Achilles' heel

The idea of fate has been part of human philosophy since the beginning of time. One such time was the golden age of Greece. After the Persian War Athens became a leading power in Greece. By Forming the Delian league Athens grew its polis into an empire that reached across Greece. After forming the League Athens began stealing money from the treasury and eventually just moved it, from home on Delos, to the Acropolis of Athens. As Athens control spread across Greece so did its love in the arts.…

Alex Drolet Mrs. Rabe English 7A 8 December 2017 Odysseus demonstrated self-control In this essay I will be answering the question does Odysseus have self-control. I think that Odysseus does have self-control from what I know already. He was a great war commander who lead the Greeks to their victory in the Trojan War. It was a very long war which took self-control to fight without leaving his team. Odysseus had a family. His wife’s name was Penelope. He also had a child whose name was…

In Homer’s The Odyssey, Homer shows how Odysseus is / is not a hero in many ways with some cancelling out the other. In the beginning of the story he fights in the the Trojan war half heartedly and sparring some of the civilians. He however boasts about his victory claiming he won the war without the help of the Gods angered Poseidon. This causes Odysseus and his crew unable to return to Ithaca for year thanks to Poseidon's monsters blocking the way. He loses some men on the way. While…

When braving the sea and facing throngs of daunting tasks while leading a crew, one must be an excellent leader. Odysseus, the Greek hero featured in Homer's the Odyssey, has to find his way home after a ten-year Trojan War. Along the way, he encounters many ferocious beasts and arduous challenges that he must triumph over. With the trust of his crew, he has a responsibility to get them home safely. Overall, Odysseus is an unsuccessful leader because he puts their lives in danger, does not stop…

heartbroken wife? Or a mistress? No, these were the words of Achilles, the protagonist of the Iliad and the hero of the Trojan War. Achilles is one of the oldest and well-known characters of all time. Scholars in antiquity and artists have fallen in love with his character, inspiring artwork and works of reimagined literature and lots of discourse. One topic of discourse that has plagued both scholars and readers alike is whether the “love” that Achilles references in the Iliad for Patroclus,…

According to Greek lore, Hercules was a prideful drunk with a heavy temper. However, he is nonetheless considered ancient Greece’s greatest hero. His great feats of strength and epic victories in battle were what earned him this title, but why give such a moniker to a hero whose personal life told a story of alcoholism and senseless violence? In Mythology, Edith Hamilton unwinds this mystery. The answer lies in the society of the time. While the Greeks were in certain areas (specifically Athens)…

Achilles and Hector then exchange insults, Achilles furious because of his best friend dying at the hands of Hector, and Hector furious over his brother’s death, then engage in swift combat, only to be interfered with by the Gods when Athena blows Hector’s shaft away from him. Shortly after that, the God Apollo comes sweeping in and whisks Hector away from the battle, leaving Achilles in a blinding rage. Achilles takes out his vengeance on the Trojans and…

in the war alongside his army by using his war given honor, but never abuses this power because he is kind and loving to his brother despite his errors. He also shows his true honor by never giving up on the war no matter the circumstances, unlike Achilles did when Agamemnon took his woman. Hektor truly is a man of high moral standards because of his feeling of liability and fidelity towards his city-state, Troy, and his continued humbleness through his victories. Achilleus and Agamemnon both…

Everyone no matter what or who they are has struggles. Even people with god like qualities. In The Odyssey, by Homer, the main character, odysseus, comes face to face with a hand full of challenges. Even though he is not your average human, and possesses characteristics of gods, he still has things in his life that he has to battle with. Odysseus finds himself in many different situations such as his men eating the lotus flower, poseidon coming after him, standing up to the suitors, and found it…

Let me tell the story, Muse, of the man of many ways, the man who alone survived the trials and quests of the gods, and reclaimed his throne on the island of Ithaca. And let me tell of The Sacker of Troy, Son of Laertes and Ruler of Ithaca!Let me tell of Odysseus’s further struggle to protect his homeland! The southern part of Ithaca was always warm and breezy, the waves kissing the sandy beaches, and the sun always shining on the tops of trees. And it was this area of Ithaca where Alkaios…