Greek Mythology
... Hera promised him power and riches, Athena promised glory in war, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris picked Aphrodite ...
... Hera promised him power and riches, Athena promised glory in war, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris picked Aphrodite ...
“The Cyclops” from the Odyssey
... The Odyssey is the story of the attempt of a Greek soldier, Odysseus, to return to his home following the Trojan War. An epic, the Odyssey is composed of many different stories, or episodes, in which the hero, Odysseus, faces all sorts of challenges. In this adventure, Odysseus describes his encount ...
... The Odyssey is the story of the attempt of a Greek soldier, Odysseus, to return to his home following the Trojan War. An epic, the Odyssey is composed of many different stories, or episodes, in which the hero, Odysseus, faces all sorts of challenges. In this adventure, Odysseus describes his encount ...
“The Cyclops” from the Odyssey by Homer
... Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers, charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now. The pike of olive, green though it had been, ...
... Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike deep in the embers, charring it again, and cheered my men along with battle talk to keep their courage up: no quitting now. The pike of olive, green though it had been, ...
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... religion, and dreams—were actually part of a “collective unconscious,” an experience all human beings share. Twentieth century French anthropologist Claude LéviStrauss set forth a similar idea when he wrote in The Raw and the Cooked,“I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myt ...
... religion, and dreams—were actually part of a “collective unconscious,” an experience all human beings share. Twentieth century French anthropologist Claude LéviStrauss set forth a similar idea when he wrote in The Raw and the Cooked,“I therefore claim to show, not how men think in myths, but how myt ...
Book 1: The Anger of Achilles
... 9. How many men did not fight because of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles (estimate 120 men per ship)?_________________________________________________ 10. Which Greek drove the best horses?____________________________________________ 11. Next to Achilles, who was the greatest footsoldier ...
... 9. How many men did not fight because of the quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles (estimate 120 men per ship)?_________________________________________________ 10. Which Greek drove the best horses?____________________________________________ 11. Next to Achilles, who was the greatest footsoldier ...
Historians and Homer As in other areas of ancient literature, the
... of Odysseus himself was important in many foundation myths of Greek colonies (Malkin 1998). The other important area of Homeric influence was on the historians themselves. The developed genre of historiography took from the Homeric poems many features of epic: a mimetic, largely third-person narrati ...
... of Odysseus himself was important in many foundation myths of Greek colonies (Malkin 1998). The other important area of Homeric influence was on the historians themselves. The developed genre of historiography took from the Homeric poems many features of epic: a mimetic, largely third-person narrati ...
Avant-Garde Epic: Robert Wilson`s Odyssey and the Experimental
... clearly does not fall into the category of “silent opera” (a genre he has moved away from in recent decades), it does have echoes of silent film in its movement, make-up, and musical accompaniment. The “silent opera” Deafman Glance engaged with classical antiquity in its figure of the Bird Woman who ...
... clearly does not fall into the category of “silent opera” (a genre he has moved away from in recent decades), it does have echoes of silent film in its movement, make-up, and musical accompaniment. The “silent opera” Deafman Glance engaged with classical antiquity in its figure of the Bird Woman who ...
TrojanWomenDramaturg
... goddess, Aphrodite promised Paris the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite’s offer earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. So Paris abducted Helen. ...
... goddess, Aphrodite promised Paris the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite’s offer earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. So Paris abducted Helen. ...
Trojan War…In a Nutshell
... Agamemnon sent his two squires to Achilles' tent and they took Briseis away from him. Achilles explained to the squires that Agamemnon would pay a heavy price for this action. Achilles' mom Thetis was upset and told him to break all ties with the Greeks. She then asked Zeus to give the Trojans enou ...
... Agamemnon sent his two squires to Achilles' tent and they took Briseis away from him. Achilles explained to the squires that Agamemnon would pay a heavy price for this action. Achilles' mom Thetis was upset and told him to break all ties with the Greeks. She then asked Zeus to give the Trojans enou ...
The Underworld The Greek underworld was made up of various
... In Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a deity and a place in the underworld even lower than Hades. Hesiod's Theogony, c. 700 BC, the deity Tartarus was the third force to manifest in the yawning void of Chaos. After Chaos, sprung primordial objects. The first was Eros, (desire) the driving force behi ...
