Archaeology The Nature of Archaeology History: Focuses on written sources‚ written sources restricted to the last 5500 years‚ written sources are limited to literate societies‚ written sources from ancient societies were mostly written by men‚ reflecting a male bias. Archaeology: Focuses on physical sources‚ physical sources extend as far back as the beginning of human history into prehistory‚ physical artefacts provide information about all human activity‚ and archaeologists usually study
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to explain a practice‚ belief‚ or natural occurrence. There are hundreds of myth but the one that is going to be focused on is the myth of the Judgement of Paris or The Golden Apple of Discord. This myth is essentially said to be the start of the Trojan war. One man’s greed and selfishness was the initial cause of a nine to ten year war. A wedding for Thetis and her husband‚ Peleus was going on in Olympus. Every god was invited but Eris. She was the god of discord but in Hesiod’s Theogony she is
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ILIADGuangying Tang 2013/7/25 Prof. Jason EdwardCLAS 170 | The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege‚ and it describes many distinctive characters‚ include Achilles‚ known as the “Greek
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The Odyssey is Homer epic of Odysseus 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War. Odysseus and his men battle mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods. There are various versions of the story. For instance‚ the film “The Odyssey” from Andrey Koncholovsky portrays the story differently in compared to Homer’s original story. The film changes some of the events in order to make Odysseus more heroic‚ a good leader‚ while the original story depicts him differently. For example‚ Koncholovsky
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Women play a significant role in the text that forms an important part of The Odyssey‚ an epic written by Homer in the 7th century B.C. Within the poem there are three basic types of women: the goddess‚ the seductress‚ and the good hostess/wife. Each role helps to create a different kind of element and is essential to the completion of the story. The first female in the Odyssey to be seen in full effect is the beautiful goddess. Although she is a supernatural being in all of the epic poem she
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him out of the battle field to home. Homer has also brought forward a very interesting characterization of women in this chapter. Just as men are shown as commander in the battle field and not so much in the home‚ women are shown to be a commander of home. When we meet Helen in book 6‚ she is shown in the chamber ‘with her waiting women’‚ supervising “their excellent work’ .usually women are shown as not much interested in the battle strategy of in the outer sphere of their husbands world. But in
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for the gods is ended with the birth of Athena (wisdom) Zeus brings morals to the Greek universe Trojan War Starts with a wedding Achilles is the son Eris is not invited but goes anyway and throws a golden apple into the crowd. The apple is supposed to go to the fairest of them all: Hera‚ Athena‚ or Aphrodite Paris is the judge Aphrodite offers him the love of the most beautiful women alive: Helen Helen is already married to Menelaus (King of Sparta) Paris seduces Helen and takes her
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Hector defends the Trojans. Though the names Achilles and Hector have different meanings‚ the actual characters may be similar. When the adventures of Hector and Achilles collide‚ there is little distinction between their outward appearances; however‚ they have different identities. The model of the chivalrous warrior is Homer’s Hector‚ prince of the Trojans. He is faithful to Troy during war when he exclaims‚ “I would die of shame to face the men of Troy and the Trojan women trailing their long
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Kenneth Ballard CLA 202: Classical Epic: Gods and Heroes Paper #1 The heroic code in the Iliad is expressed by many characters throughout the book‚ whether it be through their actions‚ intentions‚ or teachings. The heroic code stems from the belief that honor is‚ above all‚ the most important virtue in life and all men must honor themselves‚ their families‚ and their fellow comrades through specific character traits and actions. This concept is the primary goal in a Homeric hero’s life
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of her dawning beauty laid a rivalry between two other women‚ Hera and Athena‚ for the so-called “battle” of who was the most beautiful woman in the whole world. At the end of the day she won‚ at the choice of Trojan prince Paris‚ at the cost of bribery‚ by giving Paris Helen. However‚ Helen was already married‚ and not looking for another‚ or an additional man into her life. This event‚ of course led to a major turning point in Greek and Trojan relations‚ causing strife between the two nations. The
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