Greek Miracle Research Paper

    Most people think of a hero as a strong, superior, good-looking person that could never make a mistake. However, in a story called The Odyssey, a connection to real life reveals imperfections to be common in heroes. Each person has their low points and highlights, regardless of their “rank”. The author and epic poet, Homer, exemplifies our main character, Odysseus, to take on this idea of a hero throughout his writing. The time period took place in Ancient Greece, allowing Greek culture to relate to the poem. Different aspects of such culture and history may have influenced the works and creativity of Homer as well. A major point includes The Trojan War because it focuses in on Odysseus’ journey to bring Helen back home by devising a plan to destroy warriors in the city. Acknowledge this factor when reading The Odyssey, for not only evidence of heroism, but also other major points of archetypes, in which the device reflects the insights of readers in modern time and what is seen from Ancient Greek culture.

The Trojan War started when a dispute happened between the goddess Hera, Athena and Aphrodite over an apple. They then asked Zeus to judge and he wouldn’t choose. Paris the prince of troy was then asked to judge Athena offered him ambition, fame, success in war. Hera offered Paris power, riches and king of Europe and Asia and Aphrodite offered Paris the love of the most beautiful women in the world. Paris chooses Aphrodite. The most beautiful women happened to be Helena who was married already. The Trojan War started when Paris visits Helen and Menelaus and kidnaps Helen with him back to Troy who is married to Menelaus who was a Spartan king. Helen’s father, Tyndareus promises to protect her and support her husband whatever choice she makes Menelaus finds out his wife is missing and goes after her. When he arrives Paris then offers a solution to keep his brother hector from fighting his battle. He challenges Menelaus to a one on one duel and the winner takes Helen. Menelaus accepts the challenge and they began fighting, Paris starts losing and his leg gets cut, he then crawls to Hectors feet. Menelaus threatens hector that he will kill Paris at his feet and as he raises his sword Hector stabs him, killing him and Agamemnon declares war. Later on, Hector ends up confusing Achilles’s cousin with Achilles because he was wearing his armor. Achilles then gets mad at him and him and Hector fight Achilles wins and drags his body back to his town. Hectors dad goes there to get back his daughter and hectors body. Later on, Greeks thought of an idea to get inside of Troy by building a giant wooden horse, also known as the Trojan horse and they had men hide inside of the horse. The Greeks made them think they left by sailing away and gave them the horse. The Trojans thought of it as a victory trophy or reward. But Paris thought it was a trick and didn’t want the horse brought inside and many others agree that they should burn

In Greek mythology, the walls of Troy had been discovered to have been built by Poseidon and Apollo who, after an act of ignorance, were obligated to serve for the Trojan King Laomedon for one year, by Zeus. Many tough battles had been fought outside of the city, sometimes they fought with chariots, but the majority of them were fought by men on foot, using weapons such as spears, sword, shields, helmets, and armour for protection of the chest and legs. War fumed back and forth across the plains of Troy, over the years, but the most important battles seemed to have been saved for the final year of the siege. There were four major battles between a Greek warrior, and Trojan warrior. The first battle came down between Menelaos and Paris. Menelaos offered to fight Paris just between the two of them, so they could settle the issue of the war. Agreeing to this, both warriors brought lots together to see who would have first throw with their spear. Paris won, and threw first, but his spear landed in the shield of Menelaos. All four battles began like this, with the throwing of the spear. Other warriors included in these battles were, Ajax, and Hektor, Achilles, and Hektor, and lastly the most important battle of all, the Trojan Horse, and the victory. Many believed that Trojan Horse, and the victory is a myth, because

The Ancient Greeks brought us achievements that shape our world that were made not by figures lost in time, but by men and women whose voices we can still hear. Science, art, literature, political science and historiography were formulated as we now know and work with them by the ancient Greeks. As Americans, we have learned and took on many ideas from the Greeks. Greeks were one of the most advanced cultures in ancient history. Ancient Greece influenced theaters, The Olympics, myths and many other things. Our civilization today is still completely interested in folklore and folktales, which have . Today we don’t believe in more than one God, unlike the Greek culture who are polytheistic. Our lessons, cultures and many other customs

In The Histories, Herodotus describes the cultural values of the Greeks. The Greeks had many differences, but in times of danger, they set aside their

When people wonder about Ancient Greece the first thing that comes to their minds is Greek mythology; gods and goddesses that have helped shape many historical events. “In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life.” (“Greek Mythology.”) The civilization showed that numerous characters and stories helped shape Greeks. The beliefs the Greeks had with mythologies was they understood the meaning behind all the characters that are known today. However, to the Greeks, they were not just characters, these were their gods and goddesses who gave them meaning and understanding of the world around them. Worshiping the gods and goddesses helped them with their religious rituals and the temperament of the weather. A famous wine-jar that was made during this time period was “Achilles killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, 540-530 BCE, black-figured amphora”. (Khan Academy) The civilization that they lived in grew around their worship and achievements.

