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Trojan War Ancient Greek
1,542 words
Listen, my lords. You have fastened on the house,
in the long absence of its master, as the scene of
your perpetual feasts, and you could offer no
better pretext for you conduct than you wish to
win my hand in marriage. That being the prize,
come forward now, my gallant lords; for I
challenge you to try your skill on the great bow
of King Odysseus. And whichever man among you
proves the handiest at stringing the bow and
shoots an arrow through every one of the twelve
axes, with that man I will g...
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Odysseus And His Men Homers Odyssey
1,376 words
The world depicted In Homers Odyssey and Aeschylus
Agamemnon was one quite remote from the modern
concept. The society of archaic Greece was one
based on communities of local landowners who
joined together and accepted the rule of a chief
landowner. Under this ruler, or bacillus, the
large landowners held aristocratic power and
formed the head council (boule) while the families
of lesser wealth were represented in the assembly,
comprised of all male citizens. The purpose of
this hierarchy of pow...
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Refuses To Fight Death Of Patroclus Achilles
432 words
How does Achilles change? Why does the change take
place? Which personality is the true Achilles?
Initially, Achilles is selfish and petty. He
refuses to fight in the war because Agamemnon
takes Briseis. His selfishness causes the death of
many Argives. Without the strength and power of
Achilles, no other Greek warrior is able to repel
the powerful Hector. Achilles understands this and
refuses to fight unless the Greeks recognize him
as the supreme commander. When Agamemnon offers
Achilles a ple...
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Code Of Honor Heroic Code
1,232 words
Throughout The Iliad, the heroic characters make
decisions based on a definite set of principles,
which are referred to as the "code of honor. " The
heroic code that Homer presents to the reader is
an underlying cause for many of the events that
take place, but many of the characters have
different perceptions of how highly the code
should be regarded. Hektor, the greatest of the
Trojan warriors, begins the poem as the model of a
Homeric hero. His dedication and strict belief in
the code of hono...
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Femme Fatale Ancient Greece
1,588 words
... red various monsters and beasts from his quest
of the twelve labors. Jason came across the dragon
that guarded the Golden Fleece in his quest to
regain the throne at Iolcos. And, Theseus met with
creatures and beasts, such as the Minotaur, from
his own labors in his quest to regain the throne
at Athens. Along the way, the hero is also certain
to encounter a femme fatale or an enchantress, who
tries to add difficulty to the task at hand, but
also sometimes ends up helping out. Helen can be
co...
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One Who Takes Advantage Of His Title Achilles
877 words
Setting The story the Iliad takes place on the
battlefields of the city of Troy. The people of
troy know the feeling of war very well they battle
between the Trojans and Acherons. The war has been
going on for over 9 years, and the feud has not
yet ended. It has always been thought that if you
could take the city of troy you would be give
great honor when you return to your homeland. The
book starts off with the begging feuded between
the great Achilles and king Agamemnon, he
threatens to take c...
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5 Th Century Bc 4 Th Century
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ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA Theater was born in
Attica, an Ionic region of Greece. It originated
from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon
enough its fields of interest spread to various
myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama
was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic
poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as
the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate
and political criticism to a level of aesthetic
achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Men
andros, in t...
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Daughter Of Zeus Human Affairs
1,862 words
Significance and role of gods in the Homers Iliad
One of the main features of the greek literature
is that the gods play a significant role in the
lives and fates of the mortal dwellers of the
earth. As one examines the gods throughout the
myths and epic poems of the Greeks, one recieves a
strong impression that the gods "play" with and
manipulate mortals and each other. The Christian
God does not take such an active role in the
affairs of people's lives, where, the Greeks
regarded direct involv...
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Translated By Robert Ancient Greece
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It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly
told 1. In recent years the attention of the
filmmakers turns to the Ancient Mythological
heroes and historical persons. This interested
arose not only in search of new themes, but also
in attempt to acquaint the wide contemporary
audience with the great heroes of the past. In the
span of several years the audience was presented
with great number of historical epic dramas that
revive the great deeds of the past. The Movie Troy
(2004) is one of th...
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House Of Atreus Immanuel Kant
903 words
The Role of Cassandra in the Oresteia Trilogy Out
of timber so crooked as that from which man is
made nothing entirely straight can be carved.
Immanuel Kant, Crooked Timber of Humanity The
character Cassandra in Aeschylus classic trilogy,
The Oresteia, plays a small yet acutely important
role in the advancement of the entire drama.
Cassandra appears only in the first book,
Agamemnon, but her prophetic visions and
declarations concerning the House of Atreus ring
true throughout the work, and prov...
