Menelaus

mostly all things that had happened were taken as the signs of something great coming. The Odysseus poem is full of the various examples of foreshadowing. In the Book Fifteen, when Menelaus and Helen have reunited and came back to Sparta, Telemachus visits them searching the news about his father Odysseus. As Menelaus is Odysseus’…

Where is your indignation? Where is your shame?..." (Book II, 49-69). The example used shows how the suitors responded to the hospitality given to them at the house of Odysseus. In response to the suitor’s lengthy stay, Telemakhos states, "...if your hearts are capable of shame, leave my great hall, and take your dinner elsewhere, consume your own stores...If you choose to slaughter one man's livestock and pay nothing, this is rapine... I beg Zeus you shall get what you deserve: a slaughter…

the traditions practiced in my culture today. This is quite evident in book four, when Telemachus and Nestor 's son are spotted at the castle gate by one of Menelaus ' servants. He immediately ran to the king to decide whether or not they should send them elsewhere due to preparing for a wedding. Without a question, without a doubt, Menelaus sat the two down and fed them a lavish dinner consisting of an array meats and golden cups. “Help yourselves to food, and welcome! Once you’ve dined we’ll…

woman therefore, Helen fall in love with Paris. Unfortunately, Helen was already married to the king of Sparta Menelaus. True to her word Paris was able to take Helen back to Troy with…

rekindled. An example, while the Greeks were making their argument, saying Paris had lost the dual and Troy should hand over Helen, Zeus sent Athena to jumpstart the fighting again. Disguised as a Trojan soldier she convinced one of the archers to shoot Menelaus. Not to kill him just enough to anger the Greek side. The gods showing favoritism is nothing new and often adds an interesting twist to many Greek legends and myths. Because there is so much divide in Olympus, Greeks stand no chance to…

Edith Hamilton‘s study of classical Greek mythology led to her own versions of these myths in her book Mythology. In the section titled “Background to the Odyssey,” characters such as Athena, Hera and Zeus exercise power in their favor throughout. The gods/goddesses are central to the myth because they play a significant role in every aspect of the Greek and Trojan War. It was not only a battle between humans, but also gods. By exerting their power, the gods/goddesses illustrate that Greek…

Mythology, saturated with stories of war, lust, and death gifted the world with the Iliad by Homer, an epic poem which includes the story of Troy’s noble prince Hektor. The Trojan hero fights against his sworn enemy, Achilles, in the tragic Trojan War. Though Hektor’s death is the climax of the poem, various questions arise ranging from why he chose to fight Achilles, to why the robust gods interjected exceedingly in the mortals lives. Modern-day reader miss the depth of plot line and content if…

Agamemnon was even said to be loved by Zeus which makes his actions seem even more against his nature. This behavior trickles down to the mortal realm in the suspension of morals by the respective armies, such as when Agamemnon implores his brother Menelaus to kill two men who could have been taken captive and provided a handsome ransom. ‘ The behavior of the gods in this way gives more reasoning for the behaviour of the…

No one accepted at first out of fear. Disgraced by the cowardice, Menelaus accepted, only to be stopped by Agamemnon. Nestor then incited nine of the leaders to fight Hector. They drew lots, and Great Ajax’s lot was drawn. They fought until night came, then they stopped for the day. They exchanged gifts of friendship and…

people who knows that Iphigenia must be sacrificed to Artemis to get the winds blowing again. He is mentioned again during the argument between Agamemnon and Menelaus, where Agamemnon states that if he doesn’t sacrifice her, Odysseus, who knows the truth, will reveal the truth to the bloodthirsty Greek army, and then kill both him and Menelaus as well as sacrifice Iphigenia. Agamemnon then states that even if he did escape, Odysseus and the army would storm Argos and raze the city to the ground.…