characters in the Iliad
... both the Trojans and the Achaeans by virtue of his level-headed, wise, and benevolent rule. He treats Helen kindly, though he laments the war that her beauty has sparked. Hecuba - Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, and mother of Hector and Paris. Paris (also known as “Alexander”) - A son of Priam and Hec ...
... both the Trojans and the Achaeans by virtue of his level-headed, wise, and benevolent rule. He treats Helen kindly, though he laments the war that her beauty has sparked. Hecuba - Queen of Troy, wife of Priam, and mother of Hector and Paris. Paris (also known as “Alexander”) - A son of Priam and Hec ...
Iliad Summaries - Moore Public Schools
... The Iliad deals with only a small portion of the Trojan War; in fact, it covers only a few months during the tenth year of that war. The ancient Greek audience, however, would have been familiar with all the events leading up to this tenth year, and during the course of the Iliad, Homer makes many r ...
... The Iliad deals with only a small portion of the Trojan War; in fact, it covers only a few months during the tenth year of that war. The ancient Greek audience, however, would have been familiar with all the events leading up to this tenth year, and during the course of the Iliad, Homer makes many r ...
Review of Ransom by David Malouf
... his peers.” Although neither Helen nor Odysseus are mentioned in Ransom, their brooding mythic presence hangs over the death of Hector. Malouf is stepping into this worthy high tradition by bringing The Iliad into psychological contact with modernity. The king's ransom bears the symbolic weight of ...
... his peers.” Although neither Helen nor Odysseus are mentioned in Ransom, their brooding mythic presence hangs over the death of Hector. Malouf is stepping into this worthy high tradition by bringing The Iliad into psychological contact with modernity. The king's ransom bears the symbolic weight of ...
Notes over Troy • Achilles` epithet in the Iliad is swift
... Achilles does not want to go to Troy in the beginning. This makes it clear how the heroes of the past did not necessarily love to fight. Beowulf never mentions that he loves fighting, nor does ...
... Achilles does not want to go to Troy in the beginning. This makes it clear how the heroes of the past did not necessarily love to fight. Beowulf never mentions that he loves fighting, nor does ...
The Parthenon: Pericles, Athena and Civic Identity
... The Parthenon: Pericles, Athena and civic identity Periclean Athens Pericles leads Athens’ democracy (461-429) Kresilas, Pericles, Greece, 440 (Roman copy) view of Parthenon, west façade (447-432) Athenian victory in Persian War (499-479): Burning of Acropolis (480); Marathon (490), Salamis (480) De ...
... The Parthenon: Pericles, Athena and civic identity Periclean Athens Pericles leads Athens’ democracy (461-429) Kresilas, Pericles, Greece, 440 (Roman copy) view of Parthenon, west façade (447-432) Athenian victory in Persian War (499-479): Burning of Acropolis (480); Marathon (490), Salamis (480) De ...
Profile
... Profile picture of Athena: http://www.goddessaday.com/greek/athena Picture of Demeter: http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/Greek-mythology/greek-goddess/demeter/Demeter-Symbol.html Picture of Athena with spear: http://www.pantheon.org/areas/gallery/mythology/europe/greek/athena.html Picture of ...
... Profile picture of Athena: http://www.goddessaday.com/greek/athena Picture of Demeter: http://www.historyking.com/Ancient-Greece/Greek-mythology/greek-goddess/demeter/Demeter-Symbol.html Picture of Athena with spear: http://www.pantheon.org/areas/gallery/mythology/europe/greek/athena.html Picture of ...
House of Atreus
... Hustled out of Mycenae as children, they escaped Thyestes' wrath, came back later when they were grown and with the help of Tyndareus King of Sparta, expelled Thyestes. Each married a daughter of Tyndareus (Agamemnon = Clytemnestra; Menelaus = Helen). Agamemnon became King of Mycenae; Menelaus, Spar ...
... Hustled out of Mycenae as children, they escaped Thyestes' wrath, came back later when they were grown and with the help of Tyndareus King of Sparta, expelled Thyestes. Each married a daughter of Tyndareus (Agamemnon = Clytemnestra; Menelaus = Helen). Agamemnon became King of Mycenae; Menelaus, Spar ...
document
... • Agamemnon is alluded to in the Iliad (by Homer). Aagamemnon is one of the main characters in this tale and plays a role that is true to his mythological role, commander of the Greek states and King. In this tale he is too often stubborn and arrogant, leading to his making poor decisions. In the st ...
... • Agamemnon is alluded to in the Iliad (by Homer). Aagamemnon is one of the main characters in this tale and plays a role that is true to his mythological role, commander of the Greek states and King. In this tale he is too often stubborn and arrogant, leading to his making poor decisions. In the st ...
The Homeric Age: Epic Sexuality
... reveals early Greek notions of the pleasures and dangers associated with sexual activity. Epic passages supplied basic models for many later Greek and Roman narratives dealing with erotic relationships. Since these poems were performed orally long before they were written down, and were therefore ac ...
