Essays on Trojan War

The theme of burial is an important one in both the Homeric epics and later Trojan War narratives, such as Sophocles’ Ajax and Euripides’ The Trojan Women. It can be utilised in different contexts and different ways to present political and problematic ideas. Sophocles and...

The name Troy alludes both to a spot in legend and a genuine archeological site. In legend, Troy is a city that was blockaded for a long time and in the end vanquished by Hellenes. Troy likewise alludes to a genuine antiquated city situated on...

Hasn’t everyone heard of greek mythology; including the Odyssey, or the Iliad. Well if one has not that’s okay; because the topic of this paper is about a specific figure in greek mythology. This paper is on Achilles which is an almost indestructible warrior in...

The theme of border crossing is prominent in in a majority of literary works, including most ancient ones. There are physical borders as well as socially constructed barriers that humans have been crossing for centuries. An example of a socially constructed border is the boundary...