Essays Tagged: "Briseis"
The Illiad
mposPoseidon younger brother of Zeus; god of seaIliad Chryseis and Briseis who were captured during a raid in Troy are awarded as 'war prizes' to Agamemnon and Achille ... ng a raid in Troy are awarded as 'war prizes' to Agamemnon and Achilles. Chryseis for Agamemnon and Briseis for Achilles. Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses which prays Apollo to help get back his da ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The anger of achilles in the poem "The Iliad" and how if affected him
hree causes in Homer's Iliad was the death of his best friend, Patroklos, by Hecktor, the taking of Briseis, who was his war prize, away from him by Agamemnon, and not having the pride of a warrior to ... able to warriors. This showed property or ownership of a person and how good of a warrior they were Briseis was the prize of Achilles. Agamemnon wanted to take her away from him as reparations from th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Achilles and the heroic code
ther, who was goddess of the sea, for her help. Achilles was upset because Agamemnon had taken away Briseis, his war prize, who was given to him by the Greek soldiers. He went to the sea and his mothe ... y would all come back to him and restore the recognition which he felt was taken away form him when Briseis was taken from him. The gesture was not at all heroic. Without a doubt, he was an important ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Iliad by Homer To Live or to Die
g of Achilles' experience in regard to honor - which was also magnified by a personal attachment to Briseis - one should attempt to translate this concept of honor into contemporary terms, perhaps by ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Trojan War
es because they loved war.In the tenth year of the siege, Agamemnon took Achilles' female prisoner, Briseis, for himself. Achilles was so angry that he refused to fight for the Greeks any longer. But ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Character list for Homer's "The Iliad"
reek casualties. After having finally stopped acting like a buffoon, Agamemnon gave in and returned Briseis to Achilles in hopes of changing the course of war. Agamemnon is similar to Hector in that h ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
"The Illiad" Brief Summary
s into the Trojan war when the Achaeans sack a town near Troy. They capture two women, Chryseis and Briseis, as prizes for Agamemnon, the Achaean leader, and Achilles, the greatest greek warrior. When ... her back in return for a generous ransom, Agamemnon gives up his prize reluctantly, and then takes Briseis from Achilles. This conflict forms the base of the Iliad.Achilles becomes upset and refuses ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Achilles, The Hero: "The Iliad"
. Agamemnon, the leader of the Argives, called him the most violent man alive. When Agamemnon takes Briseis, his favorite prize, Achilles become angry. The reason Agamemnon took Briseis is because he ... father. Until she was returned Apollo would wreak havoc on the Argives day and night. The taking of Briseis hurt Achilles pride. He was disgruntled because he had not way to gain his glory back. He co ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Who is Responsible for the Death of Patroklos?
clusion, the first event being Achilleus getting made at Agamemnon for taking “his prize” Briseis and refusing to fight in the war. He claims that he doesn’t have anything against the T ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
"The Iliad" by Homer book review
ary Greek warrior Achilles quarrels with Agamemnon-his commander-over possession of the lovely maid Briseis and leaves the battlefield to sulk in his tent. As the result the fortunes of the Greek army ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry
Agamemnon: Homer’s Negative Portrait Of A Leader
was between Agamemnon and Achilles. Agamemnon surely realized that Achilles would be insulted when Briseis was taken away from him. But without thinking of what Achilles could do, he ordered him to h ... as taken away from him. But without thinking of what Achilles could do, he ordered him to hand over Briseis. Because of his fighting skill, Achilles could have easily handled Agamemnon in a battle; th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Illiad And The Odyssey
ktor's father, pleads with Achilles to get Hektors corps back.Chryseis was awarded to Agamemnon and Briseis was awarded to Achilles as war prizes. A plague sent by Apollo to the Achaian army because C ... at the problem was Agamemnon still refused to give Chryseis back to her father, unless he was given Briseis as a repayment. Achilles feels like he has been publicly disgraced and leaves to his ships w ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Achilles in Homer's The Odyssey: A Character Analysis
gin their feud. The childish feud, which begins after Agamemnon steals Achilles' prized possession, Briseis, illustrates Achilles immaturity. He runs to his mother, Thetis, and asks her to have Zeus, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
the iliad
l. At first, the Achaeans sack a Trojan-allied town and capture two beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Achilles, one of the Achaeans' most valuable warriors, claims Briseis. "I stood up at once ... yse, with offerings for the god, and the heralds have just gone from my hut and taken away the girl Briseis whom the people had given to me." (Homer, I: Pg.: 12, 22-27). Agamemnon files into a rage an ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
erotic love in the iliad
This essay compares and contrasts the the affection between Achilles and his stunning battle prize, Briseis, and the love quarrel between Helen, Menelaus, and Paris, which drag different outsiders int ... love in the iliad as the destructive force.First off, it is necessary to address that Achilles and Briseis show definite affection towards one another. Before that can be proven, the term "affection" ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy