The Between Basileis And The Demos Of The Dark Age

The suitors that swarm Odysseys ' house in the hopes that they may acquire her hand in marriage. They are a rowdy, arrogant, and decidedly unpleasant bunch, made only worse by their complete lack of concern for Odysseus and his household. But their incessant pursuit of their prize, though what ultimately condemns them, is, by the context already noted, justified. Though they are the primary antagonists in the story, and they certainly suffer the harshest fate (perhaps except for the sailors), amongst their ranks were some perfect decent, well-natured men. It is simply a natural response (in the context of this culture) for a man, Odysseus in this case, to take revenge upon men, whether they be justified in their actions or not or whether they are well-natured or not, who threaten the stability of his household. This is despite the fact that he himself has been the aggressor at many times. Had he been killed in that pursuit, it would have only been considered natural, and so it is natural that the suitors were killed in theirs. The suitors thought, through a successful marriage to a beautiful woman from a wealthy family, they would be able to further their household in terms of success. A notion that, in the world Homer portrays, is not entirely fanciful.

In parallel to the argument between the Just and Unjust speeches, ‘new’ triumphs over ‘old’ once again in the fight between Strepsiades and Pheidippides. Pheidippides declares to his father, “I will make it clearly apparent, by Zeus, that I was beating you with justice (Clouds, 1332). Throughout their argument, Pheidippides was applying the same techniques to his speech that the Unjust speech utilized. Their apparently cynical disrespect for social mores emphasizes the fact that what is ‘old’ is losing its strength within society. What is right is in palpable contrast to what is currently occurring in the social order. Strepsiades broached the suggestion that as a father he has nurtured Pheidippides from infancy to his adulthood. Because of this, Strepsiades insists that he has earned his son’s respect. However, Pheidippides is convinced

First and foremost, friendly people often are taken advantage of. In Book II of The Aeneid, Aeneas explained that his people allowed the horse into their city because they believed that a gift should be accepted. The courteousness of the Trojans lead to the downfall of their city. The Greeks stooped to a very low and atrocious point of strategy to defeat Troy, and they succeeded in doing so. The kindness of the Trojans failed to assist them in order to pull through and save their city. When youthful Sinon impersonated a betrayed Greek, the Trojans hastily took pity on him. ““To these tears we grant life and pity him besides. Priam himself first bids his fetters and tight bonds be removed, and thus speaks with words of kindness: ‘Whoever you are, from now on forget the Greeks you have lost; you will be one of us. And explain to me truly this that I ask. To what end have they set up this huge mass of horse? Who is the contriver? What is their aim? What religious offering is it? What engine of war?’” (The Aeneid, Book II). They

There has been many changes in people’s behavior in result of a missing leader. When news gets to town that Odysseus is “died” men from all over line up at Penelope’s door pleading for her hand in marriage. Penelope, who waits for Odysseus to return tells them that when she finishes her burial shroud for Odysseus’ she’ll chose someone to marry. The men, or suitors, decide to invade the kingdom and wait on her property running down the food supply till she comes up with an answer that satisfies them. There’s never been such impolite behavior. Not only Penelope but, Odysseus’ son Telemachus has to deal with the intruding suitors. He’s not able to make one speech without hearing an abrupt comment from a suitor. Antinoos, an obnoxious, arrogant suitor mocks Telemachus. After he talks Antinoos

Everyone is capable of being affectionate, positive, kind, and caring. But with those qualities comes pride, envy, greed, and wrath. The Odyssey is a myth formed about the absurd journey of the human, Odysseus. As a hero from the Trojan War, his mission was to bring his men back home after ten years of hardship. Little did he know, only half of his expedition was over. Odysseus faced off against the burly Laestrygonians, the atrocious Scylla, and the desperate Calypso. He had many peaks and valleys throughout his journey, solely caused by his positive and negative qualities as a leader. In the story of the “Odyssey,” the hero Odysseus embodies an ineffective and effective leader. Odysseus is strategic in navigating the obstacles he faces, however, he is selfish in his desires, and his ego prompts failure, which demonstrates to the reader the Greek

Odysseus was justified in taking action against the suitors. Part of any justification of Odysseus's behavior resides in the dishonorable way that the suitors treat his home and its inhabitants. Homer shows honor as a critical aspect of Greek society. It is the reason why the war against {{T}}troy is fought. Honor is vitally important to the Homeric classical setting. It becomes evident that the suitors bring a sense of dishonor to odysseus's home. The fact that they overtake the residence without any regard for the man of the house itself is one example of dishonor. Additionally, the suitors vie for Penelope's hand in name only. the suitors are there for the prizes of Odysseus's home and show little in way of respect for the traditions and sense of decorum that Penelope displays.{{P}} penelope herself says as much in challenging the suitors to string Odysseus' bow.

