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WebCassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced , also Κασάνδρα, and sometimes referred to as Alexandra) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a …

WebAlexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An …

WebThe Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse is not mentioned in Homer's Iliad, with the poem ending before the war is concluded, and it is only briefly mentioned in the Odyssey.But in the Aeneid by Virgil, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the …

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WebIn mythology, the Greek underworld is a distinct realm (one of the three realms that makes up the cosmos) where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's essence (psyche) is separated from the corpse and is transported to the underworld. In early mythology (e.g., Homer's Iliad and …

WebNelson Rolihlahla Mandela (/ m æ n ˈ d ɛ l ə /; Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on …

WebThe events described in the Iliad refer to the Trojan War, a semi-mythical conflict that was supposedly waged sometime between 1300 and 1100 BC. For Homer, the events of the war would have taken place long ago. The facts of the war would have been passed down through the ancient Greek oral tradition, to which the Iliad owes a great deal. Whether or …

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WebIn Greek mythology, Achilles (/ ə ˈ k ɪ l iː z / ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς) was a hero of the Trojan War, the greatest of all the Greek warriors, and the central character of Homer's Iliad.He was the son of the Nereid Thetis and Peleus, king of Phthia.. Achilles' most notable feat during the Trojan War was the slaying of the Trojan prince Hector …