Thomas Homer-Dixon

n the Epic, The ILIAD by Homer translated by Robert Fagles, the swift runner Achilles has never opened up nor cared about anything or anyone but himself, until Priam, Hector's father. Priam goes and retreats the body of his dead son. Robert shines a different light upon Achilles that no one has seen before. Achilles pity's Priam, Priam is father of Hector the one who killed his dearest friend, Patroclus. He gives in and gives the dead body to his father. The strangest event happens, Achilles…

from Troy. In the epic poem The Odyssey written by Homer the poet who use language such as dialogue,imagery, and epic similes to demonstrate that Odysseus is a leader who is decisive but also has a lot of ego and battle rage that can cloud his decisions.In most situations he makes a decision and decides to follow through but why he makes the decision is because of his ego and him thinking he is the strongest and the best around. To start off Homer uses dialogue to demonstrate that Odysseus makes…

The Odyssey: The View of Deception Homer cleverly reveals the concept of deception in The Odyssey leading into the connection of the protagonist, Odysseus, to return to Ithaca. The use of deception has been used for many years going back to the biblical era. The purpose of deceiving others is to cause someone to believe in something that is not true or mislead them to benefit in personal advantages. To successfully complete his journey and fulfill his desires Odysseus deceives others by not…

The Odyssey was written 3,000 years ago by Homer. It’s about the 10-year struggle of Odysseus and his journey, which takes place in Greece right after the Trojan War (650 B.C.). In the Odyssey, Homer explores the concept of fate. The God’s control and use their power to influence the outcomes of Odysseus and his family’s life. One of these gods is Athena the goddess of wisdom. Athena helps Odysseus by using her power to get him back to Ithaca and dodging war with the suitors. For 10 years,…

The link between magic and song was widely recognized in antiquity. Besides the fact that several literary texts, from Homer’s time and on, can enrich our knowledge of ancient Greek magical practice, there are also fragments of literary texts which contain a specific kind of magical language, the language of curses. Curses (ἀραί or κατάραι) were utterances consigning, or supposed or intended to consign, (a person or a thing) to the spiritual and temporal evil, the vengeance of a deity, the…

English is a never-ending language: I, myself just like others in the world feel the same way about the English language. The English language is very complex since it contains a numerous amount of pieces to connect for yourself to be successful with the language. There are lots of terms in our language that focus a lot on the Greek language. But the three terms we will be focusing on are quite significant in the English world. They are used in our everyday life that includes your thought…

The word ‘mimemis’ comes from the Greek ‘mimeisthai’ which means ‘to imitate’. The mimetic school of consideration evaluates any work of art or literature in terms of imitation. The mimetic approach is one of the oldest way of evaluating works of art in relation to reality. A work, under this approach, is treated as a photographic reproduction. The mimetic theory in literary criticism began with its pioneer, the great Greek philosopher, Plato. Some critical thinkers believe that the external…

John Maxwell once said, “Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.” Odysseus, a hero in the epic The Odyssey, becomes an example of this in his attempt to return to his home. While sailing, he decided to sail by a large creature and lose only a few men, compared to sailing by a whirlpool and possibly losing everyone and his ship. Odysseus also gets his crew to blind a large one-eyed monster and hide under his animals to free him and his…

The University of Alberta’s studio theatre production of Iphigenia At Aulis, directed by David Kennedy was originally written by Euripides. The play is built around the conflict of the Trojan War. In the beginning of the play the audience witnesses Agamemnon distraught, about having to sacrifice his eldest daughter Iphigenia to the Greek god Artemis. In doing so Agamemnon believes the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans. In Euripides original version the play takes place during the…

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…