Greek Art:three Types

Homer’s epic tales played a big part in ancient Greek society. This relation can be easily seen in the vast number of artifacts that have been recovered from the ancient Greek time period which depict scenes from The Odyssey and The Iliad. Also, the fact that these epic tales themselves survived to be translated into modern English shows how important they were to the people of Homer’s time, and to us. Homer’s tales were seen as more than jus

t stories. The people in ancient Greece actually felt the weight of the Trojan War, and they were with Odysseus all the way on his seven year journey. I can tell this because I have been drawn into the Trojan War over the past few weeks. I am with the Acheans every step of the way. I feel every death of the great warriors in the battle. In my own way, I can feel it the way the people of ancient Greece must have felt it as a traveling bard entertained them for a few nights. Homer truly was a man among men, and I hereby salute him for entertaining countless people over thousands of years.

Most people look toward the future for perfection, but I think perfection has already been achieved. The ancient Greeks perfected the art of vase making and decorating, and they told stories so wonderful that they are still being read to this day. This is the closest that any society has ever made it to perfection. In the words of a great man – Oscar Wilde “All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/o/oscarwilde

Some topics in this essay:
Greeks Vases, Art Types, Trojan War, Dr Keffer, Olympic Games, Oscar Wilde, Odyssey Iliad, Homer’s Homer’s, War Odysseus, ancient greek, ancient greeks, ancient greek vase, epic tales, homeric epics, greek society, art culture, people ancient, ancient greece, people ancient greece, art ancient, trojan war,