I began this Wikipedia trail with the Odyssey, in line with the material in week 3 and 4 written by Homer. I was curious about jumping into this wiki article because I had never taken the time to read a holistic viewpoint on the Odyssey. All I remember from it was reading bits and pieces in high school, back when it bored me entirely due to the vernacular.
From there, I went to the Trojan War. I read more about the events that happened after the war because most of those aren't touched on a whole lot in popular media (movies, shows, etc. I loved watching Troy, the movie, so reading this article was sort of familiar.
Then, I went on to read about Ajax the Great and how he took his own life. It was eye-opening to see the ways that gods and goddesses were conveyed as doing things to help and harm mortals; I had not known that Athena had a part in Ajax falling on his own sword to take his life.
Lastly, I read about the Belvedere Torso (image below), the presumed statue of Ajax contemplating his suicide. The article states that it is just a hypothesis, but how cool would it be if it were!! It would definitely fit.
From there, I went to the Trojan War. I read more about the events that happened after the war because most of those aren't touched on a whole lot in popular media (movies, shows, etc. I loved watching Troy, the movie, so reading this article was sort of familiar.
Then, I went on to read about Ajax the Great and how he took his own life. It was eye-opening to see the ways that gods and goddesses were conveyed as doing things to help and harm mortals; I had not known that Athena had a part in Ajax falling on his own sword to take his life.
Lastly, I read about the Belvedere Torso (image below), the presumed statue of Ajax contemplating his suicide. The article states that it is just a hypothesis, but how cool would it be if it were!! It would definitely fit.
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| Belvedere Torso on Wikipedia |
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