Trojan War

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…

the Athenians, they state that honor dictates that one was better off dying by fighting than submitting as the Athenians demanded. They would rather die fighting than live in the shame of submission. They commanded their fear and like Hector, went to war and died for their…

Around 1250-1200 BCE in ancient Greece, trouble was brewing in the city of Argos, following the alleged Trojan War. Aeschylus’s The Oresteia depicts an ancient family’s struggle for vengeance and justice. Throughout The Oresteia, the descendants of brothers, Thyestes and Atreus, appear to have been in a seemingly ceaseless cycle of blood crimes in the name of vengeance. These descendants were constantly pursued by the wrathful Furies, which represent the ancient law system of Greece. The Furies…

Dynasty of Ur, and is often described as the earliest well-conditioned work of literature. The Iliad is an old Greek epic poem that is set during the Trojan War. In both storylines, an important…

kingdom and to his beloved family. Greek poet, Homer recited his tale about the Trojan War by stating that the war took place in 1250 B.C when Queen Helen of Sparta was kidnapped by Paris, thus King Menelaus, king Agamemnon and Odysseus among many other soldiers embarked to retrieve Queen Helen. The war has been going on for 10 years and after those 10 years the Odyssey begun. The tale began ten years after the Trojan War ended, Odysseus left his newlywed wife Penelope and his infant…

arguably the most influential man in the history of western literature. Homer was born around 850 BC, and was the first to document the events of the war of Troy, which had occurred over 400 years before him. His account of the war was very important for both the people of his time, as well as modern peoples, as it was the first account of an influential war, as well as influencing every other writer of the time period. Homer was said to be blind, but this might not be true. The ancient Greek…

The Odyssey, by Homer, is the second-oldest extant work of Western literature. It focuses on Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, and his journey home from the Trojan War. Through this story, Homer illuminates aspects of Ancient Greek culture, one major aspect being misogyny. Today, in 21st Century America, the misogyny is especially evident in The Odyssey due to the awareness that has been brought to women's rights over the past 200 years. Misogyny is exposed through the way men discuss the…

Homer’s poem, The Odyssey, is a story of, Odysseus, the hero behind the Trojan Horse. After ten years fighting and then winning the Trojan War, Odysseus sets for home. Unfortunately, he unexpectedly faces much adversity in his travels, including becoming a goddess’ sex slave and losing all of his men to the sun god. It takes Odysseus another ten years to finally get home, where he must fight to take back his wife and thrown. On August 21, 2017, I will be 34 years old and I have lived an epic…

would still be jolly in Greece and there would be no reason to resent or fear the gods. Similarly, in the Iliad the Trojan war would have sorted itself out once or twice if it were not rekindled. An example, while the Greeks were making their argument, saying Paris had lost the dual and Troy should hand over Helen, Zeus sent Athena to jumpstart the fighting again. Disguised as a Trojan soldier she convinced one of the archers to shoot Menelaus. Not to kill him just enough to anger the Greek…

a lot of features in common. Both are kings, both are fighters for their people in Trojan Wars, and both have son and wives waiting at home for them to return. Odysseus is the main character of the Odyssey, which tells his journey to back home after Trojan Wars. He struggled for many years to get back home but many obstacles on the way got the best of him. He is brave, strong, smart,…