~ The Greek Gods ~ The Parent Gods Uranus + Gaia (mother earth
... i. Golden Apple = prize to most beautiful goddess. 2. The Dispute of the Golden Apple. a. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera claim the Apple. b. Zeus doesn’t want to decide, so he appoints Paris. 3. The Judgment of Paris. a. Hera offers power. b. Athena offers wisdom. c. Aphrodite (winner) offers most bea ...
... i. Golden Apple = prize to most beautiful goddess. 2. The Dispute of the Golden Apple. a. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera claim the Apple. b. Zeus doesn’t want to decide, so he appoints Paris. 3. The Judgment of Paris. a. Hera offers power. b. Athena offers wisdom. c. Aphrodite (winner) offers most bea ...
Characters-in-the-Il..
... Priam: King of Troy. Hecuba: Wife of Priam and queen of Troy. Hector: Bravest and most accomplished of the Trojan warriors; son of Priam. Achilles slays him. Andromache: Hector's noble and dedicated wife. Astyanax: Son of Hector and Andromache. Paris: Trojan who took Helen From Menelaus. Aeneas: Bra ...
... Priam: King of Troy. Hecuba: Wife of Priam and queen of Troy. Hector: Bravest and most accomplished of the Trojan warriors; son of Priam. Achilles slays him. Andromache: Hector's noble and dedicated wife. Astyanax: Son of Hector and Andromache. Paris: Trojan who took Helen From Menelaus. Aeneas: Bra ...
An Introduction to the Odyssey
... It doesn’t matter whether he fails or succeeds. The journey there, and what is learned, is what’s most important. His internal conflicts are about controlling his temper, his ego, his urges… ...
... It doesn’t matter whether he fails or succeeds. The journey there, and what is learned, is what’s most important. His internal conflicts are about controlling his temper, his ego, his urges… ...
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... • The “sequel” to the Iliad • Tells the story of the Greek king Odysseus and his return home to Ithaca from the Trojan war. • In media res ...
... • The “sequel” to the Iliad • Tells the story of the Greek king Odysseus and his return home to Ithaca from the Trojan war. • In media res ...
Troy
... The war began when the goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, bribed the prince of Troy, Paris, to name one of them as the most fair. He was offered power, wealth or the most beautiful woman as bribes. He chose Aphrodite as the most fair and in return, she gave him the most beautiful woman, Helen of ...
... The war began when the goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, bribed the prince of Troy, Paris, to name one of them as the most fair. He was offered power, wealth or the most beautiful woman as bribes. He chose Aphrodite as the most fair and in return, she gave him the most beautiful woman, Helen of ...
Introduction to *.. The Odyssey
... Odysseus is a very human hero. More than his strength, which was great, Odysseus was known for his clever and agile mind. It was he who thought of using the Trojan horse to gain entrance to the impregnable walls of Troy. The story of The Odyssey follows his wayward struggle to return home to his wif ...
... Odysseus is a very human hero. More than his strength, which was great, Odysseus was known for his clever and agile mind. It was he who thought of using the Trojan horse to gain entrance to the impregnable walls of Troy. The story of The Odyssey follows his wayward struggle to return home to his wif ...
The Illiad
... D. As a prince, Paris, with the help of Aphrodite, sailed for Sparta, _______________ and claiming to be on a goodwill mission from his father, King Priam of Troy E. Paris was treated as a _______________________ and spent much time with Helen and, with the help of Aphrodite and her assurance that t ...
... D. As a prince, Paris, with the help of Aphrodite, sailed for Sparta, _______________ and claiming to be on a goodwill mission from his father, King Priam of Troy E. Paris was treated as a _______________________ and spent much time with Helen and, with the help of Aphrodite and her assurance that t ...
The Odyssey Unit
... “ Homer’s first epic was the Iliad, which tells us the story of a ten-year war fought on the plains outside the walls of a great city called Troy… The Iliad tells us that the cause of the war was sexual jealousy: The world’s most beautiful woman, Helen, abandoned her husband, Menelaus, a Greek ...
... “ Homer’s first epic was the Iliad, which tells us the story of a ten-year war fought on the plains outside the walls of a great city called Troy… The Iliad tells us that the cause of the war was sexual jealousy: The world’s most beautiful woman, Helen, abandoned her husband, Menelaus, a Greek ...
2013 FJCL State Latin Forum Mythology
... 41. When Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates, the only member of the crew to oppose the idea of selling him as a slave was a. Acoetes. b. Elpenor. c. Butes d. Palinurus 42. After the death of Dido, Anna eventually came to Italy because she was fleeing a. Dido’s ghost. b. Sychaeus’s ghost. c. Pygmalion ...
