In the Homeric epics the invocations of the muse contain a duality of themes and values. The Iliad asserts the value of glory in war while the Odyssey speaks of the value of perseverance in conditions of hardship. The narratives are set either side of the Trojan war making them not just thematically but temporally contrasting. The themes and resulting values of these epics no doubt reflect the relatively violent time that was antiquity.
The Homeric Muses
The Homeric Muses
The Homeric Muses
In the Homeric epics the invocations of the muse contain a duality of themes and values. The Iliad asserts the value of glory in war while the Odyssey speaks of the value of perseverance in conditions of hardship. The narratives are set either side of the Trojan war making them not just thematically but temporally contrasting. The themes and resulting values of these epics no doubt reflect the relatively violent time that was antiquity.