Trojan War Tactics

The Greek forces won the Trojan War. The story of the war is a cornerstone of Greek legend, and pervaded Greek literature and culture. Though the evidence for the Trojan War as historical fact is scarce, it was a formative event in Greek cultural memory, producing some of the classical world’s most famous heroes and narratives. The War was won, Helen was retrieved from Paris, whose violation of ξενία was redressed, the heroes attained the κλέος that many of them fought for – and yet the positive outcomes of the Trojan War are difficult to grasp. For the victims of the Trojan War, the tragedy is obvious; the War ended in genocide and total cultural destruction. But such a war, burnt into legend, should have left the victors far better off; and yet, the Greek heroes only suffer because of it. They die tragic, dishonourable deaths; their households are left in ruin; their families are torn apart. From both modern and classical perspectives, the Trojan War is a tragedy, a “harrowing destruction of life” (Euripides, Andromache, 291). The victory is pyrrhic, the loss of life is horrific, the reparations non-existent.

War can be defined as “an active struggle between competing entities. It’s truly hard to tell who is right or wrong during a war. Both sides are fighting for what they believe in and what is true to their heart. In the end there is always two things promised – destruction and death. These two objects can explain the result in every facet of war from the physical to emotional.

The Trojan war was a ten year siege on the city of the city of Troy at the hands of the Greek forces led by a psychopathic king, Agamemnon. This conflict, which took place about 1200 B.C has become one of the most well known Greek mythology events in history. In the 13th century B.C, Troy and Sparta had stopped their wars and become allies, this was until Paris the youngest prince of Troy seduced Helen, the Queen of Sparta and left with her back to Troy. When Menelaos (The King of Sparta) found out what had happened, he vowed

In the Odyssey, Odysseus is quite the legend known to people, whether you are high up in the sky with Zeus, or deep in the ocean with Poseidon, everyone knows Odysseus. In the epic poem, the Odyssey told by the one and only Homer, the brave, the godlike human, Odysseus is finding his way home after the big battle victory against the Trojans. This story is about his travels home and how he got caught up in other business. Let’s just say he stabbed Poseidon’s son, had his crew turned into pigs, faced a six-headed monster and whirlpool, and that is to say the least. He may as well be on America’s most wanted list with all the trouble he was causing. Even though Odysseus is a troublemaker, he has multiple great characteristics of a leader. Odysseus, when it comes to his crew and family, is confident, compassionate, wise, and always knows a way to get out of any problem.

In conclusion Odysseus is a true hero even though he was thoughtless, selfish and deceitful. However he had respect for the gods (Athene), a strong sense of duty, (will always go back for his men) showed great honour and was highly regarded by his men and peers. He was a role model for his son Telemachus who wanted to be like him. He also showed great Athleticism which was very important and highly regarded. He was very competitive and tried to be better than anyone else and insured his name lived on forever. This is a sign of a true

Odysseus was an effective leader for many reasons. one example was when Odyssey use his mind to get his men’s out of hades. one example was when he help his mans get to safety. he was an Effective leaders and in this part of the story,Odysseus men were scared of of the Hades, and they did not think Odysseus would make it back,so he told them not to worry, i will make it back and he tells them to leave if he doesn’t make it back to the ship. another example was when Odysseus and his men were stock in cave with the one eye monster.

He was called to fight at Troy. In addition, he has many men that followed him and respected him. Odysseus is also guided and tricked by the gods, some of the gods that helped him were Zeus, Athena, Aeolus, and Hermes. Odysseus is also not a fool, but he is not invincible, he is your normal everyday guy, however, he is clever, an example is like how he tricked Poseidon’s son Polyphemus. He tricked him by telling Polyphemus his name is nobody, then getting him drunk so he falls asleep from the wine. Odysseus made the an end of a

Odysseus was a leader who faced many challenges throughout his long journey and overcame them with the heroic attributes of intelligence, bravery and cleverness. When he completed his service fighting in the war, he could not have guessed the trials that would come his way. However, throughout the story, we have much evidence to show the strength and determination he showed, especially when facing the one-eyed cyclops, Polyphemus.

