Achilles' heel

A hero is an individual who is admired for his or her brave acts or for their fine individual qualities. The Odyssey and The Epic of Gilgamesh’s main protagonists are heroes. However, one of the main characters falls short from being a true hero, making him unworthy of the title. The Epic of Gilgamesh begins with a long exaltation about Gilgamesh—the epic’s main protagonist—¬hero attributes. The author uses direct exposition to describe Gilgamesh, as a hero and a godlike character. He does this…

Two translations of The Odyssey, by Robert Fitzgerald and Emily Wilson create nuances about the characters. The variations in the Wilson translation and Fitzgerald translation of The Odyssey make distinctions in how the reader views Odysseus, Penelope and Telemakhos. Odysseus left for Ithaka 20 years ago. Suitors stay in Odysseus’s house to attempt to win Penelope’s hand in marriage. Eurykleia, the nurse, tells Penelope Odysseus killed all the suitors. Penelope thinks Odysseus has not returned.…

Not All Hero's Avoid Tragedy I. Introduction Hero's are merely viewed as big muscular strong guys seen in movies however, my type of hero never needs to be recognized other than by themselves. My type of hero is having their story told in a book written by someone else, not doing all they can for shiny capes and seeing their faces on the news. Othello from Othello and Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart are tragic heroes. The definition of tragic heroes is those who have a fatal flaw that leads to…

The Amazon Warrior Women were races of very tough warrior tribes made completely of women. They often despised men, and would kill their child if it was not born a female. Some references to the Amazons were found in Homer’s the Iliad, which is an epic poem about the Trojan War. They are also referenced in the works of the Greek Historian Herodotus, where he tells the story of a tribe of warrior women that lost a battle, were enslaved, but killed their Greek captors on the ship. However, they…

Odysseus Is an epic hero because he was determined to get his men home and himself home safely. Odysseus was brave throughout the books like when him and his men stumbled upon the land of the Cyclopes and got captured his men were panicking and didn't know what to do but odysseus kept his cool because he knew he was capable of many things and made two plans and they both worked. Odysseus even got through the seirenes, scylla, and charybdis. As brave as he is, he did what he was suppose to do to…

Ever heard the story of Odysseus? He is one of the most recognizable epic heroes in Greek Mythology. An epic hero is someone who possesses strength, courage and desires to achieve immortality through heroic actions. Take Theseus for example. He shows his strength when he preferred to go through the dangerous road rather than the safe sea. He was also well known for being wise and almost everyone wanted him for their expeditions and proved his courage when he faced the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.…

found to exist. According to Classical Philosophers (480 BCE), the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is an classic example of same-sex love in Greek Mythology ( Crompton, 2003, p 2). In Homer’s epic Iliad, Achilles reaction to Patroclus death is connoted of the homosexual relationship between them (Pattanaik, 2014, p 19). Plato too, in his work Symposium, presents the homosexual relationship between Achilles and Patrolocus (Crompton, 2003, p 2) Poetry and folklores in Greek history…

The fall of Rome was not caused by the presence of Christians in Rome. Despite the popularity of the rumor during the fall of Rome, the Christians didn't cause the gods to leave the great city. This is partly because the Roman gods were incapable of the positions the had been created for. They were absent from their people, inconsistent in ideals, and powerless on their own. The other problem with the theory is that God never left the city to begin with. In the second book of the Aeneid by…

I am choosing to write about Heracles, otherwise known as Hercules, because he is a fascinating and in my opinion, the greatest Greek hero with an interesting background to him. Heracles is so honorable that he is one of the individuals who sail with Jason as an Argonaut. His original story is concerning the origin of labours, where Heracles undergoes a series of tasks in order to gain immortality, amongst being forgiven for his what he committed during his temporary madness. In the “simplest…

translated by Ian Johnston, Achilles represents a true hero by being an independent, strong-willed warrior. Achilles, son of Peleus and Thetis, is a noble demigod fighting alongside the Greeks and their leader Agamemnon in the Trojan War. He illustrates heroism by being a leader, ability to endure hardships, and by being true to himself. When Agamemnon refuses to return war prisoner, Chryseis to her father, the Greeks face Apollo’s wrath for nine days. On the tenth day Achilles calls for an…