Polyxena

Ancient sources vary as to the parentage of Hecuba.[2] According to Homer, Hecuba was the daughter of King Dymas of Phrygia,[3] but Euripides[4] and Virgil[5] write of her as the daughter of the Thracian king Cisseus. The mythographers Pseudo-Apollodorus and Hyginus leave open the question which of the two was her father, with Pseudo-Apollodorus adding a third alternate option: Hecuba's parents could as well be the river god Sangarius and Metope.[6][7] Some versions from non-extant works are…

In Greek mythology, Achilles was the Greek hero of the Trojan War who was fell in love with Polyxena, the daughter of Trojan King and Queen. He agreed to switch sides in the war in order to marry her. However, he was killed by Paris at the wedding. Achilles’s lust led him to deceive his people which brought him to the Second Circle. This allusion…

The above passages from “Hecuba” and The Book of Job exhibit moments of suffering induced by the forces of beings in positions of power and influence. In such suffering Job and Hecuba are plagued by grief and loss of nearly all that was significant to them, save for their own lives. Of course, Hecuba and Job beg the question of “why”; why are they enduring such grief and suffering despite being relatively ‘good’ in a moral sense. The answer is never clear, if such an answer exists for these…

heart. Aesacus was Priam’s favorite prophet, not because they were blood, but because whatever was revealed to the seer always came true. So if she’d had the same visions as someone as experienced as Aesacus, that had to mean they would come to pass. Polyxena was going to be tortured. Cassandra’s home would be turned fall to ruin. And it was all because of Paris. “Have…have you had that vision since then?” she asked, holding her terror at bay. If her uncle hadn’t, then that would mean her…

conclusion that in Euripedes’ “Hecuba”, the idea of becoming a slave allows the reader to see a distinct separation of values between mother and daughter. He makes the point that revenge and freedom are valued differently amongst generations. While Polyxena would rather die than become a slave, Hecuba is willing to be a slave for the rest of her life if she can achieve her revenge on Polymester despite being offered her freedom by Agamemnon. This line between death and slavery is almost…

In Euripides’ Hecuba, violence attempts to justify itself by rewriting or ignoring reason. In the violent world of Hecuba, all fail to heed her version of logic. Hecuba’s rhetoric fails to persuade Odysseus to release her daughter from execution. Furthermore, she convinces Agamemnon to summon Polymestor not with her pleas but by bribing him with her daughter Cassandra, his concubine. Lastly, violence shows itself to trump reason as it corrupts Hecuba as she takes vengeance on Polymestor.…

In the poem The Inferno , Dante Alighieri uses various allusions, many of them referencing Greco-Roman myths that were well known at the time. They are to create a sense of familiarity with the reader and help them better understand the ideas Dante is trying to convey about God’s justice and the reasoning behind the punishments in correspondence to each sin. With his intended audience’s knowledge of these Greco-Roman character’s stories, it would be unnecessary for Dante to provide additional…

of the occurrence of the Trojan War, the City of Troy has embraced the Homeric poem. This can be represented through the different forms of architecture found at the site of Troy. For example, the two of the reliefs that decorate the body of the Polyxena Sarcophagus, detail the final events of the Trojan War. Also, in a Late Archaic relief sculpture, the unfinished arm of the central figure of the sculpture extends into a tree to the left. This tree, according to the book The Architecture of…

Famous Tales: Achilles is most known for fighting in the Trojan War but how and why did the war start? The war’s origins actually began at the wedding of Achilles mother and father. This was the defining event that set the stage for the Trojan War, it is known as the Judgment of Paris. Though it is another demonstration of the rivalry between the Immortals. At the wedding all of the Immortals were there including Goddess Eris who was god of chaos and strife. She threw a gold apple into the…

Iliad, is an ancient Greek epic by homer. The epic sets by the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by Greeks. The epic start with the events of argument about rage between Agamemnon, the king of Achaeans and Achilles, the great warrior of Achaeans. During the epic, Homer engages different type of gods including Zeus to make the epic special. During the war, there are many incidents happen among different characters including gods. On the other hand Dante, the divine comedy, is…