Compare And Contrast Eeromesia And Sophie

One afternoon Theseus was in his room when a little note was slid under his door and it told him to go down to the courtyard the crack of dawn and so he did. It was princess Ariadne who was going to help him defeat the Minotaur, she gave him a magical string that would help find his way through the labryrinth, the giant maze made by Daedalus and a sword. The next morning they were going into the labryrinth. As soon as they were in, it was dark and wet with bones all around. Theseus told one of the Athenian children to hold one end of the string when he set off. Once Theseus was deep into the maze he heard a rumble and he knew that was Minotaur. He ran in to the Minotaur with sword at hand it gave out a big groan. Theseus cut through it a couple more times to make sure it was dead. With a sigh of relief he walked back. At the entrance Ariadne was waiting to open the door to let them out. When the Athenians got out and quickly got a ship to sail back, but Theseus forgot to fly white sails so once King Aegean of Athens through himself off a cliff because he thought his son had died. After his death they named the sea after him, the Aegean

The women in Agamemnon are as powerful as men but slaves to the divine. Clytemnestra’s early sacrifices parallel her vengeful slaughter of Agamemnon. After Clytemnestra makes sacrifices in celebration of Greece’s victory, the chorus cries, “hope glows through your victims” (Agamemnon, 658). They reference both hope for Greece 's victory and hope for avenging Iphigenia 's death. Sacrifices of thanksgiving make Clytemnestra an ambassador of victory and the sacrifice of Agamemnon makes her an ambassador of Justice. Agamemnon’s slaughter is an act in the name of heavenly Justice; it is a retributive sacrifice to Fate. Despite its moral significance, the murder of the war hero invokes a cycle of death within the house of Agamemnon. Like the

Athena resolves the conflicts of the Oresteia with an ambiguous judgment that seems to satisfy all parties involved. However, in any conflict, at least one party must make sacrifices to work toward a resolution. Athena achieves her paradoxical result by misleading Apollo to think that he has received total victory in judgment and by offering compensatory powers to the Erinyes, thus creating an illusion of satisfaction for all amidst a reality of compromise.

Athena, once again, is shown as having power over men and mortals, the citizens feel "sheltered under Athene`s wings" (3.1000-02) she brings justice and leads the tragic trilogy to a conclusion , just as she helps conclude Odysseus` nostos to Ithaca.

In the ancient societies of Greece, war means many things; power, glory, honor. The idea of fighting is not just a daily task for the Greeks but a necessity. In

The war began with a grand wedding between Peleus, the son of Aeacus, and Thetis, the sea-goddess. Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited to the wedding. Enraged at this, she stormed into the wedding and threw a golden apple of discord on a table. The apple had the inscription “For the fairest” a quarrel soon arose between three powerful goddesses. The three goddesses; Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena all wanted the title of fairest. They wanted to Zeus to be the judge of this contest. Not wanting to be involved in the quarrel, Zeus sent Hermes to get Paris, the Trojan prince, so that he could judge the three ("History of the Trojan War").

During the Polynesian War, Mytilene attempted an unsuccessful revolt against Athens. Initially, it is decided that the males of Mytilene were to be put to death while the women and children were to be enslaved. However, the following day another debate was held to determine whether death was too harsh of a punishment. In their attempt to persuade their audience of fellow Athenians to spare the rebels of Mytilene or follow through with the first course of action, Speaker 3, who argues in favor of sparing the rebels, heavily relies on logos and pathos. Meanwhile, Speaker 6 utilizes ethos while exhibiting a passionate tone to argue for the death of the Mytilenians.

Eurymachus tries to offer repayment of everything that had been consumed or taken by the suitors before the rest of their lives is taken. This could have been a moment when Odysseus could have been merciful. It seems he is being urged on my Athena. Do not misunderstand he is angry at the way his wife and home have been treated, but even Athena questions his guts in the heat of the fight that seems to incense him and he carries out the attacks on the rest of the suitors. Zeus himself questions Athena at the end when the fathers of the suitors head out to find Odysseus and the others. She asks Zeus what his plan for stopping the struggle and he turns it around on her and says “Wasn’t this your plan, to have Odysseus pay them back with a vengeance?” (620) She was charged with making the peace and ending the struggle. This is evident to me that the suitors received death because Athena sought it and used Odysseus’s anger as a

I couldn't see who did it, but I was tired. As we got to Agamemnon's castle, Clytemnestra was acting as if she was happy that Agamemnon has returned. I stood there with no motion just going into a vision, I saw Apollo. He was going to kill me with an axe. he was about to slay me, and I screamed as loud as I could. I never thought of a horrific accident. As I came back to reality, Queen Clytemnestra was calling for me, for I knew that this was my fate. I stood there trying not to show fear. She took me to Agamemnon, dead she had an axe, just like the vision. " do you have mercy, please don't kill me I shall not die as a slave" I plead. "You'll die with your beloved one", says Clytemnestra in rage. She grabbed the axe and swung, I jerked a bit, but it was too late. " you shall pay for this, for these are my last words." I say. As I see the light and blood behind me, I rise to join the gods and I am glad the suffering has

Everything was so peaceful, as it always was in Greece. Everyone was joyful, people were smiling, and laughter filled the air. Tilepatheia and Chaothinia could both tell that something was weighing on Demeter’s mind. Chaothinia knew what was wrong, but she didn’t want to say anything in front of Tilepatheia.

Soon Nestor starts to tell the story of the Trojan war and how he doesnt really know what happened to Odysseus. As Nestor is telling the story, we see that he is a very choppy and factual story teller. Done witht telling what he knows, Nestor sends Telemachos with one of his sons to see Menalaos. At the very end of the book, Athena rips off her duisguise of Mentor and changes into an eagle before everyone’s

One day while Kallista was searching she came upon a beautifully tall women. The woman said her name was Athena. Kallista thought for sure this could not be the magnificent goddess Athena. But sure enough it was. Athena told Kallista, “I have come to show you what evils you have been saved from.” Athena guided Kallista to her childhood home. There she saw her poor mother old and skinny, Selene. She wept of her lost children who her husband had murdered. Kallista ran to her mother to console her. Selene told the story of how Remus murdered Kallista and Aether. Selene said “The day you went hunting with your father he had planned to kill you. So when you didn’t return I assumed you had died in the woods. Around a year later Rebus your father said he was going to take your father hunting. I told him if he didn't come back without your brother Aether that I would kill him. He never returned with Aether and as soon as he came home the next day I beat him with a rock. And ever since then I have barely gotten along.” Athena felt pity on Kallista’s mother, so she granted her a pass to the underworld to find her son. Kallista never could thank Athena enough for what she did for her

“Then the ox-eyed Queen thought how she might distract aegis-bearing Zeus from the war, and this idea seemed best: to go to Ida, beautifully arrayed, to see if he could be tempted to clasp her in his arms and lie with her, then she might clothe his eyes and cunning mind in warm and gentle sleep. “ “Zeus

Xeones, still filled with vengeance, wants to go to Sparta, home of the legendary warriors that constitute the best army in Greece. They cannot decide so they end up parting ways, Xeones to Sparta, Diomache to Athens. In their entire lives they will only meet once more.

Athena explains how the king is one of the great old friend of her father who. However, her father has stopped visiting Ithaca but he will always be a friend to her