Comparing and contrasting Eve and Pandora

A classic example of this divine involvement occurs within the first page of The Iliad.  Achilles, the great hero of the Achaean armies, and Agamemnon the commander-in-chief of the Argives clash bitterly, and the entire epic centers on this conflict.  Homer details the cause of this

The Iliad The Iliad during the Trojan war is a very interesting story that could cause debate upon fellow readers. It brings up a lot of questions and thoughts about the gods and greeks of this time period, such as what is more important to them, justice or mercy? Also, it highlights the view that they have on war and whether it is tragic or glorious to them. During the Iliad, justice and mercy both play very important roles throughout the multiple books and are seen by different characters during the war. Also, it shows what the gods are like and how they view themselves and humans.

Athena: Favoritism Between Heroes in The Iliad Throughout Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom, war, art, literature, and more. She is also known of in her Roman form, Minerva. She appears in The Iliad, The Odyssey, and numerous other Greek epics throughout history. In this essay, the controversy of Athena’s favoritism between heroes, or demigods, will be analyzed. In The Iliad, Athena uses supernatural intervention to interfere with mortal warfare; she assists and favors select heroes, like Odysseus, in which she honors them with kleos (glory) for accommodation in war.

Throughout the Iliad homer portrays Gods with human-like characteristics and behaviors. This is true with Zeus and Hera’s relationship. They frequently interact like we would expect a mortal married couple to do. Zeus’s and Hera’s volatile relationship influences the ups and downs of the Trojan War. Individual humans in the war are especially impacted by the way the couple’s arguments play out. It is also true that developments in the war between the Achaeans and Trojans affect the relationship between Zeus and Hera.

Although Zeus is the greatest of the immortals and is able to control their actions, the other gods have distinct abilities that allow them to either help the Trojans or the Achaeans. Poseidon’s loyalty lies with the Achaeans; however, he decides to help out the Trojans by saving Aeneas. In my eyes, Poseidon is not a traitor and rather a responsible and compassionate immortal. Sometimes, moral obligations outweigh personal responsibilities. For example, as much as Zeus wants to save his son from his fated death, he does not allow for his personal desires to get in the way of his job of protecting the prophecy. Because the gods of Olympus are so involved in the war effort, the mortal warriors are aware of the intervention of the immortals at times. When paranormal and unexplainable activities occur on the battlefield, such as the disappearance of Aeneas, the warriors do not think much about it since they understand that the gods must have intervened. The personal connections many gods feel to the mortals results in their intervention in the Trojan

Trouble was brewing in the mind of Eris, the goddess of discord, or conflict. Wherever Eris was, disorder was with her. As a result, Eris was excluded from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. The goddess appeared at the wedding anyway, determined to avenge the insult. Eris did a simple

When looking at the book, The Odyssey you often come across Greek gods. The gods’ ultimately have total control over humans through their supernatural powers without the humans knowing about. The Greek god’s would interfere with fate and cause things to happen that might have not happened in the beginning. Zeus in particularly is the king of all kings when it comes down to the Greek gods, followed by his daughter Athena who is full of wisdom. The gods interfered with other people’s fate instead of letting them make their own choices. A human does not always know the gods are controlling them and things may appear normal but in reality it’s the gods that’s making all the decisions. Athena had a disguise for every situation she came across that would change people choices and the way they thought. She was helping Odysseus the whole time while he was away from his family.

Christine makes the right decision when she unmasks Erik. In doing so, this reveals the basis of his love; truly, he does not love her, he desires her only to fulfill himself. In reaction to her, when his mask comes off, he declares, “So I shall keep you here!. . . . (Leroux, 123).” Realizing she will not stay, he holds her back, “now that you know my hideousness, you would run away for good. . . .(123).” True love does not “imprison” a person “underground, for love! . . . (119).” Even more, after announcing his desire for marriage, he tells Christine what will happen if she refuses, “...answer...no, every body will be dead and buried! (211)” This means that if she chose no, he would kill “everyone,” more accurately, she would be the instrument of their demise for “If you turn the grasshopper...we shall all be blown up (235).” If he really loved her, he would not have reserved killing her as a last

The Trojan War was a war between Greece and Troy, which is now the coast of Anatolia, and lasted for ten years. During the wedding feast of Thetis the sea nymph and King Peleus of Phtia, Eris, a goddess, was angry since she was the only god not invited.

