Mycenae

1600–1100 BC). The most prominent site was Mycenae, in Argolis, to which the culture of this era owes its name. Mycenaean and Mycenaean-influenced settlements also appeared in Epirus,Macedonia, on islands in the Aegean Sea, on the coast of Asia Minor, the Levant, Cyprus and Italy. The Mycenaean introduced

The Disney film “Hercules” engages the Greek myth by depicting an alternate origin of the Greek Hero Hercules. The film and the myth are very different in the portrayal of characters and the myth itself. At the beginning of the film, Herakles was depicted as already immortal and surrounded by his parents Zeus and Hera, but in myth he was born a mortal, goes on a journey to find his immortality and his parents were Zeus and Alkmene. Alkmene’s husband was away at war and Zeus appeared to her pretending

is the mortal Alcmena, the daughter of Electryon and granddaughter of the hero Perseus. As a result, Heracles' lineage is tied to a vast tree of important Greek figures. In particular, these figures included the divine founder of Mycenae, the former kings of Mycenae and Argos, and even the predecessor of the Persian race. 2. Who were his parents? What is the story of his birth? Write a couple sentences about the significance of this birth (if relevant). The birth of Heracles' begins with

sent to Nemea to kill and bring the coat of the great lion back to Mycenae. He began stalking the lion and found out that his arrows and clubs were useless against the lion’s extremely tough skin. He followed the lion to its cave which had two entrances and he blocked one of the entrances. When the lion came out, he grabbed it by the neck, making sure to avoid its powerful claws, and choked it to death. He took the lion back to Mycenae, and Eurystheus was so surprised by the impossible task, that he

Troy "a pirate fortress." (Fleischmann) In the late Bronze Age, villages had started to come together into larger regions. The first of these to come to significant power was Mycenae. Mycenae was across the Aegean from Troy, and was the mythical seat of King Agamemnon. According to Homer, it was here in Mycenae that the trouble with the Trojans had begun. Paris of Troy (with a little push from the Gods) kidnapped Helen; then married to Agamemnon's brother, Menelous. Agamemnon came to the

The Minoan civilization was an Aegean Bronze Age civilization that was rich with culture, art and architecture. They were so intellectually advanced for their time period, that they have made a significant contribution to the development of the Western European civilization. The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the late Bronze Age. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans were militaristic and more calculating people. They had very specific reasons behind their actions. Both civilizations had differences

Troy (or Ilium), situated on the west coast of modern day Turkey, was a city-kingdom with, at the time of the events described in the Iliad (an epic poem attributed to Homer), Priam as its king. Homer was a blind, Greek poet who lived around the 8th century B.C. He is very famous as he wrote two of the most famous poems of all times. These poems were called the Iliad and the Odyssey. Homer never mentioned himself in any of his writings, though scholars suspect that he was a farmer or artisan because

     Unlike the Minoan Palace of Knossos, the Citadel of Mycenae was heavily fortified and featured many entrances. It’s famous gate, The Lion Gate, is known for its keystone depicting two of the animal. Though the columns appear Minoan in style, this is a Mycenaean innovation featuring the first example of monumental

Was Heinrich Schliemann a good archeologist? In this essay my aim is to separate the truth from the predjudice and find out whether Heinrich Schliemann was a greedy charlottarian, a talented archeologist or just someone who stumbled upon a great discovery.      Heinrich Schliemann was born on January 6, 1822 in the small village of Neu Buckow, Germany. His interest in Homeric Troy started when his father, a protestant minister, gave him a book or Christmas in 1829 by Ludwig

Greeks would develop a new type of society called the Mycenaeans after they gained control over Thebes, Athens, and Mycenae. The Mycenaeans were a military based society that was ruled by local kings that followed the ruling of the king of Mycenae. The king and his warrior aristocracy were at the top of the political chain where they would enforce and create laws for the citizens of Mycenae. One of the most important political change for the Greeks would be the development of polis. Polis is defined