The Trojan Women

second was a personal journey which he seeks out to talk to Utnapishtim to figure out the secret of immortality. Once he figured out what he needed he headed back to Uruk. Odysseus on other hand it started out him coming back from troy fighting In the Trojan war. But for him it took 20 years to get back home because he had a lot of extra stops…

hero is presented with a problem. Oedipus is presented with the problem of his city being under at horrible siege. The priest describes the situation as, “Disease infects fruit blossoms in our land, disease infects our herd of grazing cattle, makes women in labor lose their children, and deadly pestilence, that fiery god, swoops down to blast the city with groans and howls (Oedipus the King pg.1).” The second step of the Hero Cycle is Supernatural Aide which are people who help the hero along…

is enslaved by the gods. He doesn’t choose his own path, but follows the one given to him. As hard as he tries to get home, it won’t happen until all the gods accept it. Also, since the Greeks won the war, they would have been the one who enslaved women as prizes to bring back to their islands so Odysseus could be compared to someone on the opposite side of the battle in this…

creature. Frequently the literary executor of cannibalism resembles real issues that the authors faced during their lifetimes in their society. The Odyssey tells the story of the king of Ithaca Odysseus and his decennial journey back home after the Trojan War. In chapter nine of The Odyssey he and four other ship crew members sail to the island of the Cyclopes. There they get trapped by one Cyclops and he eats the men in pairs. Odysseus…

Odyssey, by Homer, Penelope, the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus, is a modern hero because she remains patient, intelligent, and devoted throughout the poem. For nearly twenty years, she waits for her husband Odysseus to return from the Trojan War while running her palace on the island of Ithaca and raising her son on her own. During this time, suitors persistently pursue her and take advantage of her husband’s absence. Although she is a woman in a male dominated society, she takes the…

Assessment Prepared By: _______Katie Fuhs____________________ 1) What are the strengths of the myth? Which elements are most compelling? Do the plot and characters make sense? The biggest strengths of this myth are most definitely the application and combination of the plots, themes, struggles, characters of the ancient myths we have read in class. This original story obviously had many influences, and you do a wonderful job of weaving these points into a believable story. The references…

directly into the ancient Greek world, it is something that is full of mythology and wonder. The protagonist, a man named Odysseus is a smart inspired individual with a taste for power and glory. Odysseus left his kingdom in Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War, but ten years have passed since the fall of the city and he has not returned. His wife and son believe him to be dead, since the rest of the heroes have returned from the war. Odysseus is trying to return home but his travels are delayed…

Gender roles are indicators of how a society is structured, based on the expectations of men and women. In ancient Greek Theater, this divide of male and female expectations often comes to the forefront, going as far to be the center of the conflict as is the case with plays such as Medea, Agamemnon and Lysistrata. Characters of each gender were written to fill the set expectations, with characters defying such expectations being seen as shocking and unexpected. In particular, most of the…

Publius Vergilius Maro, usually referred to as Virgil, is recognized as the greatest of the Roman poets. His best-known work, the epic poem Aeneid, describes the adventures of Aeneas alongside his fellow survivors of the Trojan War. With many characters filling important moral and symbolic roles, Dido allows the protagonist to exercise an important Roman value, pietas. Dido’s character is present in the first half, books one through six, of the Aeneid. With all of this mention, she must be…

of Troy. The Iliad occurred in the war against Troy, which is why experts believe that The Odyssey is the second epic to The Iliad because The Odyssey occurs after the war. The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who is on his way home from the Trojan war with his men. His loving wife Penelope and his son Telemachus wait for Odysseus’s return. While waiting, Penelope endured being irritated by many suitors hoping to take Odysseus’s place. Odysseus’s travel to his home, Ithaca, is filled with…