Yulavia Gordon-Armstrong
June 8, 2018
HU1110, A: Snyder
Week 5 Research Essay
Introduction
In “The Argonautica,” was not used for religious purposes, but it was for to gain an understanding and knowledge of the gods and goddesses mythology from ancient literature. Apollonius had an idea to write his poem for creativity, but in a different perspective to where his poem becomes one of the most epic poems in a decade. The reason he wanted to write poems is so the readers can learn to understand the origins of the poems, and use their life story to write an epic poem for memories from which poetry is usually presented going through experiences in lifetime. The poems were also written for a purpose to gain audience and create various sources for
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448-467) Then they two returned answering speech, each to other, and soon in the midst of their converse early dawn appeared; and round Phineas were gathered the neighbors who used to come thither aforetime day by day and constantly bring a portion of their food. To alike, however poor he was that came, the aged man gave his oracles with good will, and freed many from their woes by his prophetic art; wherefore they visited and tended him. And with them came Paraiba’s, who was dearest to him, and gladly did he perceive these strangers in the house. For long ere now the seer himself had said that a band of chieftains, faring from Hellas to the city of Aceres, would make fast their hawsers to the Thyonian land, and by Zeus' will would check the approach of the Harpies. The rest the old man pleased with words of wisdom and let them go; Paraiba’s only he bade remain there with the chiefs; and straightway he sent him and bade him bring back the choicest of his sheep. And when he had left the hall Phineas spoke gently amid the throng of …show more content…
Despite his surname he was a citizen of Alexandria in the time of the Ptolemies. His fame rests surely on the Argonautica, a poem which was from the first unfairly compared with Homer’s Odyssey, but which Virgil was not ashamed to borrow from. He too was one of the famous poets, but in ancient Rome writing three famous poetries. Unlike his life-long rival Callimachus, Apollonius developed the classical traditions of the Homeric epic, expanding them to include a flair for romance and psychological insight which were entirely his own. He published his first version of the Argonautica sometime in the middle of the third century B.C. He was met with derision both from the public and the influential Callimachus, and Apollonius prepared a second and probably shorter version. This was so well received by the Rhodians that he was honored with their franchise and for some years lived on that island. Later he returned to Alexandria to find his work now held in high esteem. At the end of his life he was Director of the famous library of Alexandria, which was the principal storehouse of all pagan literature and learning.
• Secondly, it was also said that when Apollonius was still a youth, he published a version of the Argonautica, but met with an unfavorable reaction. He could not bear his dishonor amongst the citizens, or the reproaches and criticism of his fellow poets; so, he left his homeland and went off to Rhodes.
Book eight of the Aeneid starts with Aeneas in an anxious and nervous mood. With Turnus rallying his troops, and the uncertainty of aid from other territories, Aeneas’ mind is in turmoil. His thoughts are further confused when he sleeps that night and has a prophetic dream. He dreams he is lying on the bank of a river when the God of the Tiber river appears. He eases Aeneas’ troubled mind by saying that he has made it to the new Trojan home. He goes on to say that if he doubts this vision, he will find a white sow on a riverbank the following day, with thirty young pigs around it. He further explains that Aeneas must head for Pallanteum and seek an alliance with the ruler of this land, Evander. The dream ends as the Tiber river tells Aeneas that he will aid him with fair currents.
His men caused most of the problems that haunted them back to Ithaca. His hardships started when he was sent off to fight in the Trojan War. He had to fight because he had made an oath to Helen’s husband that he would always defend her honor. When Paris abducted Helen, he was then forced to fight. After he had fought for Helen and had left, the wind then swept him to the island of the Cicones and fought and lost many men.
...he heroic figure in Greek literature by living out the destiny that the gods set out for him.
Bowra, C. M. “Sophocles’ Use of Mythology.” In Readings on Sophocles, edited by Don Nardo. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1997.
The text supports a means of judging character and extends it to cultural elements such as the gods who define the faith and belief of the people. Iliad upholds warlike deities, including Athena, for admiration among the modern civilization. In the ideal epic world, the comic is vital in creating relief as seen with the timidity of Artemis and Aphrodite. Moreover, fighting seems as a way of proving honor and integrity, while avoiding warfare is a demonstration for laziness and misaligned
befitting to his role in the storyline of The Iliad. The Iliad was thought to be
Aristrophanes. "Lysistrata." The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Maynard, Mack. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1997. 466-469.
Even had I a hundred tongues, a hundred mouths and a voice of iron, I yet could not include every shape of crime or list every punishment's name (pg. 166). " Aeneas finds his father Anchises in the underworld and is told of the future of Rome and how his descendants will found it. When Aeneas saw his father in the 'Homes of Peace (pg.168)', Anchises explains the reincarnation process which is also believed today by a great number of people. All the details of their descendants and future wars confirmed what Aeneas knew all along: his true love, Italy: the future of Rome and the "glory to be, will be (pg.174). " Book VI contains the following passage: "You are the only soul who shall restore Our wounded state by waiting out the enemy.
