Tydeus Life Against Thebes

While Odyesseus was gone his son Telemachus has grown into a man and his wife Penelope is overwhelmed by suitors who think Odysseus is dead. These suitors have been living in Odysseus’ home eating his food trying to overrun his palace. While Poseidon is away from Olympus, Penelope convinces the other gods to help Odysseus return home. In disguise in Ithaca, she convinces Telemachus to look for his father. Telemachus goes to Pylos and finds out that Odysseus is being held prisoner by Calypso. Zeus orders that Odysseus be allowed to go home so he leaves on a raft.

Oedipus is the king of Thebes and unknown to him he is married to his mother Jocasta queen of Thebes. He does not realize that many years ago he had killed his real father without knowing it. Oedipus is seen as god like to the people of Thebes because it was him who solved the sphinxes riddles. In the play he is accused by Teiresias of killing the king and Oedipus blames his brother in law and kreon of trying to over throw him. Then his wife Jocasta comes into the scene and tells a story of how the king was killed. It is then that Oedipus learns of his childhood and becomes more suspicious then ever. He then calls a shepherd and a messenger to help answer questions. The people tell him to stop asking about the death because he may not like the answer but Oedipus makes the ultimate sacrifice and continues to

Themistocles was responsible for the Greek victory in the Persian wars to a considerable extent. The key to Athens' strength in the 5th Century BC was in this general and statesman and therefore, as Greek victory relied so heavily on Athens, Themistocles vitally contributed to the outcome of the Persian king’s invasion of 480-479 BC. His early life reflects the character and skills developed that were responsible for these contributions. Five pivotal roles he undertook were of varying degrees responsible for Greece’s success against Xerxes. Themistocles possessed an incredible foresight

During Odysseus’ journey in ‘The Odyssey’, Odysseus runs into a couple problems. He leaves home ready to fight in the Trojan War. Although he had plans on coming home, he never made it home. His wife Penelope and his son Telemachus assumed that Odysseus was dead. It was not until Athena came to Telemachus and gave him everything he needed to make it to his dad. What Telemachus did not know was that Odysseus wanted to come home, but he could not because he was being held prisoner on an island named Ogygia. Odysseus wants nothing more to return home and see his lovely wife Penelope.

American soldiers come home from fighting for our country and our not being treated correctly for suffering from PTSD. Which leads to these veterans getting involved in illegal activities which shows that this society is not attempting to treat veterans for PTSD. Odysseus returns from his war in Troy but is still treated as a hero even though he and his men make mistakes along the way. Odysseus and his crew sail from Troy and are misguided by the Gods.

Creon’s noble blood allows for the the appointment of kingship. Sharing ties with Jocasta, the late Queen of Thebes, Creon rises to power once the two sons’ of Oedipus, an exiled king of Thebes, die. The two sons’ of Oedipus and Jocasta take turns ruling Thebes, yet Etocles, the younger brother, exiles his brother, Polynices. This unruly act brought upon war and both brother died killing one another. As there is no king to rule Thebes the next male with royal blood must take the position of ruler. With no one left to rule, Creon is deemed new king of Thebes.

The eat well but could not prepare for what followed. They were all struck down by a lightning bolt and drowned except for Odysseus. Odysseus learns that he must be able to control his men or else they will make mistakes that will cost them their lives. Odysseus returns to Ithaca disguised as a beggar so that nobody will recognize him and blow his cover. He does this under the guidance of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.

Themistocles was able to get the Athenians to build the greatest maple force in Greece. So, when Zaccess, son of the Persian king decided to get revenge from the Athenians after his dad died, and he constricted troops that outnumber the Athenians, Themistocles did not panic. Yet, when the Athenians realized the Persians were invading again, terror ripped the whole country, so they turned desperately to their gods and when the bad message from the gods came back the democratic assembly panicked but Themistocles refused to. Themistocles said that the ships were gonna be the key to their success, his plan was daring to avoid land and fight the Persians at sea. He ordered for evacuation from the Athenians, which made his plan to require self sacrifice from the Athenians.

In his Histories, Herodotus seeks to lay out some of the major events that occurred in Greek history, and though he does his best to keep the stories true to form, they often end up riddled with hyperbole, inaccuracies, and Herodotus ' own personal perspective and opinions on certain topics. At times he states outright that he is unsure how the actual events transpired, but in addition to these there are other, more insidious moments in his tales in which the reader may not be able to deduce that he is in fact completely fictionalizing for the sake of his narrative. To further examine this in effect, this paper will scrutinize the battle of Thermopylae, and what part Herodotus ' intended narrative plays in changing the perspective of the

Good afternoon people of Thebes, it has come to our notice that the war between Polyneices and Eteocles has brought great discomfort and opposing rules to this town and to the family. Due to Polyneices and Eteocles differences it led them to their death, their death was a start of a tragic chain of events of death in the royal

Odysseus’s strong desire to return to his family inspires foreign rulers to assist Odysseus in returning home. Odysseus states, “Nevertheless I long—I pine, all my days— / to travel home and see the dawn of my return” to Calypso (5.242-234). Odysseus stayed with the goddess Calypso as her “unwilling lover” until he leaves on a raft (5.172; 179-187). Calypso grants Odysseus leave from her island because he is in grieving over being separated from his family. Odysseus lands in Phaeacia after leaving Calypso’s island. While begging for passage home, Odysseus says, “How far away I’ve been / from all my loved ones—how long I have suffered” (7.180-181). King Alcinous

There were countless of kings that ruled over Thebes. The most significant being Zethus. When Zethus died the role of the king was passed on to Laius. Laius later finds out that according to the oracle in Delphi his own son would kill him in the future. Laius attempts to prove the oracle wrong by abandoning his son at a very young age. Laius percies his son's ankles as well as ties him up leaving him for dead. Unfortunately for Laius his son is discovered by a shepherd and was later given to the Corinthian king who named the baby Oedipus. As the oracle predicted Oedipus did end up killing Laius. Oedipus travels to Thebes where he marries queen Jocasta, who is his own mother. Now being the ruler of Thebes Oedipus was in charge of finding the man who killed Laius. ("Theban Saga." Theban Saga. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2016.). Forced to admit his crime Oedipus blinded himself and Jocasta committed suicide. Oedipus cursed his two sons, Eteocles and Polyneices, to fight against each other for the spot to become the next ruler of Thebes. This fight between the two brothers ended by both of them killing each other and handing the throne to Creon who was the brother of Jocasta. Creon disapproves of the burial of Polyneices claiming that he has betrayed his

In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon follows the fate of 10,000 Greek mercenaries as they make their long and arduous journey from deep in Persian territory back to Greece, their homeland. In addition to details of the trip, Xenophon discusses some personal qualities of Cyrus and the leaders of his mercenary’s. Themistocles was an Athenian politician from a slightly earlier period who rose to prominence using his cunning, cleverness, persuasion, and deception. Presented favorably by Plutarch in The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives, and critically in The Histories of Herodotus, Themistocles is not discussed by Xenophon. Although he demonstrated the intelligence that Xenophon valued, Themistocles’ deceptive nature, greed, and self-interest

Electras brother Agamemnon the king of Argos, Led the greeks against Troy, but he was beset with problems. When his fleet was becalmed,

Oedipus: The Protagonist and King of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother. Oedipus virtually and physically causes trouble in Thebes.