... reveals early Greek notions of the pleasures and dangers associated with sexual activity. Epic passages supplied basic models for many later Greek and Roman narratives dealing with erotic relationships. Since these poems were performed orally long before they were written down, and were therefore ac ...
Agamemnon Character Overview
... According to Greek mythology, Agamemnon (pronounced ag-uh-MEM-non) was the king of Mycenae (pronounced myeSEE-nee), a kingdom of ancient Greece. The leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, he is one of the central figures in the Iliad, Homer's epic poem about the war. Greek writers generally portray ...
... According to Greek mythology, Agamemnon (pronounced ag-uh-MEM-non) was the king of Mycenae (pronounced myeSEE-nee), a kingdom of ancient Greece. The leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, he is one of the central figures in the Iliad, Homer's epic poem about the war. Greek writers generally portray ...
English I Summer Reading the Odyssey by Homer
... was Penguin Books' best-selling paperback until they knocked it from first place by publishing another literary classic, ''Lady Chatterley's Lover.'' Rieu seems dated today, sometimes bureaucratic (''Amphinomus carried the day and the meeting adjourned''), often too polite (for ''Cease these outrage ...
... was Penguin Books' best-selling paperback until they knocked it from first place by publishing another literary classic, ''Lady Chatterley's Lover.'' Rieu seems dated today, sometimes bureaucratic (''Amphinomus carried the day and the meeting adjourned''), often too polite (for ''Cease these outrage ...
homeric age epic sexuality
... models for many later Greek and Roman narratives dealing with erotic relationships. Since these poems were performed orally long before they were written ...
... models for many later Greek and Roman narratives dealing with erotic relationships. Since these poems were performed orally long before they were written ...
The Trojan War
... Why must the Greeks attack the Trojans? Was it not on account of Helen? Are the sons of Atreus the only ones who love their wives? To be sure, any decent and responsible man loves his own, just as I loved Briseis from the depths of my heart, even though she was won by my spear. In three days I’ll be ...
... Why must the Greeks attack the Trojans? Was it not on account of Helen? Are the sons of Atreus the only ones who love their wives? To be sure, any decent and responsible man loves his own, just as I loved Briseis from the depths of my heart, even though she was won by my spear. In three days I’ll be ...
The Trojan War
... Why must the Greeks attack the Trojans? Was it not on account of Helen? Are the sons of Atreus the only ones who love their wives? To be sure, any decent and responsible man loves his own, just as I loved Briseis from the depths of my heart, even though she was won by my spear. In three days I’ll be ...
... Why must the Greeks attack the Trojans? Was it not on account of Helen? Are the sons of Atreus the only ones who love their wives? To be sure, any decent and responsible man loves his own, just as I loved Briseis from the depths of my heart, even though she was won by my spear. In three days I’ll be ...
Please answer as completely
... The following questions should be answered as completely as possible--very often requiring at least three complete sentences; also, a proper response will involve the insertion and analysis of quotations from the text as support. I would like you to answer these questions, due dates listed. Book 1 T ...
... The following questions should be answered as completely as possible--very often requiring at least three complete sentences; also, a proper response will involve the insertion and analysis of quotations from the text as support. I would like you to answer these questions, due dates listed. Book 1 T ...
The Curse of the House of Atreus
... The Curse of the House of Atreus Standing shoulder-to shoulder with the incestuous brood of Oedipus is the House of Atreus, the ancient royal family of Mycenae in Greece. Arguably the most important family in western literature, the descendants of Atreus suffered from an ancestral crime, variously d ...
... The Curse of the House of Atreus Standing shoulder-to shoulder with the incestuous brood of Oedipus is the House of Atreus, the ancient royal family of Mycenae in Greece. Arguably the most important family in western literature, the descendants of Atreus suffered from an ancestral crime, variously d ...
Athena
... another weaver, Arachne who believed that she was a better weaver than Athena, and thought that if they were in a contest together, she would win. Athena heard about that and was furious that someone thought they were better than her, the Goddess of weaving. Athena disguised herself and went to Arac ...
... another weaver, Arachne who believed that she was a better weaver than Athena, and thought that if they were in a contest together, she would win. Athena heard about that and was furious that someone thought they were better than her, the Goddess of weaving. Athena disguised herself and went to Arac ...
serenediab3
... Hera: Stepmother and Aunt Hestia: Aunt Aphrodite: Cousin Hermes: half brother Hephaestus: half brother Artemis: half sister Apollo: half brother ...
... Hera: Stepmother and Aunt Hestia: Aunt Aphrodite: Cousin Hermes: half brother Hephaestus: half brother Artemis: half sister Apollo: half brother ...
Text Response: Ransom - Year12VCE
... name meaning ‘the ransomed one’ or ‘the price paid.’ insists that he needs to try his best to confront Achilles as a father, rather than as king. Wants to be remembered as a king who performed an extraordinary act of heroism in order to save his ...
