Historicity of the Iliad

"Archaeology has proved the historicity of the Trojan War." Discuss "… he [Heinrich Schliemann] found layers of ruins … and two bore unmistakable signs of violent destruction. One of these layers, the seventh according to more recent excavators, was no doubt the city of Priam and Hector. The historicity of the Homeric tale had been demonstrated archaeologically." - M.I. Finley, the World of Odysseus Introduction The Trojan War and its characters are detailed in the writings of Homer, Vergil

and the Trojan War “… he [Heinrich Schliemann] found layers of ruins … and two bore unmistakable signs of violent destruction. One of these layers, the seventh according to more recent excavators, was no doubt the city of Priam and Hector. The historicity of the Homeric tale had been demonstrated archaeologically.” - M.I. Finley, the World of Odysseus Introduction The Trojan War and its characters are detailed in the writings of Homer, Vergil, Dante and many others. It is a fantastical tale

Three legendary mythical figures from history, Aeneas, Achilles & Beowulf provided the inspiration for writers to produce some of the greatest classic literature that western civilization has ever seen in the form of the Iliad, the Odyssey and Beowulf. This paper will analyze some of the similar themes and characteristics found with each of these characters and will contrast some of the variances and will discuss the impact each character has had on literature both historically and in our modern

authentic Bronze Age name is important. These names used in Homeric poems presumably reference, if not specific people, an older time when peoples names were different to the names in Homer’s time. Some story elements from the tablets appears in the Iliad, proving that this was either

this current age of absolute science, many astounding discoveries have been made on the fascinating theme of mythology by prominent archaeologists the world over. The famous Heinrich Schliemann, of Germany, was an advocate of the historicity of stories such as Homer’s Iliad, and Virgil’s Aeneid. He used these works to prove that the ancient city of Troy was, indeed, delegated to the realm of fact. The Aegean civilization of the Bronze Age has yielded the same conclusions for many of the legends that

The World of Odysseus was written by Sir Moses I. Finley, and it is an in depth analysis of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The period in history that helped to produce these two phenomenal works is veiled with uncertainty due to the fact that an actual written history doesn't exist. Homer put his history of the period together from the traditional custom of oral poetic story telling that originated from the late Dark Age and early Archaic Period. The first three chapters of Finley's text provide the

Jordan Root Ms.Takash Mythology 3rd Hour April 4th, 2016 The War of the Aesir and the Vanir In Norse mythology, gods and goddesses usually belong to one of two tribes: the Aesir and the Vanir. Throughout most of the Norse tales, deities from the two tribes get along fairly easily, and it’s hard to pin down firm distinctions between the two groups. But there was a time when that wasn’t the case. The War of the Gods The Vanir goddess Freya was always the foremost practitioner of the art of seidr

stories that he so vividly brings to life in the Iliad and the Odyssey? Can it be demonstrated that far from being a culture-myth, the Trojan war was in fact a real event. This paper considers the evidence for the historicity of the Trojan war, utilising evidence from within the Homeric texts, archaeological and epigraphic evidence. The best approach to this issue is to ask a set of fundamental questions that underpin the issue of the Trojan War's historicity. These questions are:

The events of the Trojan War of the thirteenth (or the twelve) century B.C. influenced many artists on their literary and visual works over two millennia. For example, Homer, the author of the earliest written sources of Europe –- the Iliad and the Odyssey - was inspired by the story of the Trojan War. So, were Aeschylus, Exekias, Ovid, de Saint-More, Botticelli, Rubens, Kauffman, David, de Morgan…The question arises: Who was not? A lot of contemporary artists also continue to use the