The Iliad The Iliad by Homer is an epic poem that has several heroes. Heroism is the most important aspect of the characters" lives, giving definition to their actions and their raison d"etre. A hero is always of noble birth, strong, intelligent, and a great leader. Another way the reader can d...
It's a tale of a few days' fighting in the tenth year of the Trojan War, which had been occasioned by an offence given to Menelaus, the Greek King of Sparta, by the Trojan Prince, Paris (also called Alexandros). ... In order to recover Helen, Menelaus's brother, Agamemnon, the powerful king of Mykenai, had gathered a large force that included many prominent Greek warriors, themselves either princes or kings, and sailed across the Aegean to win back Helen and humble the great fortress-city of King Priam. ...
" Unfortunately for the Trojans, Paris, the adulterous and effeminate Trojan prince of the Epic Cycle, is often used as an example of his race as an insult to the Trojans and their leader, a "second Paris" even though the man was despised by his countrymen in Troy itself. ...
The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...
The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...
The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...
Barry Strauss is a classics and history professor at Cornell University. He is a leading expert on ancient history and ancient military history, so he knows what he is talking about. His book, The Trojan War: A New History, is filled with his own interpretations and opinion, based on research and ne...
The interaction between the goddess Athena and the prince Telemachus created a domino effect in the story of The Odyssey, by sending Telemachus on his journey -not only to find his father -but toward manhood(as Athena explains to Telemachus if Odysseus was founded dead, he was to return to Ithaca a king.) (1.280-290). ...
Prometheus and Io Prometheus was a titan who was the savior of all mankind. In those days when he had just given fire to men and when he was bound to the rocky peak of Caucasus, he encountered a strange visitor in the form of a heifer (a young cow; one that has not had a calf). It had apparently ...
The Iliad is a poem believed to have been written by Homer around 800 B.C. It is set against the backdrop of the Trojan War and centers around the human condition. This condition comprises a wide range of emotions leading to decisions that often result in unforeseen consequences. Resounding theme...
"NOW I KNOW WHY MY VOICE NEVER CHANGES," is a quote from John Irving's novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. It indicates how Owen's life and voice was used through God. Similarly in the play "Oedipus Rex," composed by Sophocles many centuries earlier, Oedipus is forewarned of what appalling and dread...
Throughout the first five books of the Odyssey we hear little of Odysseus the hero of the poem, instead we focus of his son Telemachus and his journey to seek information of his father. This journey initiated by Athena is to spark Telemachus" growth into a mature man. But I shall make my way to ...
