Thetis

avenging Patroclus’s death.[D2] Despite having an enormous disadvantage, Achilles led the Greeks to a victory over the Trojans by single-handedly killing, “their great warrior Hector,”(Iliad Book 22 Narration)[E1] In addition, Achilles's mother is Thetis(the goddess of water), which gives him direct communication with the Gods such as Zeus and Athena, who most Greeks spend their whole life worshiping in return for a better…

In this article, Roger Rees addresses the senses in Poem 64 and Catullus’ use of the senses in an occasionally nonsensical fashion. Sight and the eye motif are woven throughout the poem in the arrival of the wedding guests, the song of the Parcae, the ekphrasis describing Ariadne and Theseus, and in the conclusion of the poem. Vision is often juxtaposed with hearing in the ekphrasis and in the song of the Parcae. Smell is also involved, and linked to both sight and sound. Rees argues the…

In Homer’s the Iliad, fate is shown as a quite powerful force. In the Iliad, there is a question raised of what is actually in charge of choosing man's destiny, yet the answers is a bit unclear. In a lot of instances, it seems as if a man can choose their own fate, but at other times, it seems that a man's fate can be chosen by the decisions they make. Therefore, the Iliad can show that a man does have a choice in his fate that lies in his decisions. In the Iliad, man has a very similar fate…

“All my life, I have been moving forward, and now I am here. I have a mortal’s voice, let me have the rest” (Miller 385). Circe–by Madeline Miller–is a retelling of the Greek myth of Circe through the eyes of modern women and through the female lens. Circe had only been mentioned previously in The Odyssey, where she was an antihero and a foil to Odysseus on his journey home. Miller integrates two main arguments into her retelling of Circe’s story: how power leads to destruction and greed, and…

the Achaeans want to give it a proper burial. So while all this chaos occurs Athena and Apollo join in. Book 18 Now in Book 18 AC learns of the death of his friend Patroklos he cries, and beats his breast in agony, now in the midst of this AC’s mom Thetis comes down to tell AC that if he avenges his friends death he too will be killed. But AC does not listen, so that night the Trojans hold a war meeting and some guy suggests they stay in the city and only fight off attacks from the…

you will be remembered, but you will die.” This is foreshadowing in its purest form for us modern viewers, but Achilles fate was known far and wide by the time an individual in Homer’s time got a chance to listen to a Bard sing of Achilles’ rage. Thetis sets up the plot for us, and then takes a back…

Homer’s Iliad is an epic poem written concerning the time of the age of heroes. Knowing this, one can assume that the narrative tells the story of a hero. At first glance it would appear that Achilles is the hero of the Iliad because the story follows a plot line that revolves around his actions. One might ask themselves; why then does the epic end with the funeral of Hector rather than either ending with Achilles aristeia and defeat of hector, or going further to tell us what end…

Achilleus’ regret reflects Cain’s in that Achilleus also feels that his punishment is too much to bear. He resigns himself to the conviction, “I shall never come home, and my father/Peleus the aged rider, will not welcome me in his great house, /nor Thetis my mother, but in this place the earth will receive me” (Iliad 18.330-332). His regret at causing the death of his friend causes Achilleus to accept his destiny and embrace his coming death. Despite the deep regret felt by both Achilleus and…

origins of the Trojan War. Crown prince Paris, brother of Hektor, was asked to choose who was the most beautiful goddess: Hera, Aphrodite, or Athena. This conflict emerges at a celebration in honor of the marriage of Achilles 's parents, Peleus and Thetis. Zeus invited everyone single important…

According to Socrates, the best way of life consists of only three things: living a virtuous life, constantly examining life, and search for knowledge. These three aspects are what draws the attention of Socrates and what draws out the purpose of the lives of the people of Athens. What is virtue? At the trial, Socrates presents to the jury what his role is as an examiner and he states, “’virtue does not come from wealth, but from virtue come wealth and all other human goods, both private and…