Trojan War: A Self-reflection
The story began when
King Peleus and Thetis decided to have a grand feast
celebration to celebrate their marriage, at which all the other gods were
invited, except for the disagreeable goddess of
strife, Eris. Annoyed at being stopped at the door by Hermes, before
leaving the gathering, she threw her gift amidst the guests; it was the Apple
of Discord, a golden apple upon which the words "for the fairest" had
been inscribed. Before long, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite started quarreling
over who should be the one to take the apple, and, not being able to decide on
their own, demanded from Zeus to settle the dispute. Zeus knew that any choice
he would make would incite anger to at least two goddesses. So what Zeus
did was he appointed Paris, the young prince of Troy, to be the judge. First,
Hera gave her word to Paris that, in gratitude for choosing her, she would
grant him both political power and the throne of the continent of Asia; then,
Athena offered him wisdom and excellent skills in battle; finally, Aphrodite
promised Paris the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta. There
could be only one outcome: without batting an eyelash, Paris awarded the apple
to Aphrodite. And in this moment a great war will transcend.
Speaking of which, one of
the reasons why the war started in the first place was because of the
involvement of the gods and goddesses and how a man can be easily swayed by
beautiful things and how greedy can men be. And we can also use Athena,
Aphrodite, and Hera in here as a symbol that people tend to value labels. It’s like
these labels hold so much power that it can demean others and put them down or
they could be used to put someone in the pedestal. War
teaches us to appreciate the simple things we take for granted, such as the
ability to see and have meaningful conversations with our loved ones every day. While most of us can agree that war is vile,
its flip side is that beyond the battle lays the belief for something better.
We want to believe that the fight was fought for a noble purpose or reason and
that people, hearts and minds were not sacrificed in vain.
The Trojan War came from Homer's Iliad. Unfortunately the Iliad is only fictional that was passed down for generations before it was finally recorded in writing. Moreover, Ancient Greeks believed that Troy was located near the Dardanelles and that the Trojan War was a historical event of the 13th or 12th BC, But, as The Times reports, “the earliest surviving fragments of the Odyssey” are actually “bits of graffiti scratched into clay by schoolboys at Olbia on the Black Sea coast of what is now Ukraine.”
And although the Trojan War is only a fictional story, it was kind of inspiring in some ways and we can see that there was bloodshed, the aftermath caused by the cost of pride, which eventually harmed so many people. It is so ridiculous to see what humans had become just so they can rub it in every ones face that they are the best and this is what I can do and you can never do it like how I do it. People who show these kinds of attitudes are probably those who are used to being praised as the best or people who try to hide their insecurities by making themselves look better and degrade others for their flaws. It is hard to change the mindset of people, sometimes we can be stubborn and hard-headed and we sometimes let our pride best gets us. It shouldn’t be that way, we should know what companionship is, what camaraderie means because in this way we can be united and we can solve whatever problems or conflicts we face with the help of the others. Don’t lash out, talk it out. Don’t let your pride get on the way, it will hinder you from moving forward.
The Trojan War came from Homer's Iliad. Unfortunately the Iliad is only fictional that was passed down for generations before it was finally recorded in writing. Moreover, Ancient Greeks believed that Troy was located near the Dardanelles and that the Trojan War was a historical event of the 13th or 12th BC, But, as The Times reports, “the earliest surviving fragments of the Odyssey” are actually “bits of graffiti scratched into clay by schoolboys at Olbia on the Black Sea coast of what is now Ukraine.”
And although the Trojan War is only a fictional story, it was kind of inspiring in some ways and we can see that there was bloodshed, the aftermath caused by the cost of pride, which eventually harmed so many people. It is so ridiculous to see what humans had become just so they can rub it in every ones face that they are the best and this is what I can do and you can never do it like how I do it. People who show these kinds of attitudes are probably those who are used to being praised as the best or people who try to hide their insecurities by making themselves look better and degrade others for their flaws. It is hard to change the mindset of people, sometimes we can be stubborn and hard-headed and we sometimes let our pride best gets us. It shouldn’t be that way, we should know what companionship is, what camaraderie means because in this way we can be united and we can solve whatever problems or conflicts we face with the help of the others. Don’t lash out, talk it out. Don’t let your pride get on the way, it will hinder you from moving forward.
https://harvestinghappiness.com/war-teaches-us-life/
https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/The_Myths/Trojan_War/trojan_war.html
https://blog.oup.com/2013/05/trojan-war-fact-or-fiction/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_War
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