Ajax

overcome. The great Greek army was led by the brother of Menelaus, Agamemnon, and had the help of Achilles the best warrior of the antiquity. Also, they had the help of Ulysses, main protagonist of the Odyssey and the most astute and intelligent and Ajax, a giant with incredible power. However, the Trojans relied blindly on Hektor( Son of Priam). According to Cartwright, “The Trojan army defending the great city of Troy, led by their king Priam, had assistance from a long list of allies. The…

playwright industry, but also as a devoted citizen to Athens, Greece. Furthermore, Sophocles lived to the age of 90 and then died in 406 BCE in Athens. Throughout Sophocles lifetime he wrote over 120 plays but only 7 survived. The surviving plays were Ajax, Antigone, The Women of Trachis, Oedipus Rex, Electra, Philoctetes, and Oedipus at Colonus. One of Sophocles’ most noted quotes was, “There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience…

Achilles is a valuable Greek hero in Greek mythology. In the book The Iliad of Homer, Achilles is a selfish warrior. Many characteristics of selfishness are shown throughout the book. During arguments and persuasions, Achilles had shown several of the characteristics. Others are shown through how he had acted towards many other heroes and leaders. One way Achilles' selfishness was discovered was by having him not show a weakness. In other words, he did not want to show failure towards his…

Nesreen Selim 10/7/2015 The Iliad chapters 3-4 summaries The Trojans marched from the city gates and went to meet the Achaeans. Paris, the Trojan prince, started the war by stealing the beautiful, Helen, away from her husband, Menelaus, who challenges the Achaeans to do a one-on-one combat between either of the Achaeans. When Menelaus steps up, however, Paris loses and goes back to the Trojans. The leader of the Trojan forces, Hector. And Paris’s brother, scolds Paris for being such a…

down to the battlefield, dressed as a Trojan soldier, to convince the archer Pandarus to fire an arrow at Menelaus. Pandarus hits Menelaus in the nether regions, rekindling the war to the dishonor of the Trojans. The great Greek warriors Odysseus and Ajax kill many Trojans. Athena fights on the side of the Greeks, while Apollo sides with the Trojans. Pandaraus wounds the strong soldier Diomedes, with an arrow. Athena then awards Diomedes with superhuman strength, on the condition that he only…

a strong military, and the geography of their land. Gods were very important in Greeks culture. They played such a big part in their daily lives that it was a crime if one rejected the help of a god. This is shown when in a myth, the Greek warrior Ajax turned down help from the Greek goddess Athena (class notes).…

What Ajax has in brute strength, he lacks in intelligence. What Achilles has in fighting skill, he lacks in his inability to check his anger. Logically, the best…

hamartia and reason for their downfall. In the preface of the text, Raeburn notes the parallel between Ajax and Philoctetes in this regard - that, when presented with a solution to their dilemma that can only be achieved through humiliation, the hero will eventually stray from the solution in the name of preservation of their own dignity. Despite this flaw, however, Philoctetes triumphs in a way that Ajax failed. He did not let his pride go so far as to eclipse his piety, a quality which…

The Downfall of Hector and his family described in Homer’s Iliad, Vergil’s Aeneid, and Euripides “The Trojan Women” not only describes ancient history in a great mythological rhetorical sense, but actually is used and directs the fate of future historical events. By using the following methods of interpretations and analysis; Social charter theory, Structuralism, and Feminism and Gender, this essay will expound upon the ideas that these theories in fact do explain the impact it had on historical…

During session 2 we discussed my negotiation style “The collaborating Owl” that checked with the ‘conflict management style’ -test. This negotiation style fits me well. As an Owl I see negotiations as an challenge in which when done right there are only winners. During session 2, I got some really nice feedback of a classmate that told me that it is important to know what your goals are before start negotiating as an Owl because as an Owl you can lose focus. This is certainly the case during…