The Trojan Women

childbirth and household duties. The idea of the woman cannot accomplish anything without the help of man is common. Female characters in The Odyssey is rather distinctive. Female characters in The Odyssey are strong, influential and smart. In The Odyssey, women has the qualities that cannot be found on men. Men cannot accomplish his goal without the help of woman. For example, without the help and support from the female characters in The Odyssey, Odysseus would never have been able to make it…

The Iliad; “the first great book about the suffering and loss of war”, stated by Rachel Bespaloff in On the Iliad. “Its subject is war; its characters are men in battle and women whose fate depends on the outcome.” One may ask why does Homer writes about this and why it is so gruesome like. It’s to catch the human eye, with in-depth descriptions and brutality which is nearly a copy of what everyday life on this planet is today. There’s always murder, battles, and war occurring for food,…

Women in Ancient Greece The Odyssey paints us a picture of different women with characteristics put together would make the ideal women in ancient Greek society. The ideal Greek woman was chastely, virtuous, a good wife and mother. If you look at the women, you see in Greek art or Greek sculptures you would see most of the women are not skinny like in our generation today. They all have a classic figure and feature. Most paintings portrayed women with dark curly hair witch was very common among…

I choose the goals 5 (gender equality) and 9 (industry,innovation , and infrastructure) , the goal 5 is mainly about that men feel and think that are superior that women also the society let us think that men can do more than women that they only can cook,wash, and care the babies the society don’t think that women can have a work that isn’t agricultural.The goal 9 is mainly about that not everybody has a shelter or a school and not all people can live innovation because they don’t have…

Following the Law of Xenia, Telemachus is treated with high respect because he is their guest. After he arrives there, the women of Menelaus’s palace bath him. Respecting his guest, Menelaus then celebrates Telemachus’ arrival with a feast. Menelaus does not question him about his identity but instead says “Help yourselves to food, and welcome! Once you’ve dined we’ll ask you…

or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. In the epic poem called “The Odyssey” by Homer, the main character, Odysseus, is forced from his home to pursue his duties as king of Ithaca. He leaves to protect his country and win the trojan war. Once Odysseus is in the midst of his quest, he is faced with many conflicts of which he must overcome. However, Odysseus lets many people down and hurts more people than he saves, yet he still receives full credit and respect somehow.…

The Greek epic, The Odyssey, is a story of Odysseus, a war hero whom, after the Trojan War, had to find his way home to Ithaca. On his journey, he comes upon many perils, afflicting his crew and himself. His journey lasts twenty years, and the story consists of many different islands. The Odyssey can be interpreted as an allegory for the curiosity and temptations people face in life, as Odysseus must keep himself and his men from the Lotus Eaters, and Sirens, who lure them away from their voyage…

since I personally think it teaches us more about how things were like in the past instead of reading about things in textbooks and how we can take some qualities shown in this story and apply it in our lives. The Odyssey has taken place when the Trojan War ended and the descending of Troy took position and how the main character Odysseus went through many trails and many years, ten to be exact, to make his way back home with his family. From the epic poem we see how family life was, the…

Myth and Its Revision. Myths gain a literary autonomy as they evolve through time into sovereign narratives used as socio-cultural foundational texts. Mythic sources may originate or accrue from religious, historical, political, or cultural references, but each of these sources holds: “ a double power. It [the myth] exists or appears to exist objectively, in the public sphere, and consequently confers on the writer the sort of authority unavailable to someone who writes "merely" of the private…

Helen of Troy is a famous example of stupidity in love. The story goes that Helen was considered to be one of the most beautiful woman women in the world. She had many suitors and admirers. In some versions of the myth, she was even married to Theseus when she was very young. Paris, the Prince of Troy, kidnaps Helen which leads to the start of the Trojan War, The Greeks fight for ten years to save her. Appearance and beauty were the foundations of their love and devotion to Helen and the…