Trojan War

commander in the Greek army, and he devised a very skillful plan to win the war for Greece. The odds were stacked against them. The Greek army was severely outnumbered and was thought to have surrendered. The army tricked the Trojans with a surrendering gift, a huge wooden horse. Little had the Trojans known that a specialized team from the Greek army was hiding inside the gift, waiting for their prey to fall asleep. Once the Trojans celebrated, got drunk, and fell asleep, the Greeks took action…

“I sing of warfare and a man at war” (1-19). Thus several literature enthusiasts believe that the circumstances call for survival tactics in which Aeneid is has no option but to eliminate Turnus. Actually most people who subscribe to this school of thought see it as fate. Something that…

The unjust act of taking Briseis from Achilles alienates the greatest Achaean warrior from his fellow Achaeans and causes him to pull out of the war. As the Trojans triumph repeatedly, Agamemnon seeks to correct his wrongdoing by sending an embassy to Achilles with a goal of persuading Achilles to return to the battle. G. Mitchell Reyes states that there are “four dominant sources of appeal: honor, material, power, and justice” (23). While Achilles does value honor, material, and power; to…

In these cases, the fear of death causes characters to successfully change their fate. In the story, the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men travel home from the Trojan war. In one encounter, Odysseus and his men wandered into the cave of a cyclops, and were eaten one after another with no chance of escape. In response to this deadly encounter, Odysseus blinded his captor and used his animals to cover his party’s escape:…

is further demonstrated by the fact that when he does finally decide to join in the battle, it is not done out of a sense of duty to the Danaans but rather out of vengeance. His aim was not to defend his fellow countrymen, but rather to make the Trojans pay for killing his beloved friend, Patrokolos. This furthermore demonstrates his indifference towards redundant bloodshed and his pusillanimous stance regarding the…

In The Odyssey, Odysseus has been separated from his family due to the Trojan War, and wishes to return. His son, now a grown man, is ruling his land and trying to stop suitors from marrying his mother and gaining power of the kingdom. “First by far to see her was Prince Telemachus, sitting among the suitors, heart obsessed with grief..” (Homer., Fagles, and Knox 81). Throughout the story, Odysseus encounters many situations. The last, and most famous, situation he was in was when he went in…

Cruelty: In literary works such as; novels, plays, and epic poems; it is a crucial motivation or a major social or political factor. Today you will learn how cruelty functions in The Odyssey as a whole and what cruelty reveals about the perpetrator(s) and the victim. There are many times when in Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ when Odysseus is shown no mercy, only cruelty, but the tables turn when Telemachus and Odysseus return to Ithaca and give the suitors a taste of what their family had felt for…

My hero is my uncle because he served in the war i don’t know which one but it was when i was a baby still in my mama stomach 3 months i think but anyways i was young but he is an was a hero and he made me want to sever but then i thought nope nah i ain't tryna die so eventually i see him and ask him how was it he said “it was crazy i see bodies here bullets ever where be careful because if you wasn't you would get shot”warrior who lives and dies in the pursuit of honor" and asserts his or her…

In Greek mythology, Odysseus was known as a celebrated hero, a hard fought warrior in the Trojan war but most importantly his journeys in Homer's epic “The Odyssey.” The Odyssey is a series of adventures Odysseus and his men encounter on their way home from the Trojan war, mentioned in the Iliad. Along the way home a lot of things change for Odysseus; his actions and internal conflicts causes his personality to dramatically change. Typically Homeric heroes do not usually change over time. These…

In the context of war, it is key for a warrior not to take an action that will cost him his life. Limiting one’s agency to follow the guidance and expertise of commanders, or a being higher than oneself, is instinct in protecting oneself from defeat and death. Book 5 of Homer’s The Iliad illustrates the limits of agency in both mortals and immortals, which are influenced by the power dynamic between men, gods, and Zeus. Under Athena’s power, Diomedes is the star warrior in this passage. She is…