... 41. When Dionysus was kidnapped by pirates, the only member of the crew to oppose the idea of selling him as a slave was a. Acoetes. b. Elpenor. c. Butes d. Palinurus 42. After the death of Dido, Anna eventually came to Italy because she was fleeing a. Dido’s ghost. b. Sychaeus’s ghost. c. Pygmalion ...
Trojan War - WordPress.com
... Helen had scores of suitors, and her father was unwilling to choose one for fear the others would retaliate violently. Finally, one of the suitors, Odysseus of Ithaca, proposed a plan to solve the dilemma. He suggested that Tyndareus allow Helen to choose her husband. Require all of Helen's ...
... Helen had scores of suitors, and her father was unwilling to choose one for fear the others would retaliate violently. Finally, one of the suitors, Odysseus of Ithaca, proposed a plan to solve the dilemma. He suggested that Tyndareus allow Helen to choose her husband. Require all of Helen's ...
Characters from The Trojan War with definitions
... 15. Artemis—Goddess who was on the side of the Trojans. 16. Iphigenia—The oldest daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed to Artemis to calm the wind. 17. Hermes—Disguises himself as a Greek youth and safely guides King Priam to Achilles’ tent so that he can claim Hector’s body. 18. Queen Hecuba—Que ...
... 15. Artemis—Goddess who was on the side of the Trojans. 16. Iphigenia—The oldest daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed to Artemis to calm the wind. 17. Hermes—Disguises himself as a Greek youth and safely guides King Priam to Achilles’ tent so that he can claim Hector’s body. 18. Queen Hecuba—Que ...
The Odyssey: Character list
... famous one) tried to rape Trojan King Priam’s daughter Cassandra, who had taken refuge in Athena’s temple. When the Achaeans failed to punish Ajax, Athena sent storm winds that kept them from going home. Ajax was killed; Menelaus wandered for 7 years, and Odysseus for 10. When the Odyssey opens, Ath ...
... famous one) tried to rape Trojan King Priam’s daughter Cassandra, who had taken refuge in Athena’s temple. When the Achaeans failed to punish Ajax, Athena sent storm winds that kept them from going home. Ajax was killed; Menelaus wandered for 7 years, and Odysseus for 10. When the Odyssey opens, Ath ...
Symbols
... They have been fascinated to discover that for centuries, people who had no contact with each other at all had passed down stories whose characters and events were strikingly similar. Many great thinkers have tried to explain this phenomenon. Noted psychoanalyst Carl Jung introduced a theory that hu ...
... They have been fascinated to discover that for centuries, people who had no contact with each other at all had passed down stories whose characters and events were strikingly similar. Many great thinkers have tried to explain this phenomenon. Noted psychoanalyst Carl Jung introduced a theory that hu ...
Latin Name
... _Odysseus_______________ - pretended to be _mad________ so he didn’t have to go to _war____________; he plows the _beach_________, so others put his baby _son____ in his path as a test; Odysseus _swerved_____, proving that he was _sane__________ ...
... _Odysseus_______________ - pretended to be _mad________ so he didn’t have to go to _war____________; he plows the _beach_________, so others put his baby _son____ in his path as a test; Odysseus _swerved_____, proving that he was _sane__________ ...
Iliad - Public
... and Hades, the ruler of the underworld, lived outside it. Anyone who studies the Odyssey will have their own opinion about where Odysseus and his companions were driven by the winds as they attempted to return home to Ithaca. What we do know is that the winds that filled the sails of the ships in Ho ...
... and Hades, the ruler of the underworld, lived outside it. Anyone who studies the Odyssey will have their own opinion about where Odysseus and his companions were driven by the winds as they attempted to return home to Ithaca. What we do know is that the winds that filled the sails of the ships in Ho ...
The Odyssey Schema Guide
... Paris shoots an arrow, guided by Apollo, at Achilles and it pierces him in his heel – his only weak point. Thus, Achilles perishes. ...
... Paris shoots an arrow, guided by Apollo, at Achilles and it pierces him in his heel – his only weak point. Thus, Achilles perishes. ...
Trojan War Background Information
... so Patroclus asked to wear Achilles’s armor. Patroclus is killed by Hector, Paris’s oldest brother and the most famous Trojan warrior, who believed he had killed Achilles. Achilles was so upset that he returned to the war and killed Hector. Paris was ready to avenge the death of his brother; he shot ...
