Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” In the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer, the author shows the reader the true significance of honor and immortalization. The raging Trojan War of 1200 BC started to break out after Paris (Prince of Troy) kidnapped Helen (most beautiful women in the world) from her husband Menelaus (King of Sparta). Her husband called upon numerous soldiers to rescue her, one being Odysseus the great King of Ithaca. The epic poem demonstrates the adventures as he returns from Troy to Ithaca traveling with 12 fleets, encountering antagonistic monsters and enchanting women/ goddesses from getting home to his wife Penelope and his son.
This epic simile compares Odysseus, who is the tenor, to a grief-stricken woman, who is the vehicle. The simile describes the manner in which Odysseus wept as the bard sang the story of the Trojan horse. The simile reveals an emotional connection that Odysseus holds deep in his heart to his fallen comrades during the Trojan War. As he remembers the successes of the Trojan horse, thoughts of his war-stricken friends cross his mind as well. Odysseus always honored his fallen companions, with a particular instance being when Odysseus saluted each killed comrade before setting sail from Troy after the Cicones’ counterattack (Homer 213).
According to Greek mythology and history, the Trojan War was the greatest war ever fought. Scholars still read of this story in Homer’s Iliad, an epic poem denoting the events that occurred during the tenth and final year of the conflict. However, this story was not immediately written down, but was told orally for several hundred years until the Greek reinvention of writing in 750 BCE. Some modern-day scholars argue that the gap of time between the events depicted in the book and the time in which it was written have allowed anachronisms to occur within the story.
Ares’s strong personality prompted even his parents, Zeus and Hera, to dislike him. His bloodthirst and love for conflict are traits that show he’s the exact opposite of Athena, goddess of war strategy and wisdom, who’s often praised by gods and mortals alike. Especially Zeus himself who favored her the most among all the gods, he hated Ares just as much. The Trojan War is an example of Ares’s reckless acts, in Homer’s version is a perfect example of Ares showing up only in times where there’s conflict. Fighting alongside the Trojans, though as the god of war it’s expected he would win, it’s not surprising that his hot headed nature only worked against him, which is unsurprising that the the war resulted in the Achaeans victory, especially
Even though the Trojan War sets itself up as a very controversial topic to many people, there is one positive aspect to this topic. The Trojan War contributed specific evidence to our generation on how greeks fought or may have fought battles through the Illiad. One could classify homeric warfare used by the greeks with simple weaponry, specific tactics in practice and use of humanistic ideologies. First, an important topic of warfare to address is the types of simple weaponry used. The weaponry that caught my attention first was the use of shields.
Throughout Titus Andronicus, many allusions are made to the Trojan War, a violent ten-year battle fought between the Trojans and the Greeks in ancient times. I believe that those references are meant to drive home the point of revenge as a cycle of murder, betrayal, and bloodshed. One example is the status shift that Tamora undergoes during the first three acts of the play. In 1.1, Tamora and her children were simply prizes of war that Titus gifted the emperor. As the Romans made to kill Tamora’s firstborn son, she fell to her knees, begging for mercy that the Romans ignored.
and thousands that were drinking the king murders his own daughter (sacrifice) when they are ready to sail to the troy the winds blow at them again. And he was told by the god that if he wants a favorable wind, he must sacrifice his daughter. later on, Agamana pay for her death with his own death with a thousand ships and warrior, they sail to the Troy they fought for 10 years again was accused of not be fighting in the 3 front line with the other top Hector was fighting with the soldier and risking his own life Hektor and Achilles were the last battles among both sides hero However, in the last scene, Hektor lost against Achilles
In the tenth year of the Trojan War, Achilles, the greatest fighter for the Achaeans (the Greeks and their allies), is enraged. King Agamemnon, who leads the Achaeans, has brought an illness upon the army by refusing to give up a woman, Chryseis, whom he seized as a prize in a recent battle. Chryseis is the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. When Agamemnon refuses to give her back in exchange for a ransom, her father calls on the god, and Apollo sends a plague. When Achilles calls on Agamemnon to give up Chryseis in return for future compensation, Agamemnon seems to view the idea of future compensation as unlikely for a warrior who lives moment by moment and demands immediate restoration of his pride by claiming Briseis, the woman Achilles
During the greco-persian wars a very decisive battle took place on the plains of marathon in northeastern Attica. This battle was the first Persian invasion of Greece in september of 490 B.C. Most information we have on the battle is a historian named Herodotus who was a primary source of the event. It all started during the Ionian revolt where Athens and Eretria sent forces to help the Ionians.
As it is acknowledged in Mythology, by Edith Hamilton, the Trojan war depicts a classic myth of both love and deception. This tale starts with the conflict between the Greeks and Trojans, due to an abduction of Greek Spartan queen, Helen. Because of this tragedy, Menelaus and Agamemnon gather an army of Greeks to defeat Paris and Troy. Achilles was known to be the best warrior at this time; therefore, he was sent to the war to fight for the Greeks. Due to him being alongside his best friend, Patroclus, Achilles finds his motivation to fight.
Although today, the name of some warriors are used when we refer to some-things but that is not enough to prove the existence of this battle and it should be suggested that the battle between the Greeks and the Trojans should be moved to the realm of myth and poetry until there is more evidence
The Trojan War is one of history's most well-known clashes, a decade long conflict pursued over the lovely Helen. For more than 2,000yrs this story has been a wellspring of aesthetic motivation. In his book, "The Trojan War: A New History", writer and professor Barry Strauss investigates the myth and the truth behind the war, from Homer's records in The Iliad and The Odyssey to later unearthing’s that have produced fascinating pieces of information to the story behind the legendary city. The Trojans, it turns out, were not traditional Greeks but rather an Anatolian individuals firmly aligned with the Hittite Empire.
In the book Iliad several of the male characters exhibit brave characteristics, consistent with the epic soldier’s code of ancient Greece. The two heroes that we will focus on in this paper are Achilles and Hector who both found themselves trying to win the glory of battle. While trying to focus on winning we acknowledge that both of our greatest warriors share many similarities, differences, strengths and weaknesses. Before we dig to deep lets gain a better understanding of who these warriors were and why they were in battle with one another. Achilles is the greatest warrior in the Greek Army, his desire to fight Hector is to seek revenge due to Hector killing his friend.
Abstract: War, honor and aggression was the first thought that came to mind when I read the Iliad. The Iliad of Homer talks about how and why they went to war, the effects on the human society and the rage of Achilles against his comrade Agamemnon and the Trojans. Helen, who is the wife of Menelos and sister in law to Agamemnon, was kidnapped by Paris, the son of the king of Troy. The Achaians who were under King Agamemnon, had been fighting off the Trojans off and on for nine years, trying to bring home Helen. After many years of Achaian attacks somehow Troy remained intact, and the Trojan army remain undefeated.
It could be said that it all started during the Greek ancient times as they first develop the concept of The Art of War through the eyes of the historian Thucydides on the Peloponnesian War. In which, although he was not a political philosopher, he was able to observe what has become the “ins-and-outs” of international relation policy making through the means of war. For Thucydides it was clear that politicians acted in an egoistic manner as they abused of their authoritarian state powers, (please let keep in mind that these people were the “educated-intellectual” of society), by disregarding inter-relations with other states and carry-on with their self-interest, questioning on a moral or amoral principles of human natures knowledge of right or wrong doing, as this was shadow by an inner vein superior strength.
