The Trojan Women

it does not mean that it cannot give the readers an idea of what they regarded their virtues at the highest standard. Whether it discusses the stories of great men, evil tyrannical lords, hypocritical gods, or the contradiction of how they viewed women, both stories discussed some of the most important aspects of what they viewed that made individuals great and in some ways, looked up too. For example, by analyzing the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad, the characteristics of both kings mentioned…

from the Trojan War. His challenges begin with the attack of the Ciconian men, the temptation of the Lotus drug, and the carnivorous Cyclops. After Odysseus blinds the Cyclops, Polyphemus, it becomes Poseidon’s mission to ensure Odysseus will never reach his home again. Several women intervene to assist Odysseus along the rest of his journey. The goddess Athena consistently plays the role as Odysseus’ main helper throughout his voyage. Even the minor helper roles are fulfilled by women…

Nile. Without a map in front of you it is hard to grasp the details, and this version of the book does great to include them in the first few pages. Interestingly, what was striking about the Egyptians was the reversal of mankind. For instance, the women would urinate standing up, while the men would sit down. Certainly this is something most modern people that study anything ancient would think is ridiculous, but who knows it maybe accurate or Herodotus might be exaggerating a story he was…

GREECE'S CULTURE 'The Iliad' by Homer is an ancient script written by Homer to describe the events of the Trojan War in Greece. It is very poetical in a sense and contains language which may be considered forgotten. It is centred around the protagonist, Achilles, fighting a war and it talks about the struggles of war, the main one being losing his 'war prize' in a sense, in the form of Briseis, a maiden whom he got from winning a battle and takeover. HISTORY Greece is a country owning a…

groups are treated especially when the films are from a period of time long ago. This is shown in both the movie 300 by Jack Snyder and the movie Troy by Wolfgang Peterson. In both of these movies, women are often shown to be respected the majority of the time however there is still clearly times where women are shown as being thought less of. One scene in the movie 300 where a woman is treated in a very respectable fashion is in the memorable scene when the Persian messenger…

with multifarious women. In contrast, women had a more limited meaning and stricter moral standards in the Grecian worldview. In the first book of The Iliad, we find examples of how women were little more than property. One such example is when Achilles addresses Agamemnon regarding the woman he took as bounty, Chryseis, by saying, “Most noble son of Atreus, covetous beyond all mankind, how shall the Acheans find you another prize? We have no common store from which to take one.” Women were also…

Role of women in ancient Greek mythology Name Institution Introduction Myths serve two key functions: 1) to answer the kind of awkward questions normally asked by children like ‘How was the world made? Who was the first person to live in the world? Where do the souls of the dead go?’ 2) To account for a community’s customs and rituals as well as to provide a justification to the existence of a social system. In ancient Greece, myths featuring monsters, heroes and heroines as well as gods…

the many Greek Goddess's. She is the goddess of wisdom, war, patriotism, good citizenship, skill Athena is known most specifically for her strategic skill in warfare. Athena is the Protector of Athens. She taught cooking, sewing and weaving to the women and agriculture and metallurgy to the men. She had many siblings, but about 5 times as many half-siblings. These half-siblings were a result of Zeus' many affairs with his Her various names are: Anemotis ("protector of the winds") , Areia…

Achilles mother intervene persuading Zeus to side with the Trojans as per her son’s Achilles request. Zeus is influenced by Thelis and as a result Hector takes the advantage by killing the Greeks between the fleet and the sea. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, when the gods of heaven complaint to Anu, the sky god, about enough of Gilgamesh reckless behavior. He was harassing the young man of Uruk by fighting and beating, taking the young women as well as annoying the people of Uruk with his…

sides at once… then your fate can tread you down to dust.” (III. 483-485) When Aphrodite mentions both sides hating Helen, it scares her because she already is not liked by the Trojan women. This is shown when Helen says “the women of Troy would scorn me down the years.” (III. 477) Helen does not want to end up alone because women that are alone are seen as about to be abducted or raped. (Women’s Rituals in the Iliad forum... not sure how to cite this) Once Helen realizes this she “went along,…