Agamemnon is infuriated that Achilles, the great Greek warrior, does not bow to his power. ... Although Agamemnon has incurred the wrath of the gods over his quarrel with Achilles, the Greek warrior is also a loser in the fight. ... The gods on the Trojan side, however, immediately become involved, aiding and rescuing their favorite warriors. ... Before decisively facing his Trojan rival, Achilles must prove himself against many other Trojan warriors, who are aided by their gods. ... In spite of the gods helping the Trojans, Achilles has many victories on the battlefield, kil...

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Apollo and Artemis went to the house of Niobe, Apollo killed the boys and Artemis killed the girls, but at other times he can be peaceful. ... (Pontikis) Another of Apollo's attributes is being a skilled warrior, and he also had a large effect on the Trojan War. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. ... Apollo is the god of archery and was a great warrior. ...

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Apollo and Artemis went to the house of Niobe, Apollo killed the boys and Artemis killed the girls, but at other times he can be peaceful. ... (Pontikis) Another of Apollo's attributes is being a skilled warrior, and he also had a large effect on the Trojan War. ... Agamemnon then gave her back, but he still wanted a girlfriend so he took the girlfriend of Achilles, who was also on the Greek side and the most skilled warrior, this enraged Achilles, so he decided not to fight in the war. ... Apollo is the god of archery and was a great warrior. ...

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For this reason, Virgil has drawn comparisons to his patron's success with that of his protagonist, Aeneas, who has been portrayed to be an excellent warrior and fatherly figure, as the consistent use of the stock epithet "Father Aeneas" attests to. ... Evander, for example, is a man whose simple, peaceful existence suggests he is a character who the audience will want to sympathise with. ... Even the dictator Mezentius is shown to be heartbroken at the loss of his son Lausus and Virgil makes it quite clear that he is impartial in supporting Trojan or Rutulian (possibly to avoid...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The latter half of the Aeneid resembles the Iliad as war, spurred on by Juno, breaks out between the Trojans and the Latins in book VII and Turnus summons his warriors to defend their home (7:562) as Paris did at Troy. ... In a time in Athens where the men may have been seen as irrational warmongers after their failed Sicilian expedition, the women could have been seen as the more peaceful and dependable component of society. ...

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Homer's The Iliad, Aristophanes Lysistrata, and Aeschylus The Seven Against Thebes, all dealt with issues concerning manhood in the Greek and Roman days, war also came but it was only because of the attitudes of these men. These three writers have different views when it came down to the topics of ...

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• Grade Level: High School