Summarize the action in each excerpt. (one page total - double space) In the Iliad, Zeus has a meeting with the Gods because he realizes that the Greeks will destroy the Trojans before the fated time unless the Gods intervene. The Gods formed two camps. Apollo gives Aeneas courage to fight Achilles by pretending to be Lycaon. Aeneas is worried that Achilles has all the Gods on his side but, Apollo, in the form of Lycaon, tells him that he should have the Gods on his side because after all his mom is Aphrodite. Aeneas decides to fight Achilles, and Hera wants to protect Achilles so he doesn’t die before his fated time. The two men prepare to fight, and Aeneas says fighting is more important than giving each other insults. They start the fight by throwing spears, and eventually Aeneas picks up a rock to defend himself against Achilles. Poseidon decides to interfere because Aeneas and his decedents are destined to live. Hera says for Poseidon to do what he wants, but tells him she would not save Aeneas. Poseidon puts mist

One well known battle throughout Greek Mythology was the Trojan War in the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Trojan War started when Eris tossed a golden apple labeled the fairest among three jealous goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera, which of course all of them wanted to be the fairest, but Zeus refused to judge the three goddesses. Zeus sent them to pick a mortal named Paris to decide. Each goddess promised him a treasure to be chosen; Hera promised him to be the lord over Europe and Asia, Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful women, and Athena offered him victory against the Greeks. Paris chose Aphrodite who promised him the most beautiful woman which happened to be Helen who was married to Menelaus king of Sparta. Paris and Menelaus had a bond, which he left Paris in his home only to return from Crete to find Helen gone which lead to 10 years of battle. Athena’s role in the Trojan War was that she assisted the Greeks by being their greatest ally along with Poseidon. She chose to side with the Greeks when Paris did not choose her, sealing the fate of the Trojans.

When the word God comes to mind, one usually thinks of divine order, harmony and justice. In The Iliad, that’s not the case. They are childish, they fight one another over petty things and rampage over mortals if they are discontent with something. The role of the gods are clearly

Part One: Identification Choice A. Judgment of Paris As retribution for having been slighted by the other gods, Eris, the goddess of strife, created a golden apple with an inscription stating that it was meant for the most beautiful of all goddesses. Minerva, Juno, and Venus found the apple and argued over which of them was the loveliest and therefore should receive the apple. In the end, the three asked Paris, the prince of Troy, to resolve the dispute. Each goddess offered Paris a bribe to choose her as the fairest, and Paris selected Venus and was given the hand in marriage of Helen, which started the Trojan War. Juno later used the results of this contest as leverage to justify her attack on Aeneas’s army: she was angered at the idea that Paris had declared her inferior to Venus, so “Hate for Troy eviled her eye” by extension. (1.28)

When initially reading about Hesiod’s Pandora and the Bible’s Eve, you may think the two are quite different stories, but with further analysis it is clear that the two share common themes of women being companions to men, evils introduced because of women, punishment coming from a god due to

In the Iliad, the Gods seem to see the Human people as a game and toys, that they are not that important. When the war between Menelaus and Paris, the God’s was an audience from above wagering bets on who would win over Helen. The gods did not care a bit about them. Zeus and many other Gods “sat in council conferring across Olympus’ golden floor as noble Hebe poured them rounds of nectar. They lifted golden beakers pledging each other warmly, gazing down on Troy…” (Book Four, 1-4), The Gods watch the people of Troy fight for their lives as they gather a party. This is different from many cultures because if the Gods see something negative happen, they execute something to try to fix it instead of enjoying the people’s pain and suffering. At this point of The Iliad, the Gods that we have read