Homer's The Iliad, Aristophanes Lysistrata, and Aeschylus The Seven Against Thebes, all dealt with issues concerning manhood in the Greek and Roman days, war also came but it was only because of the attitudes of these men. These three writers have different views when it came down to the topics of war and manhood, but they all view certain situations and issues similarly. The men in those days wouldn't back down from any fight, they stood and fought, I would say they were barbaric; and because of this attitude war came naturally to them. These authors felt the same way about man...
Tell us a story, god, of how the anger of a man named Akhilleus brought about the destruction of so many. Had it not been for Agamemnon's selfish behavior, Akhilleus would never have been enraged, and his army would not have suffered all of their losses. Agamemnon brought on this great anger of Akhilleus because he had wronged a priest by kidnapping his daughter and asking for ransom, even though he had no intention of taking the ransom or giving the daughter back. This angered Akhilleus, and he brought plague upon the army, killing so many. The old priest, named Khryses, had tri...