Agamemnon

of Patroclus (Theoi.com). Finally, at one point during the war, Achilles captured a beautiful princess named Briseis and fell in love with her. However, the leader of the Greek army, Agamemnon became furious with him and took Briseis away from him. Achilles then became very depressed and refused to fight for Agamemnon (ducksters.com). Achilles loved to start and end a good fight. Winning was his goal and passion. To start a battle means to end with…

“It is a book about all wars, about the people and characters that you find in every war … about their pettiness, their heroism, their adventures, their sacrifices, and their sufferings.” noted author Cheryl Lowe when describing the Synopses of the twenty-four Books of the Iliad. Homer’s epic, The Iliad, covers the finals weeks leading to the end of the ten year Trojan War. Lowe must surely be right considering the intricate books weave countless heroes’ tales together. Consequently, the…

record the events with total accuracy, leaving much of the history up to these written myths. Some historical facts presented in the film are as follows: Achilles fought for the Greeks but was unpredictable and moody (refusing to fight after Agamemnon took away his slave and killing Hector after the death of his cousin, Patroclus, who died in battle dressed as Achilles). Troy includes the important scene when Hector's father, King Priam of Troy,…

Hubris Leads to Failure Bernard Malamud’s novel The Natural shows how arrogance can lead to the downfall of even the most talented people. As the novel progresses, the audience sees how characters that display arrogance eventually suffer for their conceited attitudes. Malamud relates his characters to Greek mythological characters by showing how arrogance ultimately causes one to suffer. In the novel, Malamud demonstrates how hubris overcomes Roy Hobbs, the Whammer, Judge Banner, and Gus Sands.…

In Sophocles’ tragedy Antigone, Antigone is a woman who fights for her right to bury her deceased brother, Polyneices, going against the king’s laws. Antigone proves herself to be a Homeric hero through her actions. In comparison with characters from the mind of Homer, who made many heroes in his works, Antigone is most like Achilleus and Hektor, from The Iliad. Achilleus in that she follows through in what she believes is right and isn 't afraid to speak up to authority, and Hektor in the…

Hector and Achilles are demonstrations of how destructive war is on a personal level, and neither is an adequate hero of The Iliad. Although both figures have their moments acting as protagonist and antagonist of this epic poem, neither Hector nor Achilles finish their story with a satisfactory conclusion, leaving the audience questioning the legitimacy of their character. From the beginning of The Iliad, Achilles is seen only as a man with a grudge who refuses to help his fellow men, even when…

Achilles, as describe by Homer, is a man who is quick to draw his sword and kill for his own glory. With this in mind, a trial Achilles faces is when he wants to strike down King Agamemnon but restrains himself because the goddess Athena asks him to put down his sword. Homer describes Odysseus to be a man excellent at deception. Odysseus uses this trait of his to overcome many of the trails he faces. For example, Odysseus deceives…

doing what they needed. One such story is the story of King Agamemnon. He had offended the goddess Artemis and she sent bad fortune to him. However, when he wanted to help fight at Troy and needed calm wind to sail there. The only way that he believed he could get that was by sacrificing is daughter Iphigenia. But, almost as a punishment for killing his daughter, when he returned home was killed by Aegisthus on command of his own wife. “Agamemnon, killed by Aegisthus’ cunning - his own wife.”…

Myrmidons to lead them against Troy along with other allies (“Achilles”). The Trojan war has been going for nine years, and Achilles led one after another and he succeed in all of them (“Achilles”). When Agamemnon took Achilles, girl, Briseis Achilles decide that he will not fight with Agamemnon anymore. When the war came Patroclus disguised as Achilles and went to the war. During the war, Hector the son of the king of Troy killed Patroclus thinking that he is Achilles (“Achilles”). When…

His wife's behavior, he said, stained all women everywhere. He advised Odysseus to not tell his wife what he knows, and to arrive home in secret. Speaking with his mother makes Odysseus miss his family but talking to Agamemnon has the opposite effect on him. Though Odysseus loves his family, he must treat them with suspicion: he must employ cunning in dealing with friends and enemies both. One must always keep oneself partially…