Menelaus

In the ancient world, the Trojan War was a widely regarded and alluded event. The great city of Troy, the king Priam, the heroes Achilles and Odysseus, the lover Paris, and Helen of Troy were characters that ancient Greeks and Romans revered, and ones that captivate society today. The events of the Trojan War are laid out in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, as well as in other numerous historical and poetic works such as the Aeneid of Virgil. Hence, the existence of the city of Troy and of the Trojan…

known for being the cause of the Trojan War. Helen is the daughter of Zeus and was considered to be the most beautiful woman during that time. Her beauty led many men to fall in love with her and many competed for her attention. She was married to Menelaus, King of Sparta. Since her beauty that made so desirable caused Paris, son of the Trojan king, to seduce her into running away with him back to Troy. This caused outraged from her husband and war was declared. Had Helen not had been the…

The Immortal Mortal: Heroism in Pride and Glory We live in a world where we strive for permanence in an impermanent world, an overwhelming desire to be remembered after death shared by all humans. Author Ray Bradbury once said, “Everyone must leave something behind when he dies . . . Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go when you die . . . It doesn't matter what you do, so long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's…

As soon as he latched his helmet securely to his sweaty head, he swiftly ran directly into the battlefield, meeting the enemy head on. Knowing full well of his fate to come, including the life and family he would leave behind, he showed no fear for there was something greater to be achieved at the end of his journey. As he approached his first enemy, he quickly took him down with one sudden movement of his sword. Following, he immediately took down another. And then another. He journeyed his way…

to question themselves, would be questioned by others. Losing would mean more than their own shame, but shame for their cause and their country. The Greeks will not quit because that means admitting they lack valor and honor. “On the Greek side, Menelaus 's wounded family honor leads him to rouse the Greek princes on his behalf” (Shalvi, 285). Not for Helen, but honor pushes them to continue. The Trojans refuse to surrender her for the sake of their own dignity. “In Troy men are related to…

believe this is her desire to make the war happen and destroy Troy. Although, Zeus wants to end the war in peach in some ways between Trojans and Achaeans but Hera, his wife doesn’t want it that way. Zeus motioned that Achaeans should win the war after Menelaus won the duel. On the other hand, Hera disagreed with her husband and she wants to see the city of Troy burned to the ground as she said she won’t ruin her ‘hard work’. Basically, after her vigorous speech toward Zeus, he continues to…

The Telemachy serves as a prelude to, or a microcosm of Homer 's epic poem, 'The Odyssey '. The entire narrative sequence of these first four books foreshadows the inevitable fate of Odysseus despite his adventures actually taking place twenty years before Telemachos ' cathartic experience with the suitors. The epic narrative serves as a bridge between the stories of Telemachos and Odysseus; Telemachos must partake on a quest to gain wisdom and will face many struggles on his way. Almost in a…

Homers’ epic, the Iliad, is the earliest written account of Greek warfare composed circa 750 BC. In his epic, Homer describes a style of warfare that, at first glance, appears to be alien to hoplite warfare that was present in the 5th-century BC. However, there is literary evidence in the Iliad that might contest that. Additionally, recent archaeological discoveries reinforce the idea that hoplite warfare may not be as clear cut as convention suggests. While Homeric and hoplite warfare may not…

What forces shaped the Greeks ' attitudes to competitiveness? Social performance played a crucial role in the life of any Ancient Greek and the result of this constant performance was that the agôn became essential to the social dynamics of Ancient Greece. Agôn had a variety of meanings throughout Greek history, at first the term was used to define a space in which people compete however later on it was used to denote any kind of competition whether it be in an athletic contest or a…

The Cooperative Principle was formulated by Paul Grice and stated in 1967 for the first time at Harvard University (Pan 2012: 20). The principle demonstrates the priory unknown “existence of implicatures” within conversations (Kotthoff 2006: 272). Since the interlocutors abide by the Cooperative Principle, these implicatures commonly appear in conversations and can be considered a “natural outcome” of verbal communication (Gibbs 1999: 117). Grice formulated the concept in the following way…