The Spartan King ruled supremacy over his one hundred Spartan bodyguards. In fact, being part of the Kings squad held great honor and meant that they were as what they would call a true Spartan. During a war, only one of the kings went into battle while the other stayed in Sparta. This is evidently told by Herodotus as he states that this ‘conflict between Kings Cleomenes and Demaratus is what finalized this decision in a time around 507 BC. Following on, the King would generalize and plan out military campaigns.
Furthermore, as far as religious roles go, Herodotus mentions that Kings were not only responsible for the safekeeping of the oracles, but it was their responsibility to appoint the two pythoi whose job was to consult the oracle at Delphi. In the time of war, Spartan Kings held important military responsibilities. Only one King would ever be sent into battle. In the time of war, the King was the supreme commander of the Army. In the field, they would have unlimited power of life and death over the troops in his army.
In conclusion, in Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, we see the roles that gods and fate play in the lives of mortals. Odysseus is both aided and troubled the actions of Gods, but ultimately reaches his goal of returning home. Without the aid of the Gods, particularly Zeus and Athena, Odysseus would not have been able to reclaim his throne and return home to his wife, son, and palace. Persistence remains strong in Odysseus throughout the story, but only divine intervention and fate help him ward off troubles and conquer all
Analyzing The Odyssey 1-5-05 The Odyssey, by Homer, has many different themes. This paper will be covering three concepts in particular. The first curiosity in the epic poem is the fact that Odysseus, the main character, is seen as both faithful and unfaithful to his wife. Also, the control of events in the lives of the mortals by the gods brings to light the concept of limited free will. And last, the language of different scenarios, i.e.
DBQ 1: Ancient Greek Contributions There are those in modern society who pledge their very lives to their enigmatic gods or goddesses whom they may believe created them and all aspects of life. Even those who believe their lives are governed by themselves with no interference of the supernatural, are blinded by their own present quarrels and or difficulties. Be that as it may, today’s civilization (especially in the Western hemisphere) seems to have lost track of its true and genuine creators though they see the marks of their ancestors each and every day. These “ancestors” happen to be from a familiar land by the name of Greece. Ancient Greek society has shaped almost all western civilization into what it is known as today; therefore, in a literal sense, they could be considered our unpretentious creators.
One example of this is the watchman whom she has posted on top of a building to look for the beacon signal. He says that the estate has become in a state of disarray since the war in Troy started. Penelope who is the wife of Odysseus in Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is the daughter of Icarius and Periboea. Her and her husband Odysseus had one son by the name of Telemachus who was born just before Odysseus was called away to war. Having a good idea of the Odyssey myth, when hearing the story, the Greek audience will already know that Penelope is a faithful wife.
Unlike many legends whose origins have been lost in the mists of time, we know exactly when and where the story of Atlantis first appeared. The story was first told in two of Plato's dialogues, the Timaeus and the Critias, written about 330 B.C. Though today Atlantis is often conceived of as a peaceful utopia, the Atlantis that Plato described in his fable was very different. In his book Frauds, Myths and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, professor of archaeology Ken Feder summarizes the story: "a technologically sophisticated but morally bankrupt evil empire — Atlantis — attempts world domination by force. The only thing standing in its way is a relatively small group of spiritually pure, morally principled, and incorruptible people — the ancient Athenians.
Prove from the two plays clearly disclose the role of gods in portraying Oedipus as a tragic hero and how Othello’s actions led to his down fall. II. Body A. Oedipus actions are determined before birth while Othello’s path towards destruction finds him mature and famous. i. Oedipus was thrown away at childhood to avoid the curse ii. Othello encountered his obstacles when he could make trustworthy decisions.
Most ancient historians such as Herodotus, Xenophon and Plutarch all write about Lycurgus as if he was a real person and use relevant sources to explore and write about his life, yet they all stop short of literally stating that he was actually real. Even Plutarch admits in his book Lives that “absolutely nothing can be said about him (Lycurgus) that is not controversial ”. Clearly this generates great doubt and skepticism surrounding Lycurgus' existence. Herodotus was a classical historian and the first to write about Lycurgus in his book Histories. He wrote in the 5th Century BC, some 200 years after Lycurgus is alleged to have lived.
It is kind of cool because he left at a young age it doesn’t mean I want to leave at a young age, but it’s cool for him. The war that he went to was the Trojan war he basically made the war but not like that, he basically came up with the idea. In mythology version he is like MLK of it. Another thing that makes him an epic hero is he is a leader, all epic heros are leaders, not followers. "No god.