... name meaning ‘the ransomed one’ or ‘the price paid.’ insists that he needs to try his best to confront Achilles as a father, rather than as king. Wants to be remembered as a king who performed an extraordinary act of heroism in order to save his ...
Athena and Sparta at the Ending of Lysistrata (1296
... war; the Attic countryside was occupied by the enemy; and the oligarchic coup of the Four Hundred would take place later in the summer. Many critics, including Revermann in his recent book on Aristophanes, have considered the invocation spurious because it seems incongruous that Aristophanes would g ...
... war; the Attic countryside was occupied by the enemy; and the oligarchic coup of the Four Hundred would take place later in the summer. Many critics, including Revermann in his recent book on Aristophanes, have considered the invocation spurious because it seems incongruous that Aristophanes would g ...
Divine intervention is a feature of ancient Greek literature
... When he did, Athena "popped out" fully grown and fully armed (Sawyer). The fully grown woman carrie d many names during her life, although they did not change the way she thought or acted. Mortals rec ognized Athena's active role as an influence and intercessor with others. This is what made Athena ...
... When he did, Athena "popped out" fully grown and fully armed (Sawyer). The fully grown woman carrie d many names during her life, although they did not change the way she thought or acted. Mortals rec ognized Athena's active role as an influence and intercessor with others. This is what made Athena ...
The Iliad: Myth-Making Inside and Out
... The Iliad: Myth-Making Inside and Out by G.I.C. Robertson The Iliad and the Odyssey are the oldest surviving works of Greek poetry, indeed of the whole of Western literature, and they deal with certain events in the lives of two Greek heroes involved in the Trojan War: Achilleus and Odysseus. Neithe ...
... The Iliad: Myth-Making Inside and Out by G.I.C. Robertson The Iliad and the Odyssey are the oldest surviving works of Greek poetry, indeed of the whole of Western literature, and they deal with certain events in the lives of two Greek heroes involved in the Trojan War: Achilleus and Odysseus. Neithe ...
marking scheme
... Achilles who calls an assembly to find the cause of the Plague that is killing so many of the Greek army. He is prompted by Hera to do so. He promises to protect Calchas when he is reluctant to reveal the cause of the plague. When Agamemnon is asked to give up his prize Achilles tells him there are ...
... Achilles who calls an assembly to find the cause of the Plague that is killing so many of the Greek army. He is prompted by Hera to do so. He promises to protect Calchas when he is reluctant to reveal the cause of the plague. When Agamemnon is asked to give up his prize Achilles tells him there are ...
Extract
... In the rearmost ranks of each army stood men carrying tall, bronze-tipped pikes, normally used for ship-to-ship fighting because of their long reach. From the upper third of each pole a canvas banner streamed forward in the breeze from the sea, fluttering and snapping over the heads of the men below ...
... In the rearmost ranks of each army stood men carrying tall, bronze-tipped pikes, normally used for ship-to-ship fighting because of their long reach. From the upper third of each pole a canvas banner streamed forward in the breeze from the sea, fluttering and snapping over the heads of the men below ...
Troy
Troy (Ancient Greek: Ἴλιον, Ilion, or Ἴλιος, Ilios; and Τροία, Troia; Latin: Trōia and Īlium; Hittite: Wilusa or Truwisa; Turkish: Truva) was a city situated in what is known from Classical sources as Asia Minor, now northwest Anatolia in modern Turkey, located south of the southwest end of the Dardanelles/Hellespont and northwest of Mount Ida at Hisarlık. It is the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey seems to show that the name Ἴλιον (Ilion) formerly began with a digamma: Ϝίλιον (Wilion). This was later supported by the Hittite form Wilusa.A new capital called Ilium was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus. It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople and declined gradually during the Byzantine era.In 1865, English archaeologist Frank Calvert excavated trial trenches in a field he had bought from a local farmer at Hisarlık, and in 1868, Heinrich Schliemann, a wealthy German businessman and archaeologist, also began excavating in the area after a chance meeting with Calvert in Çanakkale. These excavations revealed several cities built in succession. Schliemann was at first skeptical about the identification of Hisarlik with Troy, but was persuaded by Calvert and took over Calvert's excavations on the eastern half of the Hisarlik site, which was on Calvert's property. Troy VII has been identified with the Hittite city Wilusa, the probable origin of the Greek Ἴλιον, and is generally (but not conclusively) identified with Homeric Troy.Today, the hill at Hisarlik has given its name to a small village near the ruins, supporting the tourist trade visiting the Troia archaeological site. It lies within the province of Çanakkale, some 30 km south-west of the provincial capital, also called Çanakkale. The nearest village is Tevfikiye. The map here shows the adapted Scamander estuary with Ilium a little way inland across the Homeric plain.Troia was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1998.