Menelaus

Iliad, Paris is represented as the most unheroic warrior. The fact that Paris takes away Helen from her husband, Menelaus, the king of Sparta, triggers the Trojan war. To stop the war from happening, Paris says he will have a duel battle with one of the Greeks, which turns out to be Menelaus. This line describes how cowardly Paris is, when he runs away as fast as he could after seeing Menelaus, the powerful looking Greek…

15) Melantho-(meh-lan-tho) Greek’s suggest that Melantho was sister of Melanthius and palace maid.Like her brother she also abuses the beggar she does not know was Odysseus.Melantho is haveing an affair with Eurymachus. 16) Menelaus-(men-e-lay-uss) Greek legends say that Menelaus was the King of Sparta,brother of Agamemnon, and husband to Helen.He help lead the Greeks into the Trojan war. 17) Nausicaa-(naw-sick-ah) Greeks suggest Nausicaa was the beautiful daughter of the King Alcinous and the…

words). I disagree with Menelaus in this passage. Antilochus beat him in a chariot race because he drove very quickly on the narrow part of the track, causing Menelaus to slow down so he would not crash into Antilochus, thus tricking him. I believe Menelaus is overreacting and that I believe what Antilochus did should not be considered cheating. I believe it was clever of him(or his father) because he knew his horses were weaker, but he still wanted to win, so he knew that Menelaus would not…

sympathy on the Women, showing they should always be strong and not have feelings. In Helen Euripides talks about Helen being deceiving and tricking Teukros, them man she was supposed to be marrying. But it is all for Menelaus. He tells it in a way that you think it is all Menelaus’ idea, making Helen not seem like the mastermind behind…

Cruelty: In literary works such as; novels, plays, and epic poems; it is a crucial motivation or a major social or political factor. Today you will learn how cruelty functions in The Odyssey as a whole and what cruelty reveals about the perpetrator(s) and the victim. There are many times when in Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ when Odysseus is shown no mercy, only cruelty, but the tables turn when Telemachus and Odysseus return to Ithaca and give the suitors a taste of what their family had felt for…

They don’t have any right to have feelings or think about what they want. Helen is portrayed in that way because Paris and Menelaus fight because they want Helen. They fight without thinking what does Helen want. In Iliad Homer portrays women as “objects” who have no control over their life, but Andromache is a dutiful wife who is respected by her husband. She is the epitome…

In many societies, hospitality was a way of life. In The Odyssey, hospitality was the generous act of allowing guest to stay who have come across their land. In Greek culture, it was a very important aspect of their lives. Xenia, the relationship between host and guest, is shown through hospitable and inhospitable actions. Traveling in these days were difficult because travelers would usually travel by foot or boat, making the trip longer. Travelers had to rely on people to open up their home.…

This is not the first time I have read the Iliad. I took a course back in my sophomore year called Love and War in the Ancient World. After reading the Iliad for a second time, I realized something that I did not see when I read it the first time. I realized that the Greeks were not all that much different than myself. While reading the Iliad, I got a sense that there was a theme of God, Family, and Country. This reminds me of a lot of important in my own life. Let me explain the Greeks are more…

would get the apple. Each of the goddesses offered a reward to Paris if he gave the apple to each of them. Eventually he gave the apple to Aphrodite who promised him Helen the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen was already married to king Menelaus…

The movie shows Hector killing Menelaus in the movie; while in The Iliad, Menelaus survives the war. The movie shows gigantic statues in the city of Troy that were gold and stone; statues such as these would not have exist in the late Bronze Age in either western Asia Minor or Greece. The ones that were used…