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End Of The Castle Man Of The Sea Aegisthus
258 words
The Odyssey: Telemachus Telemachus recounts his
confrontation with the Old man of the sea who
could change his appearance in order to escape
danger. Telemachus reveals the information which
he obtained from the Old man of the sea to the
reader. The Old man told Telemachus of the
sorrowful tale of Agamemnon's Murder. The story
tells of how Aegisthus paid a man to watch for
Agamemnon's return from the sea. After a year of
waiting, the King returned in what he thought to
be secrecy. The lookout man...
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Women In Ancient Roles Of Women
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In both The Odyssey and Agamemnon the role of
women is presented from a patriarchal and
misogynist perspective. This is shown in the two
main female characters of Penelope and
Clytaemnestra. Their situations offer examples of
the rewards of fulfilling society's female gender
role in the case of Penelope; the consequences of
leaving that role are demonstrated by
Clytaemnestra. In both stories women are shown as
chattel, possessions for distribution to cement
political moves, bind families and pro...
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Personal Desires Real World
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Destiny in Gilgamesh and The Iliad Stories do not
need to inform us of things. From Gilgamesh for
example, we know that some of the people who lived
in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers in the second and third millenium's BCE. We
know they celebrated a king named Gilgamesh; we
know they believed in many gods; we know they were
self- -conscious of their own cultivation of the
natural world; and we know they were literate. In
the story, The Iliad we also know that great
rulers and g...
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City Of Troy Apollo
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The gods and goddesses that the Greek people
believe in make up the Greek mythology studied
today. These divine characters represent a family
living on Mount Olympus who intervene frequently
in the lives of the human characters in Greek
plays. They are omnipresent, for they are always
observing mans actions and working through human
nature. The gods are a higher power, and provide
explanations for otherwise unexplainable events.
The gods help humans in trouble and give them
guidance about the fu...
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Divine Intervention Greek Gods
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The religion of the ancient Greeks was
polytheistic, consisting of the worship of various
gods who presided over different aspects of human
existence. In addition, the Greek gods are not
spiritual beings but are anthropomorphic. They
resemble human beings and tend to act in a human
way, displaying all human vices, virtues,
emotions, and beliefs. This anthropomorphism
continues past the personalities of the Greek gods
and on into their social structure: a patriarchal
organization that closely res...
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Ancient Greek Trojan War
878 words
The greeks were fascinating ye BRISEIS Captive
girl originally awarded to Achilleus but taken by
Agamemnon, precipitating the wrath of Achilleus.
CATALOG OF SHIPS Long descriptive passage in Book
II outlining all the battle contingents at Troy.
CHRYSEIS Captive girl taken by Agamemnon. Apollo
forces him to return her by sending a plague on
the Greek forces. CHRYSES Father of Chryseis,
priest of Apollo. DACTYLIC HEXAMETER The metrical
form used by Homer in his epic poems, consisting
of six feet o...
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Sexual Desire Trojan War
2,706 words
The goddesses have a major role in both epics as
Helpers of men. They have varied reasons for this.
One is a maternal instinct. This is displayed in
the literal mother-son relationships of Aphrodite
and Aeneas, Thetis and Achilles, and the
protective instinct that Athene displays in Book 3
of the Iliad when Pandarus arrow shot an arrow at
Menelaus and she took her stand in front and
warded off the piercing dart, turning it just a
little from the flesh, like a mother driving a fly
away from her g...
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Daughter Of Zeus Homer
1,527 words
The work Iliad The Iliad The work of Homer was
very important to the Greek Civilization; it gave
the Greek a structure of personality to follow. It
is assure that The Iliad? s roots reach far back
before Homer? s time. Homer focused several
characteristics of how their ancestors behaved and
such behavior was to be passed on to the new
generations. In The Iliad, Homer emphasized the
role of the gods in the daily events, and how
every happening was based of the desires of the
gods. Homer also focu...
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Father Death Chorus Plays
596 words
The Oresteia 2 The Oresteia The chorus plays a
central role in the development of The Oresteia.
It is a group of actors who respond to and comment
on the main action of the play with song, dance,
and recitation. Bowra s interpretation of the use
of the chorus is difficult to refute, since the
basic roles of the chorus cannot be denied. The
first comment Bowra makes about the chorus is that
is the mouthpiece of the inspired poet. This is
the most significant purpose of the chorus because
through ...
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Olympian Gods Ancient Greece
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In the trilogy Oresteia, the issues concerned are
the transformation from vengeance to law, from
chaos to peace, from dependence to independence,
and from old to new. These four significant
changes all take place throughout the play and are
somewhat parallel to the transformations that were
going on in Ancient Greece. In Aeschylus trilogy,
the Greeks justice system went through a
transformation from old to new ways. In the
beginning of the trilogy, the characters settle
their matters, both perso...
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