The study of two particular ancient literary works, The Iliad and The Histories, have helped historians study the history of Ancient Greece, and the conflicts that occurred in this area and time period. More importantly, historians must look at these sources to study its legitimacy in reflecting Greek society of this time period and context of which it was written. These works were not produced at the same time, or in the same time period, therefore, each work had its own audience and purpose. ... (This has been a great source for historians that study Greek mythology of Ancient Greece because...

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In Greek mythology, women were commonly looked down upon and viewed as weak and unintelligent. ... At this period in the epic, Odysseus could be perceived as naive and weak. ... In contrast to the Greek mythology, The Odyssey does demonstrate that women are intelligent. ...

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A True Vet It isn't hard to explain why Odysseus is such a good character. He is a very realistic one. Vietnam was a war that lasted close to fifteen years and many men lost their lives there. Some of those men who survived have never been the same since they have come home. Homer knew what it felt...

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The Odyssey complements the poem Iliad (Ilium, which means Troy) that tells about the events that occurred in a period of 49 days in the final year of the Trojan War. ... IV- Characters: • Odysseus- also known as Ulysses; King of Ithaca; considered as the shrewdest among the warriors; a Greek hero; thinker of the Trojan Horse • Penelope- wife of Odysseus • Athena- Goddess of War, Wisdom, and Handicrafts; a.k.a Minerva in Roman Mythology; favored the Greeks during the Trojan War; daughter of Zeus and Hera. ... Mercury in Roman Mythology • Poseidon- God of the Sea ...

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The main motif of conducting the research is to draw a comparative picture between "The Iliad" and "The Aeneid," so at the beginning we have provided some of the major key factors and basing on those factors we have categorized our comparisons between the two books. "The Iliad" (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the wee...

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