established him as one with the ability to transfer something of worth to another, namely Hellenism. Adding to education, Aristotle introduced Alexander to the legend of the Greek god, Achilles, through Homer’s, The Iliad. To Alexander, Achilles became a sort of distant mentor and idol to emulate. Alexander studied how Achilles fought, lived, loved, and died; desiring the same for his own life Alexander would vicariously model it as such. A good leader will have a solid base of knowledge and an example
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can be observed with dialogues of many characters like between Achilles and Agamemnon or Odysseus, and between Paris and Hector. There are numerous instances; some are acceptable and standard while some are really abnormal and extraordinary, in the Iliad Books 1, 3 and 9. There is an emphasized standard effect of shame In Book 1. Because Agamemnon feels himself superior, he gets Briseis, Achilles’ prize as a symbol of honor. Achilles becomes extremely angry and humiliates Agamemnon. In front of
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help. Although this may be true for some myths, many others have additional help from either another person or deity that is often overlooked. In the case of the ancient Sumerian epic Gilgamesh and the Greek myth of the Iliad, both Gilgamesh and Achilles receive help or guidance from their mothers, a key component of both myths that can often be missed. In the epics, both mothers have a heavy influence on on their sons’ lives, which in turn affects the outcome of the myth. To fully understand how
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city-state. The strategies used by the Greek army were impressive and productive. The war has gone down in history just as Achilles had wanted. The Trojan War was a very eventful battle, fought by many soldiers, at the city of Troy. The Greek army had some of the finest warriors and leaders of the ancient times. Menelaus was the king who united the Greek armies in which Achilles was not fond of. Menelaus was brother of Agamemnon who was the Achaean King and the leader of the combined armies. The Greek
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Summary 1 The poet invokes a muse to aid him in telling the story of the rage of Achilles, the greatest Greek hero to fight in the Trojan War. The narrative begins nine years after the start of the war, as the Achaeans sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, commander-in-chief of the Achaean army, takes Chryseis as his prize. Achilles, one of the Achaeans’ most valuable warriors, claims Briseis. Chryseis’s father, a man named Chryses who serves
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kings have at one time courted Helen, so her mother has made them all swear to always support whomever she might choose. When Helen is abducted, the only men who resist conscription are Odysseus, who does not want to leave his home and family, and Achilles, whose mother knows he is fated to die at Troy and holds him back. In the end, however, they join the rest of the Greeks and sail united against Troy. En route, the fleet angers Artemis, who stops the winds from blowing. To appease her, the chief
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What you don’t know won’t hurt. Nike and Ares are both gods, Nike is the god of Victory. Ares is the god of war. They were the bestest of friends, and honestly Nike and Ares kinda go hand in hand because Ares is the god of war, and Nike is the god of victory, and who wouldn't want to win the war. Nike had a weird feeling, kinda like when you're not feeling good. This went on for a couple weeks before he told Ares. Immediately Ares told Nike ‘’You need to go to the doctor. Ares even
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As demonstrated in both readings of “The Odyssey” by Homer and Edith Hamilton, each sections of the poems present various forms of archetypes as well as the twelve stages of a hero. From the beginning, Odysseus has followed every step of the ordinary world all throughout his return to it; however, in the special world Odysseus manages to be “the knight in shining armor”. Undoubtedly, he has the image of a courageous, influential, and honorable protagonist who doesn’t withdraw from any danger to come
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Heroes are people who are admired for their courage, achievements or noble qualities. Over time heroes will change and their message will be updated, but the fabric of their narrative remains intact. These similarities form a link, between times whilst the differences provide an understanding of the era. Oedipus Rex was written in the early 5th Century BC. The world was still new and undiscovered and the Greeks and Sophocles’ hero were at the mercy of their God. UP, on the other hand is set
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The Odyssey is a book that tells about the hardship Odysseus had when he was going home. In the voyage of going home, his crew and him faced monster which causing him to lose some of his men, and going to place to become unwelcome guest. The Odyssey tells about revenge in the book, because other people wanted revenge on Odysseus and people also wanted him to die. Without help from Athena, Odysseus would die from Poseidon, God of the sea, by getting revenge for his son and couldn’t make it back to
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