Essays on Clytemnestra

The Mask of Agamemnon

There are a lot of artworks that will always contain some secret concerning its true origin and authenticity. One of such sculptures is definitely the case with the Mask of Agamemnon. This artifact from the Greek Bronze Age was discovered by distinguished German archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann, in Mycenae dated 1876. After the stunning discovery of the real location of the legendary Troy, Schliemann was next planning to find the final resting place of Agamemnon, the famous king of ancient Mycenae who headed the Greek troops during the Trojan War. All his grand triumphs and tribulations are eulogized in Homer’ ...

Questions and Answers

1. Review Dante’s Inferno 1. What is the purpose of Dante’s journey? The purpose of Dante’s journey through hell is two-fold. The first reason is to showcase hell and remind Christians the fate that awaits them if they did not follow God’s word. The idea was to scare readers into an upright and Christian lifestyle. Secondly, there is some political ideology as well. When he shows famous people in hell, such as the previous Popes Boniface and Nicholas III, he is condemning some of the political and religious leaders of his time. This was his ...

The god[s] find fault with flimsy vow or sacrifice.

The priest pities the dishonored Agamemnon. As the bride price of the daughter was high, Apollo deals death alone. He unleashed the plague on the Greeks. The soothsayer urges the king to heed the god’s desires, Pay the price for the dancing-eyed girl to her father the priest. The formal sacrifice will allow Agamemnon to keep his new bride Since the marriage of Chryseis to the king appeases the god. Atreus’ son, the warlord Agamemnon, Desperate and pitiful, unlike twin black thunderheads, Turned to the soothsayer: You never give me a good omen. You prophesy doom, and that ...