As in Book I of "The Aeneid," Book II and Book III are authored by Publius Vergilius Maro, but the entirety of the books is written as exposition delivered by the character Aeneas. Aeneas could thus be considered the "author" of the piece, and his audience is Dido and her Phoenician people. Aeneas narrated the contents of the pieces as a response to Dido's request for his story, and his reluctance apparent in the opening lines suggests that he disagrees with the prospect of recalling such painful memories, but complies regardless. Therefore, Aeneas's motivation in relating his story (and, in a way, Virgil's as well) is to reveal what events transpired on his voyage from Troy to Carthage. His actions during the fall of Troy in particular lend
In the Odyssey, the character of Odysseus is, without question, the hero of the work. The Odysseus found in Lucian’s second dialogue more closely resembles the self-serving and cowardly man found in the tragic tradition. Lucian makes this distinction clear by choosing to tell
Again drawing from the scene where Penelope tells Odysseus of her trail a rhetorical question is presented to her. The question follows Penelope’s dream about a eagle (Odysseus) coming and killing all of her geese (the suitors). Beggar Odysseus is trying to make Penelope believe that the dream is a way of Odysseus showing her that he is coming to kill the suitors. He says “ Has not Odysseus himself shown you what is to come?”(XIX. 371). This rhetorical question is crucial to the plot of the epic poem because when Odysseus actually comes and kills the suitors Penelope cannot believe that it is him. Her ingenuity is once again revealed because she is not trustworthy of men anymore and to test any man who claims to be Odysseus she makes him tell her a secret only the real Odysseus would know. On the other hand the gods have the ability to tell and predict the future so they would have had no trouble identifying Odysseus. Once Penelope has revealed the trial to the suitors and one man Leodes has tried and failed, he asks the other suitors a question “ Resolute, are you still, to win Odysseus’ lady Penelope?”(XXI. 396). He has realized that this chase after a lady who is unwanting of them is futile. Throughout the whole book Penelope has denied the suitors any satisfaction because she has been loyal to Odysseus. Her loyalty is noteworthy because of the lack of loyalty elsewhere in the book. Agamemnon’s wife Klytemnestra killed him like “an ox felled at a trough” (XI. 198) . Agamemnon absolutely abhorred the entire women population and all to come, except for Penelope because he knew that she was faithful and “ too wise, and clear-eyed,” (XI. 199). Not to mention Zeus and many other gods were known to cheat on their significant others. After Odysseus defeated all of the suitors, Eurykleia goes to get Penelope, when Penelope hears the news she is in disbelief and is
The insistence of personal gain seems to shield the Homeric hero to the consequences that can befall not only him, but also those that are under his leadership. Agamemnon ignores the evidence that the girls father is a priest of the god Apollo, by dis...
As George Eliot once said, “It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” Whether viewing a piece of artwork or another person, there are often many points of view to evaluate in order to find the true core of the subject. In great works of literature, authors often create complex and dynamic characters to add depth and meaning into the story. In the Iliad, Homer beautifully depicts the multifaceted character of Achilles as an epic hero. As readers look closely at Achilles, he reveals different sides of himself as the epic poem develops. Representing the struggle between his dominant, selfish, and Dionysian nature as an epic hero and his hidden empathetic Apollonian core, Achilles reveals the mythos of the Iliad which states that war degrades mankind into objects and only the pursuit of Apollonian regard for others renews their humanity.
Many years ago in ancient Greece, Plato initiated a debate about the usefulness of literature by declaring that poetry had no place in the ideal society, mainly because it was full of lies and because it evoked undesirable emotions. His pupil Aristotle, however, took the opposing side of this dispute and argued that literature was, in fact, useful. Aristotle agreed with Plato that literature induces undesirable emotions, but he stated that it only does so in an attempt to purge us of these harmful sentiments, a process which he termed “catharsis”. The events in Homer’s Iliad, while used by both Plato and Aristotle to defend their theories about literature, lend themselves to the defense of Aristotle’s ideas more so than Plato’s. Specifically, the juxtaposition of Achilleus’s intense lamentation with the portrayal of Hephaistos’s shield, the description of Hektor’s increasing pride, and the account of Patroklos’s impulsive nature in battle all perfectly exemplify Aristotle’s idea of catharsis and demonstrate the true worth of literature.
We know that he wrote two poems about the Greeks and their gods. The Iliad was Homer’s first epic poem, which tells the story of the Trojan War. His second epic is the Odyssey, which tells the story of a great hero Odysseus, and the adventures he embarks on. Tradition has it that he lived in the 12th century BC, around the time of the Trojan War, in an Ionic settlement, either Chios or Smyrna, where he made his living as a court singer and storyteller.