The time period spanning from around 500 A.D. to 1500 is perceived as the Dark Ages. Many plagues, wars, lack of knowledge, corruption, prosecution, and lack of freedoms were a part of the early Dark Ages. Many people tend to focus on these things and do not learn that many important things came from this time. The lengthy list following is some of the positives from the Dark Ages: universities, banking, Christianity, guilds, science, Carolingian Renaissance, Byzantine Golden Age, Islamic Golden Age, Commercial Revolution, mathematics, art, architecture, improved weather conditions, improvement upon laws, agricultural boom, the printing press (a fundamental part of journalism today), theater, Islam, and impressive leaders. The Dark Ages were not as dark as they are generally made out to be, for the art/architecture, agriculture, and the sciences/mathematics of that time, awe and impact today’s world.

Well, reciprocity not only happens a lot today, it also happens in Homer’s Odyssey. The characters of Odysseus, Penelope, Antinous, and Telemachus eventually get what they deserve. One character who clearly gets what he deserves is Antinous. Antinous is the main leader of Penelope’s suitors. He also is the most hard-hearted and mean of the suitors, as shown when Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, begs the other suitors around the table for food.

source one sees the dark ages in a very negative light talking about declines and violence while source two talks about increases during the later years. Source one uses lots of large words and basic knowledge in their book, for example the quote “from 476 to about 1100, European civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism” shows this. Source two talks about the increase in farmland water technology and food after 1000 ab, it uses lots of scientific facts and numbers to give examples of the increase during that time. While their point of view may be different both sources have some similarities, for instance both were made to teach us history, they both come from books, and they both have similar writing styles.

In the Homers Odyssey, Alkinoos says to Telemachus, “ Never have I seen the gods help any man as openly as Athena did your father – well as I say if she cared for you that way, there would be those to quit this marriage game.” (Homer, 41) This shows that Athena is very caring towards Odysseus and that she is willing to help him the way she has never helped anyone else before. Throughout the poem, I have thought about it that way. That Athena is favoring Odysseus over many other people.

In the assembly, Telemachus pleads to the suitors “if your hearts are capable of shame, / leave my great hall, and take your dinner elsewhere, / consume your own stores… if you choose to slaughter one man’s livestock and pay nothing, / this is rapine” (II. 147-152). The greedy men have no conscience, blaming their actions instead on Penelope, an “excuse” refutable with any guidance

Even though the dark ages were known to be a time were many things didn't survive there was also a lot of good things to come out of this period. There were so many important and interesting things invented in the dark ages. Things such as the heavy plough, water mills, the hour glass, eye glasses, and even liquor. These inventions are still used today and some are used a lot and have come a long way from how they originally were.

Beginning in the Mycenaean palatial society, which dominated the Aegean up to circa 1100 BC, the main form of autocratic rule was kingship. Evidence of this monarchic political organization can be found on Linear B tablets found at Mycenaen sites such as Pylos. These tablets record the political offices held within the society and reveal that the wanax was the leader or equivalent to king in this political system. The wanax however was not a military position, but rather held religious importance. Following the fall of the mycenaen society, the term basileus became the term used to describe the leader equivalent to that of a king. It is not clear exactly what the role of the basileus was, but in his work ''Politics', Aristotle does alude to

As illustrated in the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, ancient Athenians were concerned over social, political, and the moral well-being of their land. The people looked to their ruler to help them in solving the issues that plagued their land, such as spoiled crops and the lack of fertility. The citizens were worried since their land had been “Stricken in the budding harvest of her soil, Stricken in her pastured hers, and barren travail Of women; and He, the God with spear of fire, Leaps on the city, a cruel pestilence… The blackness of the Grave made opulent” (2). Based on the words from the priest, it is evident that the people looked to their ruler in hopes of finding relief from the terrible plague; the citizens hoped that their king would guide them and show them a way out of the terrible situation that they were in. They begged the king to “...find some way to succour [them]” and to “... build the city in stability” (2-3). The citizens expected their almighty ruler to step up and defend them from any harm, as well as to bring prosperity to their glorious land. They saw their superiors in a god-like way, expecting them to solve any issue that arose within the land. The actions of the ancient Athenians show that they were faithful in the power of their rulers. The citizens of Athens saw their ruler Oedipus as their “... life’s establisher… the mightiest head” (2). The Athenians viewed Oedipus as their savior when he solved the Sphinx's riddle, freeing them from her claws.

Given historical facts about that period, Thrasymachus viewed justice as a tool, or to be more precise, a tool in the hands of the powerful and few. In his metaphors, Thrasymachus implies that justice is merely instrumental “The shepherd truly thinks of fleecing his sheep” 343b. Implying that justice is all about benefit of the powerful.