Tyndareus

with Paris. They married and left for Troy. When Menelaus returned home from Crete, he realized that Helen had run off with Paris. He and Odysseus went to Troy to retrieve Helen, But all diplomatic attempts failed So Menelaus invoked the oath of Tyndareus and with help from his brother Agamemnon, Called all Greek leaders who had previously been in line to marry Helen to fulfill their pledge. They also needed the

Part One: The Gods, the Creation, and the Earliest Heroes I. The Gods: The Greeks had believed that the universe had created the gods, not the other way around. In the beginning, there was only Earth and Heaven. Their children were the Titans. The gods were their grandchildren. The Titans and the Twelve Great Olympians The Titans were incredibly strong and gigantic. The most important Titan in mythology was Cronus. He was the ruler of the Titans until his son, Zeus, dethroned him and took power

I have chosen the constellation Cygnus. I chose this constellation because I really like swans and when it comes to seeing the image of the constellation I find it easier to see the swan in Cygnus than say the dolphin in Delphinus or the unicorn in Monoceros. Cygnus's brightest star is Deneb* which is the tail of the swan. We can see Deneb from earth despite the distance (1500 light years) because it is a white supergiant meaning it is larger and hotter than our sun. Between the two stars that

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

Nada Tarek Metwally 379 - Second year student Dr. Nivin El Asdoudi Classical Civilization Farewell Peace Once upon a time in a land of myth and a time of magic, there was a man named Xander of Demopoulos. Xander was married to Calista of Antonopoulos, she was known for her skill in weaving. Together, they had a son and a daughter. Alexander was eight years old, and Cora was six years old. Calista remained at home and looked after the children. She had a slave to help with the housework. Alexander

Penelope in The Odyssey, however. After Odysseus returns home, Agamemnon’s response is not about what Penelope did; rather, he lauds her for what she did not do. True to her husband’s honor and her own, Penelope, Ikarios’ faithful daughter!…Tyndareus’ daughter waited, too - how differently! Klytaimnestra, the adulteress, waited to stab her lord and king. (451) The comparison between

enemy forces and utterly destroying the city ripping apart its walls. Adrastus died of grief for his son Tydeus and Diomedes was made king of Argos, where he ruled for five years before he became one of Helen’s suitors and was bound by the oath of tyndareus, which established that all the suitors would defend and protect who ever became Helen’s husband against any wrong done to him in regard to his marriage. Bound by the oath he joined the coalition that set sail to Troy to return Helen to her rightful

Many years ago, before Christ, Troy was an extremely powerful and rich city. The city’s fame was due to the famous war that was described in the Iliad, one of the world’s greatest poems. Prologue: The Judgement of Paris Eris, the Goddess of Discord, was not very popular up in Olympus. When the gods decided to host a banquet, they had decided to leave her out. When King Peleus and Thetis had their wedding and Ernis was not invited, this had angered her. In response, she threw a golden apple labeled

This poem was written in 1958, after Sylvia Plath left her job at Smith College to write for a living. It was during this time she found writing extremely difficult and resorted to set themes and deliberate exercises in style, in her efforts to find a release. The poem is based on a drawing "The Virgin in a Tree" by Paul Klee. Sylvia Plath expresses her feelings about the concept of virginity, virgins etc. She holds their morals and values accountable, for what they believe to be right

Examples can be traced back until 900 BC, a theme often involved in stories of the greek gods. In William Butler Yeats’ “Leda and the Swan”, Zeus, who was the ruler of the Olympian gods, transforms himself into a swan and sneaks up on Leda, wife of Tyndareus who was the King of Sparta, and rapes her. Leda becomes pregnant after her rape and gives birth to Helen of Troy (shmoop.com). Zeus was known for his affairs with greek goddesses and even mortal females. Another example of rape culture in Ancient