Winslow Homer

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite tells the story of the god of beauty’s encounter with mortal Anchises. Plagued with an overwhelming desire of lust instilled in her by Zeus, the myth goes on to tell how Aphrodite seduced Anchises into sleeping with her. At first glance, the tale seems so embodied with sexual elements and hedonism that it leaves readers wondering if there is any underlying greater meaning to the story aside from the pursuit of pleasure. Careful analysis of the myth conveys an…

Finkelstein Honors English II 7th Period 16 May 2016 The Wild and Magical Adventures of the Heroic Divine, Odysseus The Odyssey is a novel based on greek mythology and the life of Odysseus. This book was written in the 8th century BC by an author named Homer. The story takes place in the seas between Europe and Africa, sailing from island to island, by ship. Odysseus faces many challenges on his long journey from Troy to his home on an island named Ithaca. Odysseus and his crew get blown off…

The movie Odysseus is different from the written version by Homer in many ways. Odysseus isn’t a pawn of the gods and all his actions are of his own. The movie starts off with Odysseus on his way home after ten years of being gone. The movie leads its viewers on a trip with Odysseus who will go through my trials of life. The movie will explore fame and its ups and downs, it will provide its’ own interpretation of the original Odyssey, and I will discuss which parts of the film has been helpful…

The Iliad translated by Robert Fagles, and Salammbo written by Flaubert, uses the main protagonists to depict messages about war, love, and women. Achilles is the main character in The Iliad and Salammbo is the main charter in Salammbo. Both of these characters were comparative in their qualities and interesting in their own particular manners. Both books examine the impacts of war and actions that elevate the characters to go to war. Both works show the extreme level of what people would do for…

prize, according to Alfred Nobel’s will, awards people who "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." In The Iliad by Homer there are many characters who are not deserving of anything and all they do is fight for glory and think about themselves. Hector is the leader of the Trojans and is their strongest warrior and he chooses to fight for his family and community…

worldview. My textual analysis reveals a worldview greatly influenced by fate and free will as well as a moral code driven by pride, honor, and glory. Ultimately, my analysis is contingent and enabled by the third-person omniscient prose employed by Homer, which permits the development of a diverse group of characters. The diversity of characters promotes multiple perspectives on any single data-point, in addition, the diverse group of characters…

Dionysus’ personality is represented by disorder and irrationality. The Iliad and Agamemnon are two works of literature that includes numerous examples of the personalities of Apollo and Dionysus. In Book One of the Iliad, a Greek epic poem by Homer, there are many…

Futility of War Chinese General and philosopher, Sun Tzu once alleged, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting” (Tzu). The aforementioned quote is an ability that humans have yet to perfect, despite eras of social development. Humankind has fought against themselves for thousands of years and little has come of all the bloodshed and carnage. It can be derived that war has done more harm than good, and thus is an unnecessary figment of human nature. Such theme is evident…

much controversy over these topics throughout the years, but each is to be interpreted by the reader. According to Epics for Students, The Iliad suggested to be a work about the Trojan War that is fought between the Myrmidons and the Trojans. When Homer states that The Iliad “tells the story of the clash of two great civilizations and the effects the war has on both the winners and the losers,” he is showing the reader that war should not be taken lightly because it drastically affects the world…

The world described by Hesiod in the Works and Days is different from the heroic world described by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey. These world differ in many different ways from each other in the aspect of realism. The descriptions in the Works and Days is a world that is close to Greek life and doesn’t exaggerate many aspects while the Iliad and the Odyssey are books that exaggerate heroes and warriors and wars throughout the story. There are a lot of major differences between the books…