Incidents in Greek mythology

Incidents in Greek mythology

Paris' Choices

         The Judgement of Paris is an important event in Homer's Iliad where what he picks will be the cause of the Trojan War.

         At first when I read it the first time I didn't knew it would the domino that will fall into a series of unfortunate events just because he picked Aphrodite. I mean just a realisation that he's the one that started the problem then in the end, it was the selfishness of the goddesses that did him in.

        Therefore, the judgement from him would be a lot different if he had chosen on of the other two.

Odysseus and Polyphemus

      This was when Odysseus and his men were stuck on an island with the cyclops Polyphemus. 

        It was an epic moment when they managed to blind the Polyphemus by a wooden stake in the eye. But then Polyphemus had one last chance when he thrown a giant boulder at them while they're escaping but failed in the end.

         In the end, he escape with trouble due to the cyclops being Poseidon's son by large waves and storms.  

Odysseus' arrival in Ithaca

       Once he finally arrived to Ithaca, he went in disguised and spying in the palace as he saw a room full of suitors for his queen Penelope.

        And do you know what happens next?, he straight up killing every last one of them with his signature bow with the help of his son Telemachus. It would be an epic scene in a movie.

In the end, he got home and he went out again for other adventures

The Trojan Horse

         This was another plan made by Odysseus as he put many strong soldiers inside the horse while the main army retreated leaving only Sinon to convince the Trojans that this was a gift for their surrender.

         When the Trojans put it inside in the dead of night, They burst out while the main army came back from the seas and ambush them which is one bloody scene to imagine in a film.

         To conclude, they show outsmarting the enemy and finding ways on how to defeat the in the art of war.

References:

• Judgement of Paris. Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://www.theoi.com/Olympios/JudgementParis.html
• Odysseus and the cyclops. Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/odysseus-and-cyclops-myth/
• The Homecoming of Odysseus. Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://www.storynory.com/the-homecoming-of-odysseus/
• The Trojan Horse. Retrieved November 4, 2019, from https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/The_Trojan_Horse/the_trojan_horse.html//