Thursday, April 10, 2008

Homework 4.10.08

Research:
-the sirens were 3 seducing bird women that lived on an island full of cliffs and rocks
-the Trojan War broke out when Paris of Troy stole Helen from Menelaus, who was her husband and the king of Sparta
-Ulysses is also known as Odysseus
-Odysseus was a famous king of Ithica (a Greek province) that sailed around the world and was away from home for ten years while fighting the Trojan War
-Agamemnon was the commander of the Achaeans during the Trojan War who was later murdered by his wife when he returned from battle
-Leda was the mother of Helen and the queen of Sparta

1 comment:

Brad Dimock said...

I found what you posted on Agamemnon to be interesting. I didn't realize that he was murdered by his wife after he returned from war.