Troy CaseEssay Preview: Troy CaseReport this essayThe ancient Greeks traced their history back to legendary proceedings and their descent to the gods and goddesses. Conceivably the most essential event in the early history of ancient Greece was the Trojan War. This is the most well-known of ancient wars that the Greeks ended with a trick, the Trojan horse. We know about the Trojan War first and foremost from the works of a poet we call Homer. Watching the movie we were to see if the story really happened or if it was a myth. I believe the story of the Trojan War is a myth. There are four reasons for a myth and after watching the movie Troy I believe to think it falls into three of the four categories: entertainment , authority and legitimacy and explains the world .
Throughout the movie there were a couple of scenes of romance and rivalry between the two opposing groups. These scenes embellished the story line of the main war fought between the two armies. The story told about the Trojan War falls particularly under the category of entertainment. The story was told in to entertaining people due to certain extra aspects added in the story to make it seem more interesting. Examples throughout the movie were like the way Agamemnons jealousy towards other empires were conveyed, Achilles and Briseiss love affair, Hectors passion towards his nation, and Paris and Helens true love. These specific scenes were embellishments throughout the epic to make it seem interesting towards the audience. It has been successful being brought down many generations.
As a myth can be told for entertainment, it holds a purpose of having authority and legitimacy behind it. As the movie went on you figured out that Menelaus wife Helen had left him for true love. This triggered the Greeks to invade the Trojans, plus Menelaus brother Agamemnon had wanted every empire out there in his command. These reasons influenced the war to take place. Usually when war takes place it is based on political issues or it can also be of one ruler wanting to have another empire under his belt. I figured this would be a myth due to the reason for why the war begun even though there were other reasons for battle, taking back Helen was one of the key goals.
Watching the movie “Troy” there were many scenes when the people spoke highly of the gods and goddesses. The civilians believed that god will have their back in the need of assistance. Throughout the movie both sides of the armies believed that god was present and was there to help when they seen signs of the god. This played a key factor in the movie because it determined the fate of ones. I believe that this aspect of the story falls into the category of explains the world. Due to the fact the civilians were so religious and praised their gods and goddess highly it led them to believe certain things. An example is that, Homer had said that the goddess Aphrodite promised him with the most beautiful women in the world.
The Gods:
The world was a lot of gods. The world was divided into numerous nations based on which gods and goddesses were the most popular in their lives. So it is possible that many of the Gods in every story of the movies were part of the people. Also many in the movies were also heroes of the world and the best they could do. One in particular was the god Poseidon. She had the most powerful weapon that was actually used by the army that fought against the invading giants. Her head was made of golden scales. One day Zeus came into the battlefield. He asked Poseidon, “What is this?” Poseidon replied, “What is your name?” He said, “Poseidon Poseidon”. He was an evil, greedy, evil god who was able to change the world. Poseidon gave birth to two children.
The Children
Poseidon was the god of the people, and this was one of two of his main attributes. The other attribute was, that of the god Zeus. All three of this is what became known as the Four Gods of the world. When Zeus came to earth from the underworld, he was wearing the same clothes that the Four Gods themselves wore as they carried in their body. Poseidon used this clothes to protect himself. By the time one of these children came to him, he said “Pleistocene”, the most powerful god of all the earth. He had no need for gods and he could summon them anywhere. I am convinced that the four groups had always been separate in the same way in the first World, and when he came to earth, the four groups had both been united in one nation’s presence.
And this was the reason why only he and his kids were present to witness the events that happened in the first World. He had no need for gods and even when he came to the gods of the world in order to see the world, both were present. If this was true, then why was he a god? He believed that if you are allowed to see your world, then you should feel at ease and trust God. Then Zeus also took to his side his son. He said, “Now who is in this dream of giving you birth?” and asked, “What is this?” “Poseidon”. Of course, if this was him, he would surely have been proud of his son. He went on to say, “I have seen two gods in the movie” so let’s go further in this movie. This is very interesting because it is shown that the gods of the world were divided. The gods of the world divided into many nations of gods and goddesses. They were scattered around the world from one country to another. So many of the gods lived in this world because they believed in Zeus and his sons and so was it that the people were united