Achilles' heel

Five thousand men completely disappeared and were never seen again. In 210 AD a Roman army encountered Northern Britain and completely vanished along with their cherished standard, the Eagle. The Eagle symbolized what Rome stood for, the pride and strength of winning battles, for to lose a battle was shameful and embarrassing. The leader of this army, the Ninth Legion, was father to Marcus Flavius Aquila, and he was determined to defend his father’s honor, acquire the standard and deliver it to…

The constellation I chose is called Canis Major. This constellation is one of Orion's hunting dogs. I chose this constellation because I feel that it has the most interesting origin myth. Canis Major was discovered by Ptolemy in the second century. Another fact about the constellation is that its brightest star is called Sirius. Sirius is the dog's nose. Canis Major can be seen in the season of winter in the Northern Henisphere. Here is Canis Major's origin myth. In Greek mythology,…

“Oh friends!” A statement straight from The Odyssey, Book XII. By Homer and ancient storyteller talking about a heroic man on his long journey back home. This talks about his strengths, his behavior in the story and what he plays in the story. The hero of Odysseus is a very strong, knowledgeable, smart, protecting captain of a crew that would give life over limb for their beloved captain. Odysseus runs his team more like a family and he prepares for the worst like how he wants to keep them safe…

Prometheus and Zeus: Perceptions of Humanity Prometheus’ interview with Ocean reveals the opposing stances that Prometheus and Zeus have on humanity. Their contrasting characteristics have affected humanity directly; one side is trying to help humanity progress and the other is trying to destroy it. The interview highlights the clear differences between the personalities of Prometheus and Zeus. In Prometheus Bound, wisdom and knowledge are two gifts that Prometheus uses to his advantage.…

Question: Considering Gawain’s actions throughout the story “Le Morte d’Arthur and his actions at the end of his own life, was Gawain an honorable knight? Was he justified in his dealings with Lancelot? Considering all the things that went on with Sir Gawain he was overall not an honorable knight. When Gawain first challenged Launcelot and lost. But Launcelot was an honorable knight who stuck to the code and didn’t kill Gawain while down on ground. Therefor Gawain had his life spared and went…

It starts with the final year of Trojan War. Troy is the place which is now known as Turkey. In the beginning Achilles is seen quarrelling with king Agamemnon over a slave women. Achilles stops fighting due to this issue. But Patroclus, a close friend of Achilles is killed by Hector, son of Priam. It forces Achilles to resume fighting. Before going deep into the Trojan War, let’s look upon the reason for the war. Helen, the queen of Sparta was the wife of Menelaus…

The relationship between the people of ancient Greece and their Gods is often a complicated one, man recurrently feeling at odds with their many fickle Gods, who can be struggling with dilemmas and agendas of their own. In literature we often look for conflicts to be Man vs Nature or Man vs Man, however much of Greek literature is influenced by the relationship between themselves and their Gods establishing a far more intricate conflict premise of God vs God vs Man. In H POEM we learn about…

Polyphemus and Odysseus Don’t See Eye To Eye Mahatma Gandhi One day said “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”.Polyphemus has “an eye for an eye” means he wants to retaliate because Odysseus has fought back against him, but by seeking revenge it won’t heal anything but actually make things worse. Odysseus has faced many challenges, such as being captured by Calypso, The God of The Sea out to get him and an insane cyclops who just wants to consume Odysseus and his crew.…

“The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being”. Throughout the novels Crispin the Cross of the Lead and The Magician’s Nephew, the main characters encounter what one might call a quest. Here our heroes go on an adventure seeking something that he or she desires. Throughout stories, we learn with the narrator as they develop and look inwardly upon themselves. Although Crispin and Digory and Polly’s…

glorified in ancient Greek society Achilles, Agamemnon, and Hektor all prove how it could be damaging. Agamemnon’s pride led to many innocent Achaians fatalities. As king he’d taken the daughter of priest Chryses and was holding her captive. When the priest came pleading to the leader to give him his daughter back Agamemnon refused. He wasn’t going to ruin his pride by giving the girl back. After he refused the priest was still desperate to get his daughter…