Thetis

Aphrodite of Milos. Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη) is the Greek Goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, procreation, and desire. Symbols include the Dolphin, Rose, Scallop Shell, and Myrtle. More rarely Sparrow, Girdle, Mirror, and Swan are also symbolized the Greek Goddess Aphrodite. She is residing in mount Olympus, she is part of the 12 Olympian Gods and most times she is depicted nude. Birth There are three myth variations about her origin. In the first version, Aphrodite was born near Paphos, in the…

This week's reading selections from Homer's Iliad and Hesiod's work really struck me because of the sheer amount of what seemed like a lot of social commentary from the two authors. The authors, who lived in two very different political situations, and some interesting things to say about "correct" social order that were quite complimentary. Homer lived in a time where, though the common man was essentially subject to the nobles, they still exercised some political power through participation in…

Alexia Delapaz English 2332-877 Professor Brooks 28 September 2017 The Revenge Back to Hector (Preparing a body for funeral rites/burial (See Hector’s rites of fire and burial in Book 24.) Through the time of The Iliad, there were certain wreckages that provoked to the deaths and led to the burials that occurred under the oath of the gods. In The Iliad, Achilles' handling destruction of Hector is self-destructive through physical actions. Hector is clothed with Achilles' formal armor, the…

“I will pursue Hector who has slain him whom I loved so dearly” (Homer). Were these the words of a heartbroken wife? Or a mistress? No, these were the words of Achilles, the protagonist of the Iliad and the hero of the Trojan War. Achilles is one of the oldest and well-known characters of all time. Scholars in antiquity and artists have fallen in love with his character, inspiring artwork and works of reimagined literature and lots of discourse. One topic of discourse that has plagued both…

the Trojan Prince whose name was Paris took her to the kingdom of Troy. “Paris (also known as Alexandros) and taken as his prize for choosing Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess in a competition with Athena and Hera at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis” (Cartwright). Everyone in the kingdom of Sparta was appalled that this tragic event took place upon them. “Helen’s jilted husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king of…

In Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two sides, immortal and mortal, place blame on one another for the chaos that unfolds on earth. Human nature entails acting on impulse to serve personal agendas, the gods of Olympus are not exempt from its effect and may be major parts of its existence. Homer depicts the gods as divinities that are similar to humans in that they indulge in the same practices, are subject to the abstract beings of Greek mythology, and are in constant interaction with each…

the hero’s most important flaw. For Achilles, his ego causes him to refuse to participate in battle which has consequences for not only himself, but for the rest of his fellow Greeks. More specifically, Achilles prays to his mother, the sea-nymph Thetis, to ask Zeus to punish the Achaeans, his own people. At this stage of the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon, it is apparent that any infraction committed against Achilles is, in his eyes, a threat to his honor and in turn, a…

Achilles vs Society Achilles and societies commitment to battle can be viewed as an obsession as the fighting for Troy rages on for ten years. The conflict over “fair-haired Helen” is nothing more than a barbarous war were the goal is based on the individual to earn the respect of others (9.346). Throughout his quest, Achilles shows his continual belief in Greek societal norms, but after his honor is earned and then quickly taken by greedy Agamemnon his belief in the system begins to fade and…

enveloped Achilles” ( Iliad book XVIII, 159, 23). Due to this incident Achilles is faced with the ultimate dilemma, whether to avenge his friend's death or to continue his fleet home, Achilles of course chooses to kill Hector with the help of his mother Thetis. Achilles choice to kill Hector leads to the hope for the Greeks to win the war. The fight between the greatest…

is one of the main heroes of the Iliad, and naturally his moral story changed as he learned more about himself and the world through his journey in the epics. At the beginning of his story Achilles is offered a choice from his mother, the goddess Thetis; either live a long, happy life but be unknown or live a short life to be remembered as a hero forever and as…