Homer Simpson

Dionysus’ personality is represented by disorder and irrationality. The Iliad and Agamemnon are two works of literature that includes numerous examples of the personalities of Apollo and Dionysus. In Book One of the Iliad, a Greek epic poem by Homer, there are many…

Futility of War Chinese General and philosopher, Sun Tzu once alleged, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” (Tzu). The aforementioned quote is an ability that humans have yet to perfect, despite eras of social development. Humankind has fought against themselves for thousands of years and little has come of all the bloodshed and carnage. It can be derived that war has done more harm than good, and thus is an unnecessary figment of human nature. Such theme is evident…

much controversy over these topics throughout the years, but each is to be interpreted by the reader. According to Epics for Students, The Iliad suggested to be a work about the Trojan War that is fought between the Myrmidons and the Trojans. When Homer states that The Iliad “tells the story of the clash of two great civilizations and the effects the war has on both the winners and the losers,” he is showing the reader that war should not be taken lightly because it drastically affects the world…

The world described by Hesiod in the Works and Days is different from the heroic world described by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey. These world differ in many different ways from each other in the aspect of realism. The descriptions in the Works and Days is a world that is close to Greek life and doesn’t exaggerate many aspects while the Iliad and the Odyssey are books that exaggerate heroes and warriors and wars throughout the story. There are a lot of major differences between the books…

Rage, the first word in The Iliad, is defined as a violent or uncontrolled anger. Homer fills this epic poem with the theme of rage. Correspondingly, it is Achilles’ rage in the ninth year of the Trojan War that sets the action of this epic. As Simone Weil expresses in the essay The Iliad or the Poem of Force, the “center” of the epic is the force or violence that dehumanizes both parties involved in the war. That force, which is the sun of the poem, is orbited by rage: Achilles’ incentive that…

and the Greeks have returned home. One of the most well known epic poems, The Odyssey, a mythological Grecian epic poem that has been verbally passed down for centuries, it was finally written down between 900 and 700 BC by the influential scholar Homer. It is literally the journey home from the Trojan War for Odysseus, ruler of Ithaca. Having left Troy with ships full of supplies and men, Odysseus mostly survives on his own, confronting various dangers and mishaps that keep him away from…

emotional and physical characteristics of characters to convey either a metaphorical or a literal teaching in their story. In the Iliad, Homer uses the characteristics strength, pride, and courage to teach many lessons on certain values that has changed and improved my life. In the novel, Homer uses prominent individuals to show that even the strongest falls. First, Homer portrays the characters as fearsome and untouchable then surprises the reader by showing their venerability. Zeus is the…

mother, and your royal name.” In the Odyssey the Cyclops is seen crying on the cliff, “calling out to his father Poseidon for vengeance.” These two examples tell us that society is driven by power, family names, and social order. Along with power, Homer and Vyasa both yearn for respecting their country, home, and teachers. Ulysses was being kept captive at Calypso’s cave, one of the many places he visited, and was being persuaded to marry her; however, he deemed that “there is nothing dearer to…

I chose the greek heroes Theseus and Atalanta to compare with thor and the black widow. I chose theseus and atalanta because they show similar morals and values as captain america and the black widow. In greek mythology theseus was a hero and looked up to because not only because he was strong and courageous but he was also intelligent and wise. Atalanta was seen as a hero in greek mythology because despite her being a female she was still an incredible athlete and when it came to hunting and…

Who, in pop culture, does society consider a hero? What does it take to become a hero? Greek hero stories, like Theseus, helps society create more popular hero stories, such as the Hunger Games. If Theseus is a hero then Katniss Everdeen is also a hero because both stories have very similar outlines. The first part of a hero’s journey is the departure. Within this part of the journey, there is the unusual birth, call to adventure, and crossing the threshold. Katniss is born into a dystopian…