... so Patroclus asked to wear Achilles’s armor. Patroclus is killed by Hector, Paris’s oldest brother and the most famous Trojan warrior, who believed he had killed Achilles. Achilles was so upset that he returned to the war and killed Hector. Paris was ready to avenge the death of his brother; he shot ...
The judgement of Paris
... staff, traveller’s hat and winged sandals. Hermes looks as though he is introducing to Paris the three goddesses on his left. Of the goddesses only Athene can be identified, by her snake-trimmed aegis (breastplate) and helmet; the other two are Hera and Aphrodite. Suggested activities ...
... staff, traveller’s hat and winged sandals. Hermes looks as though he is introducing to Paris the three goddesses on his left. Of the goddesses only Athene can be identified, by her snake-trimmed aegis (breastplate) and helmet; the other two are Hera and Aphrodite. Suggested activities ...
The Odyssey Intro Powerpoint
... Cyclops, The Lotus Eaters, Calypso, The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, The Witch Circe, The Cattle of the Sun God Characteristics of an epic hero-Odysseus’ actions Part II: Coming Home-events from the stories, i.e. The Meeting of Father and Son, The Test of the Great Bow, Death at the Palace, Odysseu ...
... Cyclops, The Lotus Eaters, Calypso, The Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, The Witch Circe, The Cattle of the Sun God Characteristics of an epic hero-Odysseus’ actions Part II: Coming Home-events from the stories, i.e. The Meeting of Father and Son, The Test of the Great Bow, Death at the Palace, Odysseu ...
Greek Philosophy Essay
... contrasted by the melancholy mood of The Women of Troy, which describes the sadness associated with war. Rather than promoting battle, Euripides describes the aftermath of Troy’s fall. Hecabe, queen of what once was Troy, tells of her strife on page 130, when she cries, “My sons, my husband, gone, ...
... contrasted by the melancholy mood of The Women of Troy, which describes the sadness associated with war. Rather than promoting battle, Euripides describes the aftermath of Troy’s fall. Hecabe, queen of what once was Troy, tells of her strife on page 130, when she cries, “My sons, my husband, gone, ...
Characters of the Trojan War
... When Hector killed his friend, Achilles became enraged and so agreed to join the other Greeks in fighting against the Trojans. Achilles avenged the death of his friend by killing Hector, after which, to disgrace the Trojan prince and to let off some of his steaming madness, he dragged Hector's corps ...
... When Hector killed his friend, Achilles became enraged and so agreed to join the other Greeks in fighting against the Trojans. Achilles avenged the death of his friend by killing Hector, after which, to disgrace the Trojan prince and to let off some of his steaming madness, he dragged Hector's corps ...
Iliad Major Characters List
... Friend of Patroclus. Prideful, full of rage, and disdainful of Agamemnon. Aeneas: Son of Aphrodite. Skilled Trojan warrior. Agamemnon: King of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army. Older brother of Menelaus. Prideful, selfish, and impulsive. Disdainful of Achilles and his arrogance. Ajax (The Greate ...
... Friend of Patroclus. Prideful, full of rage, and disdainful of Agamemnon. Aeneas: Son of Aphrodite. Skilled Trojan warrior. Agamemnon: King of Mycenae and leader of the Greek army. Older brother of Menelaus. Prideful, selfish, and impulsive. Disdainful of Achilles and his arrogance. Ajax (The Greate ...
Trojan War-How it Started
... Odysseus pretended to be crazy by plowing with an ox and horse together. Also, he sowed salt into the ground. Agamemnon and Menelaus put his son in the path of the plow. Odysseus stopped and showed he was not really crazy. He joined them in the war against Troy. ...
... Odysseus pretended to be crazy by plowing with an ox and horse together. Also, he sowed salt into the ground. Agamemnon and Menelaus put his son in the path of the plow. Odysseus stopped and showed he was not really crazy. He joined them in the war against Troy. ...
characters in our Iliad excerpts
... Deiphobos: Hector’s brother, impersonated by Apollo at the time of Hector’s death. Hecuba: Hector’s mother, Priam’s wife. Hector: Troy’s chief warrior, the foundation of their ability to survive the Greek assault. Good in combat and in council, an admirable and loving husband, father and son, aware ...
... Deiphobos: Hector’s brother, impersonated by Apollo at the time of Hector’s death. Hecuba: Hector’s mother, Priam’s wife. Hector: Troy’s chief warrior, the foundation of their ability to survive the Greek assault. Good in combat and in council, an admirable and loving husband, father and son, aware ...