Trojan War

The Odyssey begins after the Trojan War; Odysseus who is the king of Ithaca is lost on a sea voyage after fighting in Troy, for about ten years. Years past while he is on his sea voyage home, the people of Ithaca believe Odysseus is dead, however in the story told by Homer, Odysseus is being held as a sex slave with the goddess Kalypso. Since Odysseus has angered the Greek Sea God Poseidon, Poseidon refuses to let Odysseus get home without some hardships. Meanwhile back in Ithaca, Penelope who…

can determine the historical reality of the so called, Trojan War. I contend, that whilst the main source of information, Homers Iliad, is largely mythological and written not for history but for entertainment, there are still some archaeological factors suggesting there was some form of conflict between Greece and Troy. Thus, the categorisation of the Trojan war as a myth, warrants critical evaluation. I propose the reality behind the Trojan War is highly contorted, and may just be a form of…

Many myths had survived with the pass of the years, and many of them had become a great influence in our culture. “The Trojan War” is a story that creates controversy whether you're a casual reader or an expert in mythology, not just by the story but by the two heroes that die following their beliefs. Achilles hero of Greece and hector hero of Troy, make the unbelievable task in order to be recognized by their own people. People still considered both warriors as legends with many characteristic…

Famous Tales: Achilles is most known for fighting in the Trojan War but how and why did the war start? The war’s origins actually began at the wedding of Achilles mother and father. This was the defining event that set the stage for the Trojan War, it is known as the Judgment of Paris. Though it is another demonstration of the rivalry between the Immortals. At the wedding all of the Immortals were there including Goddess Eris who was god of chaos and strife. She threw a gold apple into the…

In my opinion, neither The Achaeans nor the Trojans won the Trojan War. Most literature insinuates that the Achaeans won. However; he Greeks (Achaeans) and the Trojans both had extreme loses. On the Trojan side they lost Hector and on the Achaean side they lost Achilles. Both sides were put into agony during and after the war. Many brother, sons, husbands, children, and fathers were lost during the Trojan War. In the film, Paris handed off the Sword of Troy to Aeneas, who seemed to be just an…

an enterprise as the Trojan War could have been forgotten without a poet to immortalize it several hundred years later offered only too good an example of what could happen to human greatness if it had nothing but poets to rely on for its permanence’ (Arendt, 1958: 197). In The Republic, Plato called homer ‘the educator of Hellas’, for immortalizing the events of the Trojan War, although Socrates is skeptical of the legacy of his work. Homer’s memorialization of the Trojan War in his work The…

on the Trojan War is biased towards Troy. Homer explains the Trojan War in a way that makes people think the Trojans are foolish…

The Trojan War was an epic siege between Greek and Trojan forces that occurred within the Bronze Age, spanning through the 12 and 13 century, approximately 1250 BCE. Homer's Iliad is a poetic version of the events, incorporating historical and mythical aspects into the epic poem. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the 2004 film, supposedly "inspired" by the text of the Iliad, excluded the religious notions of the time period and was instead an over-dramatized war movie that altered historical facts.…

In spite of being one of the incidental causes of the Trojan War, Helen of Troy was the most alluring female in all of Greece. Zeus is the father of Helen, and her mother thought to be either Nemesis or Leda since there are many different versions of the story. In addition, Helen might be the sister of the Dioscuri (the mortals Polydeuces and Castor) because they share the same father, but it is unexplained if they share the same mother. However, the Dioscuri seems to possibly have a different…

Achilles was the greatest Greek hero during the Trojan War. He portrays the nature myth theory from the fact that he was close to the Gods and his body was invulnerable to injuries except his heels – “Achilles heel”. His character also explains the social charter theory in the ancient times. Achilles grief and pride negatively and positively impacted the two armies that were at war: the Greeks and Trojans. Achilles also represents the ritual myth as his death explains how funeral rituals were…