Lemnos

decision to conform to what the community believes or risk public scrutiny for continuing to believe in what he or she feels is right. In Sophocles well known play, Philoctetes, this conflict emerges. Each of the characters in this play have radically different personalities, backgrounds, and motivations, which allows for a dramatic shift of tone and suspense, as well as a melting pot for this conflict to take place. Neoptolemus, for instance, desperately struggles with resolving this conflict, often asking “What shall I do?”[969] Neoptolemus struggles with following his own individuals morals and his loyalty to the Greek army. Philoctetes provides a superb platform to discuss this conflict. The play takes place on the barren island of Lemnos. The only inhabitant of the island is the legendary warrior, Philoctetes, who was abandoned years prior by Odysseus and his leaders, due to a severe wound, a venomous snake bite, inflicted upon Philoctetes foot. The play begins with Odysseus and Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, arriving on the island. Their mission is to retrieve the bow and arrows of Hercules, which are in the possession of Philoctetes. This magical bow is needed in order to win the war with Troy. Without it, defeat is guaranteed for the Greeks. Odysseus explains to Neoptolemus that he must be dishonest to Philoctetes, reiterating the notion that victory relies on retrieving this sacred bow, and it must be retrieved at any cost. Neoptolemus, having never met…

The Inner Nature of Friendship Cordelia Achen Over his long seclusion on the abandoned island of Lemnos, some meet Philoctetes and learn his melancholy history. However, no one gives him the aid he needs to escape his solitary existence and return to civilization. Except for Neoptolemus. He becomes friends with Philoctetes, at first to steal the bow of Heracles, but later due to his friendly feelings towards Philoctetes. Philoctetes too, has friendly feelings towards Neoptolemus, which survive…

In the first line, she refers to the island of Lemnos as a place of devoutness. "O Golden Isle set in the deep-blue Ocean". By starting the poem with this line, she has immediately given respect for this place and women who lost their lives there. In the third no fourth lines, "i kneel before thee in supreme devotion, Of some who on thy bosom lie at rest". She shows the extreme respect she had for the women who are buried on the island after dying at…

and most had their family provide them with money while away. Work was varied with some working in hospitals, on hospitals ships and trains or in casualty clearing stations closer to the front line. Locations for where the nurses varied from Britain to England. Some nurses even established hospitals on the Greek islands, Lemnos and Imbros. For their undying service to the soldiers and their country 8 nurses received Military Medal for bravery. Twenty five nurses also lost their lives during…

fled to Egypt Typhoeus followed our trail and I became an ox and Zeus hit him with a lightning bolt and I set up my anvils and red hot blooms on his neck. I once after being deserted by Aphrodite, tried to rape Athena. I chased here and caught up to her, even though my leg is lame, but with her being the model of virgin self-control, wouldn't let me, but when I finished my semen landed on her leg, and her being disgusted led her to wipe it of with wool and planting it in Akte and from there…

Sense Hera pulled this stunt, Zeus knew he would have to get revenge on her because no-one messed with the great Greek god of all time. When Hephaestus got word that Zeus was planning revenge on his Hera, he tried to intervene. As a result of intervening, Zeus threw him off Mount Olympus, where he landed on the island of Lemnos. On the island of Lemnos, Hephaestus was cared for by the local Sintian tribe. On the island, Hephaestus learned how to be a great craftsman and set up his forge upon the…

The Greeks need Philocetes to return to Troy in order to help them win the Trojan War. Although Philocetes is disabled and sick, he will not heal by remaining isolated on Lemnos. One can consider Philocetes’ return to Troy his civil duty because without him the war simply cannot be won in their favor. However, his deeply stemmed anger and resentment towards Odysseus prolongs the completion of his duty. This is but another example of one’s needs conflicting with those of society. As I said…

was crippled and deformed; ugly, unlike all the other gods. Hera cast me from the ramparts of Olympus because of my impurities, onto the island of Lemnos, where I was raised by Thetis and Eurynome. On this island, I soon honed my smithing and metalworking skills until I was proficient in the craft. I made trinkets and adorning objects for my guardians for nine years on Lemnos until I felt it necessary to return to my proper home ("Hephaistos Myths"). I was furious at Hera for discarding me…

Throughout the play Philoctetes is unyielding in his principles who does not progress throughout the play. For years Philoctetes has been segregated and isolated from the rest of society. Since he was left on the island of Lemnos his anger built up for the person responsible of leaving him there to suffer: Odysseus. The story begins with Odysseus speaking to Neoptolemus about what he must say and act when they arrive to the Island which Philoctetes was stranded on. Believing that it is best to…

Although as chaplain Michael Bergin wasn’t out on the fronts fighting, he still fell victim to the illnesses and injuries of war. On 16th June 1915, he was admitted to A. S. Hospital Mudros, a town on the island of Lemnos, in Greece which was used as an allied base with influenza and diarrhoea. Commonly known as the flu, influenza is an extremely contagious virus pasted from person to person by sneezing or coughing. In the Great War, more people died of influenza rather than the war itself. The…