Atreus

protecting Troy. Malala and Hector both show determination by standing up to an enemy more powerful than they are. On the other hand Achilles asks his mother to “go to Mount Olympus, implore Zeus…so he’ll want to help the Trojans somehow…so the son Atreus, wide ruling Agamemnon, himself may see his foolishness” (Homer I. 329-339). Achilles is willing to allow the gods to go against his own army to make the point that he is the best soldier and the Greeks are nothing without him. He prioritizes…

is the root of the problem and takes advantage of her manipulative speech to state that without the others recognizing it. She knows Agamemnon killed Iphigeneia, and by his act, Clytaemnestra thinks he has continued the bloody path of the house of Atreus. She presents his crime and convicts him for it. By killing him, she will end the curse and avenge Iphigeneia, and she has proven Agamemnon is responsible through her speeches. Thus, Clytaemnestra makes use of her manipulative speech in…

Is it Catullus' own irony coming to light here in the invocation of concordia, which will be all-too-absent from the marriage, or is it ironic prophecy on the part of the Parcae? It is hard to imagine the latter, given the triple reference we have already seen to their truth, and the refrain’s reminder that they are not just foretelling the events they sing of, but actively spinning them right then and there. Why go to such great lengths to highlight the truth of their song, only to have them…

In Greek society, heroes live their lives conforming to honor and pride in all their varied forms. Honor triggers an epic war, in The Iliad, it takes the life of many men and shapes their character. The fall of Troy is “a thing…whose glory shall perish never” (Homer, Iliad 2.324). Honor guides every action and response, for example honor of the family, community, and individual shapes the poem as a whole. Honor defines the hero, which sets up the foundation of everything that happens in The…

tragedy in 484 BC and added a second actor to his works. Of the estimated 80 works he wrote, only 7 survive today. Of these seven, three of them are his trilogy, Oresteia, one of theatre’s greatest masterpieces about the end of the curse The House of Atreus. Years later came the author Sophocles, who defeated Aeschylus in 468 BC. Sophocles differed from other authors of the time due to his complex plot lines and more subtle characterization through the duration of his plays. He also added a…

have done nothing wrong. They are considered a burden to the success of a man above all else. In addition, they still serve to punish men. In conversation with Agamemnon, Odysseus proclaims, “Ah, how broad-browed Zeus has persecuted/ The house of Atreus from the beginning,/ Through the will of women”. Homer could not be more direct in showing his low thoughts of women than by making them a retribution from the gods. Hesiod is also very blunt about his thought on marriage in the Theogony. He…

shame to flee ruin, even by night. Better to give evil the slip than be caught by it” (14.78-77). Agamemnon sees that the Greeks may be overcome and wants to flee the battle. But he is quickly reprimanded by Odysseus: “You’re a ruined man, son of Atreus, fit to command some ragtag army, but not to rule over men like us” (14.81-82). He also refuses to take the blame for his actions is book 19: “But I am not to blame. Zeus is, and Fate, and the Dark Avenger, who put a fit of madness on me, in…

Iliad, is an ancient Greek epic by homer. The epic sets by the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by Greeks. The epic start with the events of argument about rage between Agamemnon, the king of Achaeans and Achilles, the great warrior of Achaeans. During the epic, Homer engages different type of gods including Zeus to make the epic special. During the war, there are many incidents happen among different characters including gods. On the other hand Dante, the divine comedy, is…

Human excellence is in a person who achieves perfection. Perfection is the process of striving to become what one was indented for. Therefore, an excellent human is a person who has become what they were created for. In The Iliad of Homer many characters show aspects of this excellence. However, one character especially lives according to his purpose. In this paper, I will explain why Chryses shows human excellence. Chryses exemplifies perfection in three ways; he is the faithful priest of…

In The Iliad, Homer displays the essence of Achilleus' unchanging spirit by emphasizing his flaws. Achilleus symbolizes disorder; therefore, evil and chaos derive from his decisions, making him the greatest force of devastation that the Achaians have. In addition, his immortal view blinds him from proper conduct while his mortal flaws influence his actions. Achilleus' failure to recognize the repercussions of his actions before chaos ensues correlates with the destructive warfare. Achilleus'…