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Greek Culture and Art

What is a mosaic?

Homer Epic poem – a long poem that tells the deeds of a great hero Examples: Iliad and the Odyssey “That’s me! D’oh!”

Illiad = Story of a war between the Greeks and Troy The purpose of the war was to recover the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen

The real Homer

Video—John Green Crash Course Odyssey

The Death of Agamemnon

The Movie Troy Based on The Illiad Brad Pitt as Achilles

Paris, a Trojan prince, kidnaps Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta. The Mycenaean Greeks lay siege to Troy for ten years, finally taking the city with the famous Trojan horse. The Iliad – focuses on the destruction & anger of the Greek hero Achilles.

Paris & Helen

Helen of Troy “The face that launched 1,000 ships”

Homer – Fact or Fiction? Arete: The Greek word for Excellence In Homer’s stories and poems they were focused around the hero’s search for Arete/Excellence.