Trojan War

16 07, 2017

Penthesileia and Achilles – Greek mythology

By |2018-04-23T10:11:12-07:00July 16th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Penthesileia and Achilles – Greek mythology

Achilles and Penthesileia, on an Athenian vase painted by Exekias Penthesileia (pen-tha-sill-AY-ah) was the Queen of the Amazons, in Greek mythology. The Amazons were a group of warriors who were all [...]

15 07, 2017

Iphigeneia in Aulis – Euripides – ancient Greece

By |2019-09-24T05:02:20-07:00July 15th, 2017|Greeks, Literature|Comments Off on Iphigeneia in Aulis – Euripides – ancient Greece

Iphigeneia brought to the sacrifice (Pompeii, ca. 79 AD) Menelaus, Agamemnon, and their oath When Helen ran off with Paris, her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta, was very upset. He went to visit his [...]

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