... In Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a deity and a place in the underworld even lower than Hades. Hesiod's Theogony, c. 700 BC, the deity Tartarus was the third force to manifest in the yawning void of Chaos. After Chaos, sprung primordial objects. The first was Eros, (desire) the driving force behi ...
E T : H
... lover: “I long—I pine, all my days—to travel home and see the dawn of my return. / And if a god will wreck me yet again on the wine-dark sea, / I can bear that too, with a spirit tempered to endure” (5. 242-246). But why give up this earthly paradise? Achilles provides the precedent, Achilles who re ...
... lover: “I long—I pine, all my days—to travel home and see the dawn of my return. / And if a god will wreck me yet again on the wine-dark sea, / I can bear that too, with a spirit tempered to endure” (5. 242-246). But why give up this earthly paradise? Achilles provides the precedent, Achilles who re ...
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... • try to crush sailors that go between them • attempted the destruction of Jason and the Argonauts • Almost destroyed Odysseus’ crew ...
... • try to crush sailors that go between them • attempted the destruction of Jason and the Argonauts • Almost destroyed Odysseus’ crew ...
“The Odyssey”---Background Notes
... ___________. He meets with King _________________. C. One version of the story is that while the king was on a hunting exhibition, Aphrodite places a spell on _______________, the most beautiful woman in all of Greece, and she runs away with him to _______. D. Another more popular version is their f ...
... ___________. He meets with King _________________. C. One version of the story is that while the king was on a hunting exhibition, Aphrodite places a spell on _______________, the most beautiful woman in all of Greece, and she runs away with him to _______. D. Another more popular version is their f ...
homeric age epic sexuality
... who told her she was destined to be Anchises’ wife. Then she works her seductive wiles by throwing herself upon the young man’s mercy (131–42): But I implore you by Zeus and your worthy parents, for dishonorable folk would not get such a son as you, bring me, virginal and inexperienced in love and p ...
... who told her she was destined to be Anchises’ wife. Then she works her seductive wiles by throwing herself upon the young man’s mercy (131–42): But I implore you by Zeus and your worthy parents, for dishonorable folk would not get such a son as you, bring me, virginal and inexperienced in love and p ...
Trojan War and The Fall of Troy
... o. Greek commander who steals Achilles’ prize of honor-(Briseis) h. Evil goddess of Discord m. maiden who was stolen from Achilles g. Achilles’ mother f. King of Troy b. Fairest woman in the world; cause of Trojan War p. Prince of Troy; “Tamer of Horses;” lost to Achilles d. Husband chosen for Helen ...
... o. Greek commander who steals Achilles’ prize of honor-(Briseis) h. Evil goddess of Discord m. maiden who was stolen from Achilles g. Achilles’ mother f. King of Troy b. Fairest woman in the world; cause of Trojan War p. Prince of Troy; “Tamer of Horses;” lost to Achilles d. Husband chosen for Helen ...
The Trojan War Summary
... Medea. Odysseus and Diomedes slaughtered thirteen Thracians (Trojan allies) and stole the horses of King Rhesus in a night raid. Telamonian Ajax (the Greater Ajax) and Hector fought a duel with no decisive result. A common soldier, Thersites, challenged the authority of Agamemnon and demanded that ...
... Medea. Odysseus and Diomedes slaughtered thirteen Thracians (Trojan allies) and stole the horses of King Rhesus in a night raid. Telamonian Ajax (the Greater Ajax) and Hector fought a duel with no decisive result. A common soldier, Thersites, challenged the authority of Agamemnon and demanded that ...
Æscylus - William Sterling
... women of Troy, who are also grieving for their own families and losses, are hardpressed to see their queen in such a state. Later, Hecuba extracts revenge to some extent by killing Polymestor's sons and then blinding Polymestor. As Hecuba and the women of Troy are led off into captivity, she speaks ...
... women of Troy, who are also grieving for their own families and losses, are hardpressed to see their queen in such a state. Later, Hecuba extracts revenge to some extent by killing Polymestor's sons and then blinding Polymestor. As Hecuba and the women of Troy are led off into captivity, she speaks ...
The Owl and the Odyssey of the Chair
... symbol was used on Greek coins and therefore also became associated with wealth. ...
... symbol was used on Greek coins and therefore also became associated with wealth. ...
