Diomedes

Synthesis paper In my paper I wish to synthesize the works that we have covered in class by showing how they work together to show us the special elements found in every good story. All of the works that we have covered this year work together in many different ways. They also all share many elements of story such as conflict, themes, characters and development, setting, and plot. These elements differ in many ways such as themes being a very broad part of story and plot is a vast element. For…

Achilles and Beowulf’s hero’s journey and value of their culture Archetypal heroes have been seen in many stories and tales such as Star Wars, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Spiderman, Shazam!, and even Eastern stories such as Dragon Ball Z, and One Piece. But the idea that is the most renowned is Beowulf and The Iliad written by Homer. Beowulf features the protagonist Beowulf, who goes through the trials and tribulations of an archetypal hero. The Iliad features a plethora of characters but…

The Sperlonga sculptures are four sculptural groups that were discovered in 1957 in a grotto on the coast between Naples and Rome. The location is believed to have been a villa that belonged to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and it is suggested that the grotto was used for social events. At some point the sculptures were shattered, likely by a rock fall , making their reconstruction a difficult process. It is unknown exactly when the sculptures were created, however, it is commonly accepted that…

Through out the course of time woman have been said to be weak minded when is comes to ruling, because they are ruled by their emotions and most of all passion and love. Woman have been said to be the source to many of our problems During the reading of The lliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid the woman that have "caused the problems" were being told to do so by gods and goddesses. For Example in the lliad Helen was the "problem woman" in this story, however she never left Troy because…

The Victor’s Crown was written by David Potter as a way to help his readers not fond of the Historic Sporting events timeline understand how these sports gained interest from royalty to the public sphere of the world, as well as the backstories behind the specific sports including the nature of the athletes participating. The book itself is divided up into 29 chapters all following a laxly based sequential order of events which highlights important events leading up to Roman Olympic games as…

“Put yourself in their shoes,” “There’s always two sides to the story”, “You don’t know what they’ve gone through.” All common phrases that are told from childhood and therefore tend to overlook from time to time, but they could not be more true in both everyday life and even ancient Roman time. Virgil wrote several books of the Aeneid during ancient Roman times to rival the Greek’s work of the Odyssey. Books two and four of Virgil’s work expressed love and pain, cleverness and stupidity,…

I was often annoyed when the soldiers would argue in the midst of a battle. I would think to myself, ‘This is a BATTLE, just throw your spear!’. I believe Patroclus is the one to reprimand Meriones because Patroclus is cool-headed and wise beyond his years. He came as Achilles’ companion, and was there to help him overcome his anger. He may be a weaker fighter than his friend, however, he is a stronger person because he is wise enough to ignore words and put his faith in actions. Save the air in…

The Scale of War Within Homer’s The Iliad, honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men and tests the strength, willpower, endurance, and overall ability of the combatants who are willing to risk their lives for each of their nations. The gods also drive mortal men to keep fighting in order to gain glory and their favor. Within The Iliad, honorable warfare results from the pursuit for glory, inability to settle disputes and desire to attain the gods’ favor and…

Adversity has the destructive capabilities of a wrecking ball. It can swing through our lives with little to no resistance and obliterate our will power. In the face of adversity is when one 's true character comes to light. We are left with the decision to either crumble before its weight or fend it off and establish ourselves as the gods of our own destiny. Adversity gives rise to heroism or cowardice. Achilleus confronts his adversities and overcomes them with the sheer power of his will…

journey full of inevitable suffering but triumphant glory. Aeneas’ sense of distress is clear as he flees his burning city, calling out, “Three times and four times blessed/Are those who perished in their fathers’ sight/Beneath Troy’s walls. You, Diomedes, boldest/Of Greeks, could you not spill my soul and let me/Fall on the fields of Troy” (I.94-98). Virgil shows that Aeneas did not want this fate granted upon him, going as far as wishing himself dead. Thus, he only went forth because he had no…