The Greek gods that lived on mount Olympus were a very central part of Greek society. There was a very large array of different deities. These deities could account for almost every facet of the day-to-day lives of Grecian men and women. The Grecians connected their feelings, circumstances, situat...

As a mother, and arguably as a daughter, Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, is a powerful and passionate woman. She is portrayed in Greek mythology as a mysterious and beautiful seductress, yet she is also depicted as devious and cunning. There are some Greek myths that suggest that Aphrodite is ...

In Modern day, fate is not much more than a synonym for the future but to the characters of the Iliad; it was the overwhelming force of their lives. The story of the Iliad is in short about the Trojan War and how the Greeks finally conquer the city of Troy. Most individuals who have never read eve...

The subject of mythology deals mainly with the notion of battle, or good versus evil. In this struggle many individuals are singled out for either the evil they cause, or from the good they bring to people. When you mention heroes in mythology, there are two distinct names that a majority of people ...

The role of the gods is a dominant theme in Homer's "The Iliad." The gods take sides either for the Greeks or the Trojans, all, that is, except for Zeus, who seems to stay neutral and impartial, even when his know son, Sarpedon, is about to die. The gods in the story add a twist to the war; they in...

King Agamemnon began a chain of disastrous events when he foolishly and selfishly refused to return Chryses to her pleading father. As Chryse returned empty-handed, he prayed a request to the Lord Apollo. Apollo, who adored Chryse for his generous sacrifices, then began a nine day attack by raini...

Although both stories are credited to Homer, The Iliad and The Odyssey portray two very different outlooks on how the Greek Gods interacted with humankind. It is evident that Homer believes that gods have the ability to control the way man's existence will go through. However, the way in whic...

Nine years after the Trojan War, the Greeks capture and rob a town allied with Troy called Chryse. The Greeks capture a pair of slaves named Chryseis and Briseis during this battle. The leader of the Greeks, Agamemnon, takes Chryseis as a prize, and the greatest Greek warrior Achilles takes Brisei...