In my eyes Odysseus is a great hero because he is a leader, he is smart, and he is cunning. My claim is supported by quotes taken from The Odyssey. I also believe that Odysseus did some things wrong but he became stronger because of it and eventually he was going to do everything he could to try and get himself and his men hime safeley.

Most Greek heroes overcame obstacles by being strong, immortal, or powerful. Unlike most, Odysseus used his brain. One of the most important heroes in the world is Odysseus. Odysseus, King of Ithaca, is a hero that under several accounts uses intelligence to his advantage. Odysseus even won the ten year long Trojan War by sending in a “gift,” and then attacking everyone after they were inside Troy’s borders. After spending ten years at war, Odysseus starts his voyage back, starting the great novel, The Odyssey. Several times during his trip home Odysseus uses his cleverness to his advantage. During The Odyssey, Odysseus uses strategy instead of strength to overcome many obstacles. Two examples include when Odysseus kills the Cyclopes, and when Odysseus finally reaches his homeland after 20 years of being away.

In the first few books Odysseus is seen as a strong, brave, courageous leader, as well as an awesome fighter. I believe the impression of him continues to show throughout Books 6-10. In fact, in Book 9 when he went to explore the land where the Cyclopes lived it took lots of courage to injure the Cyclopes the way he did then and then a great deal of intelligence to strap his men to the underside of the heard, so they could escape. Although he lost have the men he took with him on his exploration half of them did survive because he thought of away to escape. Yes, Odysseus made some bad decisions and got some of his crew killed, but he also made someone good decisions and some of them survived. We all have to make choices and sometimes they

The Trojan War is described as one of histories most legendary battles. This battle is told to have lasted ten years, resulting in the eventual collapse of Troy, under the siege of Greek forces. Modern knowledge of the Trojan War has survived mainly through the account given in Homer’s Illiad, and while having proved to be a rich source of inspiration for other writers, artists, and even filmmakers in recent history, much speculation still exists surrounding his account. I will analyze modern interpretations of the Trojan War and examine both speculation and support for Homer’s account. Concluding with sufficient evidence that has been collected surrounding this epic battle, proving Homer’s account of a massive battle between these two powerful city states to not be just a tale of myth and legend, but actual history.

‘War’ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a state of open and declared, hostile armed conflict between states or nations. Voltaire—the human personification of the Enlightenment period—says the following: “Famine, plague, and war are the three most famous ingredients of this wretched world…All animals are perpetually at war with each other…Air, earth and water are arenas of destruction. Defining war has been a political issue for centuries, and it poses a philosophical problem. Most philosophers will agree on war being a clash of arms, or a state of mutual tension between nations or states, distinguishing it from open rebellions, riots, and personal violence.

Odysseus is a wonderful leader to his men. He leads his men in the trojan war with a victorious win. Odysseus shows leadership by defeating the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus also comes home and shows that he is in charge by killing all the men in his house. Threw out the Odyssey, Odysseus faces a lot of challenges that only a good leader could complete. He finds a way out Scylla, circe, calypso and the sirens but of course with the help of the Gods.

On the other hand Odysseus can be a smart man. He is clever and tricky which is necessary for a great war hero to have. Like in one circumstance Odysseus tell Polyphemus that his name is “Nobody” so when a person asks who he was the only reply he could say would be Nobody. “Nobody-that’s my name. Nobody-so my mother and father call me, all my friends.” (9.410-411) Sounds like a pretty fool proof plan to me, but the ‘great’ Odysseus can’t stand having all of the fame of defeating a cyclops to someone who isn’t even a person. Once they start heading off after they have gotten out of the grasp of Polyphemus Odysseus yells out his actual name which makes the cyclops furious. He then prays to his father Poseidon for revenge and he wants to give