Clytemnestra and Agamemnon
... On this ebony Greek vase it depicts the woeful death of the King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Agamemnon is seen murdered callously at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The man at the very left is Aegisthus, he is holding a sword ready to plunge it into Agamemnon (in the middle), n ...
... On this ebony Greek vase it depicts the woeful death of the King Agamemnon of Mycenae. Agamemnon is seen murdered callously at the hands of his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. The man at the very left is Aegisthus, he is holding a sword ready to plunge it into Agamemnon (in the middle), n ...
the trojan war
... • Deiphobus and Helenus argued about who should be given Helen as his wife after her abductor Paris had died. Priam awarded her to Deiphobus as the greater warrior, and this was to have serious consequences both for Deiphobus and for Troy. • Troilus and Polyxena were both very young and very beautif ...
... • Deiphobus and Helenus argued about who should be given Helen as his wife after her abductor Paris had died. Priam awarded her to Deiphobus as the greater warrior, and this was to have serious consequences both for Deiphobus and for Troy. • Troilus and Polyxena were both very young and very beautif ...
Background--The Epic of Gilgamesh
... The epic is based on some grains of fact: • Sumerian king named Gilgamesh • reigned over the city-state of Uruk, in ancient ...
... The epic is based on some grains of fact: • Sumerian king named Gilgamesh • reigned over the city-state of Uruk, in ancient ...
Discussion Questions on Edith Hamilton`s Mythology
... Greek had killed one of her sacred animals, a rabbit. To make up for that wrong, Artemis called for the sacrifice Iphigenia, the oldest daughter of Agamemnon, the Greek’s commander in chief. So the girl was sacrificed, and the Greeks were able to sail. However, for the evil they had done, evil was s ...
... Greek had killed one of her sacred animals, a rabbit. To make up for that wrong, Artemis called for the sacrifice Iphigenia, the oldest daughter of Agamemnon, the Greek’s commander in chief. So the girl was sacrificed, and the Greeks were able to sail. However, for the evil they had done, evil was s ...
Oedipus of many pains: Strategies of contest in Homeric poetry
... story—thereby beginning a trend that continues to the present day. 1 The absence of characteristic details, such as Oedipus’ blinding, children or exile, has led some critics to suppose that Homer did not know of these events. 2 Alternatively, others have regarded the Homeric account as the original ...
... story—thereby beginning a trend that continues to the present day. 1 The absence of characteristic details, such as Oedipus’ blinding, children or exile, has led some critics to suppose that Homer did not know of these events. 2 Alternatively, others have regarded the Homeric account as the original ...
Homer`s Iliad
... 2. Agamemnon is forced to return a slave girl of his own by Apollo a. Decides to take the slave girl Briseis from Achilles i. Shows Achilles is subservient to him ii. Achilles is angry, but cannot defy Agamemnon 1. Gives up the slave girl 2. Refuses to fight any more a. Stays in his tent b. Greeks b ...
... 2. Agamemnon is forced to return a slave girl of his own by Apollo a. Decides to take the slave girl Briseis from Achilles i. Shows Achilles is subservient to him ii. Achilles is angry, but cannot defy Agamemnon 1. Gives up the slave girl 2. Refuses to fight any more a. Stays in his tent b. Greeks b ...
Odyssey
The Odyssey (/ˈɒdəsi/; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια Odýsseia, pronounced [o.dýs.sej.ja] in Classical Attic) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. Scholars believe it was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia.The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres (Greek: Μνηστῆρες) or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.It continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world. Many scholars believe that the original poem was composed in an oral tradition by an aoidos (epic poet/singer), perhaps a rhapsode (professional performer), and was more likely intended to be heard than read. The details of the ancient oral performance, and the story's conversion to a written work inspire continual debate among scholars. The Odyssey was written in a poetic dialect of Greek—a literary amalgam of Aeolic Greek, Ionic Greek, and other Ancient Greek dialects—and comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter. Among the most noteworthy elements of the text are its non-linear plot, and the influence on events of choices made by women and serfs, besides the actions of fighting men. In the English language as well as many others, the word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage.The Odyssey has a lost sequel, the Telegony, which was not written by Homer. It was usually attributed in antiquity to Cinaethon of Sparta. In one source, the Telegony was said to have been stolen from Musaeus by Eugamon or Eugammon of Cyrene (see Cyclic poets).