Trojan War

Dear Carlo, Odysseus finds himself in the hostile city, Troy, where he meets the princess Helen. Helen is the cause of this Trojan war which has consumed Odysseus for ten years. For some unknown reason, he tells her the Greeks’ plan to destroy to the Trojans. Helen chose the Trojans over the Greeks. Aside from King Priam, she is the worst possible person he could tell, yet he trusts her. These heros play with the tools the gods give them. Achilles is the greatest fighter to ever live. He is…

Achilles is set in a time of war, war is meant to be a communal effort. In terms of The Iliad Achilles is put under the command of Agamemnon and is supposed to present his loyalty to Menelaus and Agamemnon. Once Agamemnon takes Briseis away from Achilles, it seems as if his ego has immediately diminished and his pride has been lost. Briseis is a symbol of a prize in the eyes of a warrior, once Achilles is stripped of his prize he withdraws from the war and unleashes his beast like wrath on…

his men to follow him to the realm of the dead. Another example where Odysseus showed great leadership, cleverness, and heroism was during the multiple battles at Troy, especially during the construct of the Trojan horse, which allowed them to get access to the city and win against the Trojans. Finally, the most relevant example is when, after he had hit rock bottom and had lost it all, to include his confidence he was able to get it together and defeat the suitors. This is important because is…

While the Trojan War was beginning to die down, Odysseus formulated a plan to spark the war back and leave victoriously. This action lead Odysseus to act in a more positive and self-assured way, which he reveals in the poem. For example, Homer says “of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy” (1.2-5). This quote reveals that Odysseus had the idea to give a wooden horse to the Trojans, as a…

by Homer, the Greeks and Trojans battled for years over woman. Though the war was humans fighting each other, the Gods influenced it a lot. Choices made by great individuals, like Achilles, changed the outcome of the war too. While there are many epic conventions demonstrated throughout The Iliad, the two that are most prominent are the starting of the story, and the God’s interference. The author , Homer, started the story in the middle and showed the reason why the war started first. The…

The motivation for taking action in war for the main characters of Achilles and King Henry V have very distinct differences and similarities. Achilles returns to action to seek revenge upon the man, Hector, who took the life of one of his closest companion. King Henry V seeks to take what is rightfully his by a small claim that is both lawful and religious. The actions taken by both men result in massive amounts of bloodshed due to their war-hungry personalities. Achilles makes it known to his…

In book 21 of the Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus decides he is going to kill the suitors. Odysseus has been away fighting in the Trojan War and struggling to get home in a twenty year time span. When Odysseus finally arrives at home and hears about the suitors, him and Telemachus come up with a plan to kill these suitors. He is disguised as an old beggar who lives in Ithaca. Odysseus’s decision was to get Telemachus and two other men are sent to hide all of the weapons in the halls and close all of…

“Comparison of Greek Classical and Dark Ages” Throughout history there have been many speculations about social classes, the development of societies and the overall welfare of countries and their success. But one of the most prominent topics of modern day countries that is closely evaluated is how countries in ancient periods interacted with each other. It has been speculated that the relations between Classical Greece and the Greek Dark Ages were nearly identical specific ways.The Greek…

Persia. In “The Histories” Herodotus describes the life, conflicts, and events of Greece, Asia, and Egypt. Herodotus spent a majority of his life writing this book. His propose of writing it was to describe the history of the Greeks and the Persian Wars. Along the way Herodotus tells unbelievable stories that will leave you speechless, but there are some that will leave you scratching your head begging the question…

there is multiple occasions in which Achilles is attempted to be persuaded into fighting against the Trojans. Because of the hatred Achilles harbors for the king, Agamemnon, he refuses to accept the lavish gifts offered and fight for the good of the city. The two speakers Odysseus and Phoenix take two different approaches to persuade Achilles to stay and rejoin the fight. The first speaker, Odysseus, takes a more impersonal approach to the issue by formulating his speech with more logos rather…