Greek Mythology, used to explain the unknown. The Greeks never had the technology to discover why things happened the way they did. For that reason, they would believe in stories about Gods and Goddesses that determined their everyday lives. They would worship and sacrifice living beings to show their respect for the Gods. Over time, they developed the story of how the world was created, their main Gods and Goddesses, and traditions and rituals.

In about 1250 B.C, Helen, a queen in Sparta, was kidnapped by the prince of Troy, Paris, according to the Greeks. Troy said she came willingly. Because of this the Greeks started a war to get her back, the Trojan war. They crossed the Aegean Sea to get to Asia Minor to demand Helen back by Priam, the Trojan king. The Trojans declined and stayed alive for ten years until Greece left. Troy thought they were leaving, forfeiting, but they were wrong. The Greeks decided they would deceive or trick Troy by going back but leaving a giant horse, as a peace treaty offer present, that's exactly what the Trojans thought. In the middle of the night many Greek soldiers jumped out of the horse, nicknamed the Trojan Horse, and defeated the entire town if

The history of Greek mythology is an extravagant chronicle of tales of heroism, tragedy, and tradition. The Greeks had an extreme talent with fine arts, and these abilities are strongly reflected in their

The earliest Greek civilization thrived around 4,000 years ago. Some of the things that they had we still use today, such as art, science, math, literature, and politics. The Greeks were known for their great intelligence, military strategies, and their architectural skills. All Greek's spoke the same language. This was done to make trade easier and to be able to communicate between different parts of the country. Even though everyone spoke the same language the Greek language had three different dialects which were Aeolic, Doric and Ionic. These three different dialects came about from the three tribes around the country. All Greeks believed in the same gods, who were a big part of their culture. The Greek government was not a monarchy

The Greek influences inform modern American culture through their complex system of government, and from their advanced conceptual practices of modern-day mathematics. Also, the revolutionary progresses of this ancient era have impacted societies as a whole, from some of their ingenious inventions which have been innovated and modified into the most recognized designs of latter-day civilizations. Besides from informing, the Greeks not only continue to inspire American culture from their successes, but also, many other cultures of the world, and their artists, in distinction to the perceptive ancient art, poetry, and literature of that time.

If we look at today’s society, many things have changed since the past this can include technology, human communication etc. What many people do not understand is that sometimes the evolution or names that have been implemented in today’s society are based off of Greek mythology. Greek mythology is defined as ancient culture use as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived, natural phenomena they witnessed and the passing of time through days, months and seasons (Cartwright, 2012). It was also said to be connected with religion in Greek world and explained the origin and lives of gods (Cartwright, 2012). An example of a Greek mythology is the Greek Hero Hercules or Heracles the most celebrated of all the heroes of antiquity

The trojan war took place in 1250 B.C.E. As this war has little evidence that it happened, it was passed down through many generations that this war took place. Many stories have the war happening in the city of Troy. Two famous poets wrote about this war, Homer and Sophocles, which wrote the Iliad & Odyssey. These poems are part of evidence that this war took place. One of the stories has a Wooden Horse as a gift to the Trojans, and when the horse was in the city the Spartans invaded Troy. This war was to believe to be started by the kidnapping of the Spartan Queen, Helen, by the Trojan prince, Paris. This ended with the Greeks winning and in some stories, the death of the Trojan prince.

Greek mythology was important to Greek culture overall, because the stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life. The stories explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and they also gave meaning to the world people saw around them. Greek mythology is still important today for quite a few reasons. The first reason is that it makes up a major part of anybody’s heritage. Another reason is that it is a constant reminder of who we are and where we come from.

The heroes in The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, and Oedipus are all men that share many traits, but are not the typical heroes that 21st century readers today may relate to. Instead, they are flawed men who must overcome great challenges. However, heroes play a vital role in the ancient epic texts that are still enjoyed today. Without the hero, there would be no tale to tell, and the stories of Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Oedipus, would be unknown to us. Understanding the role of the hero, and the differences between heroes is useful to better understand the literary masterpieces within the context of the times they were written in as well.