Diomedes

what he does. Patroclus is also the adviser of Achilles. Odysseus: Odysseus is a noble warrior and intelligent hero. Odysseus is also one of the two best public speakers in the Achaean army. Diomedes: The youngest in the Achaean army. After Achilles gives up on doing the combat, Athena convinces Diomedes, and he injures two…

In the poem The Inferno , Dante Alighieri uses various allusions, many of them referencing Greco-Roman myths that were well known at the time. They are to create a sense of familiarity with the reader and help them better understand the ideas Dante is trying to convey about God’s justice and the reasoning behind the punishments in correspondence to each sin. With his intended audience’s knowledge of these Greco-Roman character’s stories, it would be unnecessary for Dante to provide additional…

epic hero. Strength, courage, and achieving immortality. When I heard about all of these traits one person came to mind when they said them, Odysseus. Odysseus is a Greek soldier that fought in the war against the Trojans, and because of him, the Diomedes were victorious in the war. Yet, that wasn't the end for Odysseus, he and his men faced many challenges on their way back home. In some cases, because Odysseus was cunning and resourceful, he saved his men, However, in some cases, his crew…

Human history has been shaped by the rise and fall of different leaders throughout the course of time. Both strength and cowardice, charisma and introversion, from these leaders has left an indelible mark on society, which begs the question, what constitutes a good leader? Throughout the ages, opinions on the value of different leaders have varied. While the Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, emphasized positive moral change, Niccolo Machiavelli prioritized notoriety in a leader. The value of a…

Homer and Aristophanes wrote centuries apart, and the time between the compositions of their works spans a large swath of time across the history of the Greek civilization. Through their works one can pick up on shifts in attitudes as time passed for the Greeks, especially the attitude of the Greeks towards their religion. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey feature so many instances of man interacting with the gods while the work in which Aristophanes pits man against the divine is his play The Birds.…

King Eurystheus gave Hercules a series of 12 difficult and dangerous tasks known as the Twelve Labors of Hercules. These tasks which were his most famous feats. Hercules first task was to kill the Nemean Lion, a beast that could not be killed by any weapon. Hercules strangled the beast and made a cloak out of its skin. For his second task he had to kill the Lernaean Hydra, a creature with nine heads. One of the beast's heads could not be killed and the others grew back when cut off. Hercules…

Hector, an enemy, a token of friendship. It shows that some bonds leave unscathed by war, and that these two honorable men were really quite similar in ability. (74 words). I think this passage is a great piece of advice for everyone. Nestor advised Diomedes to calm…

Nupinder Panesar 7855421 Aphrodite The True Mysterious Beauty Aphrodite, also known as Venus in the Roman myths, is the goddess of Love, Sex, and Beauty. Other than these titles, Aphrodite is the goddess of the sea and fertility. The birth of Aphrodite is separated into three different myths. The three myths are: 1) Born of the sea-form through the castrated genitals of the sky-god Ouranos, illustrated by Hesiodic; 2) Daughter of Zeus & Dione, told by homer ; 3) Hatched from an egg (Syrian…

groans, and extending his two palms to the stars said such things with his voice: “O both three and four times blessed, who befell to meet death against the faces of the fathers under high walls of Troy! O bravest of the Greek race, son of Tydeus(Diomedes)! Could I not fall (in death) on the Trojan battlefield and pour out this soul with your right hand, where savage…

What motivates us mortals in our day-to-day lives? Some say money, love, or the pursuit of happiness, but for the Greek gods, it is because they are aware that they are indestructible. By taking note of Hera and Athena’s actions throughout the events of the Iliad it is clear this conclusion reigns true. The Trojan war was fought by men, but the real focal point of the conflict were the actions of the gods and goddesses. It seemed as if no side could gain a decisive edge without some form of…