usually known from the antiquated greek epic stories‚ most particularily the Iliad by Homer‚ where it is broadly known as the setting for the Trojan War. In the epic‚ It is said that the reason for the Trojan war‚ and possible fall of Troy‚ was a direct result of the romance of Helen. Helen was stunningly lovely‚ numerous sovereigns needed her as their
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thousand years ago- or a historic fact at the centre of the most famous quarrel ever? The Illiad is the ancient tale of a mighty city called Troy that lay at the edge of Asia Minor whose prince abducted Helen‚ the most beautiful woman of all time‚ from the king of Greek Sparta‚ causing the Greeks to send an army in a thousand ships to attack and lay siege to Troy for 10 years. Historians have long doubted the credibility of Homer as a reliable historical source. However evidence has been uncovered by
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hiding in a big wooden horse to sneak into the great city of Troy‚ but did it really happen? The story was originally told by Homer‚ a great Greek poet‚ during a time when society considered everything he wrote to be absolute fact and regarded it like a history book (Stewart 20-21). In the 4th and 5th centuries‚ many Christian theorists became quizzical of what the ancient people considered fact (Stewart 23-24). Many believe that Troy did exist and have gone and excavated to investigate if they could
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Classical literature has withstood the tests of time. Through the Anglo-Saxon era in history‚ long narrative poems‚ known as epics become all the rage. These poems were written in elevated styles that presented the adventures of a hero with superhuman qualities who embodied the national ideals. These ideals and adventures were presented through elements such as dreams‚ courage allowing the hero to overcome great trials‚ and a major battle scene. These elements‚ known as epic conventions‚ created
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anti-war literature. This is true in some respects‚ though ultimately misleading. It is true in that the Iliad portrays war in a completely unvarnished way. Its battle scenes are disgusting and brutal. The Iliad leaves little doubt that the capture of Troy will result in widespread murder‚ theft‚ and the enslavement of its women and children. At the same time‚ however‚ it portrays war as an almost inevitable part of human life. Whereas modern day is not that different from the Iliad due to the battle
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many of the accepted ideas about the Trojan War can be disproved‚ he also fails to support his claims with adequate historical references and analyzes. To begin the book‚ Strauss introduces Helen of Troy. Helen was the wife of King Menelaus and had attracted the attention of the Prince Priam of Troy. Strauss introduces that the reason that Helen left Sparta could have been for two reasons: one idea was that Menelaus was oppressive and Paris was a good looking prince‚ while the other idea that Strauss
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Many works in the earliest days of Greek and Roman literature focused primarily on the military aspect of life. Through battles‚ vivid descriptions of armor and other battle utilities‚ and specific actions regarding wartime affairs‚ timeless authors were able to characterize their heroes‚ as well as enhance the plotline. Two of the great works of all time‚ Homer’s The Iliad and Virgil’s The Aeneid‚ are no exception‚ as both tales used detailed descriptions of shields and battle actions to both
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