Troy--A war fighting for beauty and love?

Troy--A war fighting for beauty and love?
Aug 13, 2007 01:10
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: offline	Throughout history, the factors that triggered wars have been varied. Quite a few wars were fought for either territories or power. But probably there was only one significant war which was fought for beauty and love. That is the Trojan War, the greatest conflict in the Greek Mythology, which has exerted a great influence on literature and arts for centuries. The war was fougt between Greeks and Troyans and lasted for ten years(1194-1184BC). The young prince of Troy, Paris, have an affair with the amazing beauty, Helen, who was the Spartan Queen. Prince Paris took Helen to Troy.Spartan King wanted to recapture Helen and revenge so that he launched a war against Trojans. Did love have such immense power to trigger a long lasting war between two countries? I wonder. After a second thought, I figured out the Trojan war was still a war fought for the dictator's personal desire .In the past, women were viewd as part of monarch's possessions. So did the unmatched beauty Helen. Anyway, it is still an usual war, because a beauty was taken advantage of as an excuse. Helen shouldn't be blamed. It was not her fault.

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Throughout history, the factors that triggered wars have been varied. Quite a few wars were fought for either territories or power. But probably there was only one significant war which was fought for beauty and love. That is the Trojan War, the greatest conflict in the Greek Mythology, which has exerted a great influence on literature and arts for centuries.

The war was fougt between Greeks and Troyans and lasted for ten years(1194-1184BC). The young prince of Troy, Paris, have an affair with the amazing beauty, Helen, who was the Spartan Queen. Prince Paris took Helen to Troy.Spartan King wanted to recapture Helen and revenge so that he launched a war against Trojans.

Did love have such immense power to trigger a long lasting war between two countries? I wonder. After a second thought, I figured out the Trojan war was still a war fought for the dictator's personal desire .In the past, women were viewd as part of monarch's possessions. So did the unmatched beauty Helen. Anyway, it is still an usual war, because a beauty was taken advantage of as an excuse. Helen shouldn't be blamed. It was not her fault.

Aug 13, 2007 01:12	#1
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	Still of Troy

Aug 13, 2007 01:15	#2
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	The wooden house that destroyed Troy

Aug 13, 2007 01:20	#3
LEONARDO Points: Join Date: May 21, 2007 Status: Offline	Brad Pitt plays the role of Achilles

Aug 13, 2007 22:37	#4
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	The war was triggered by Helen, a bery charming woman. Beauty is very dangerous.

Aug 14, 2007 04:28	#5
MIRANDAZHAO Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	So, beauty is the sin of the woman??

Aug 14, 2007 21:09	#6
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	It is not the beauty's fault, since beauty was taken advantage of in theTrojan War.

Aug 22, 2007 22:31	#7
MIRANDAZHAO Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Helen is cute, and the most beautiful lady in her time. It is universally acknowledged that all heroes love beauty. Is it the case, men? If you do not love beauty, you are not a hero.

Aug 24, 2007 19:14	#8
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	Helen of Troy; "The face that launched a thousand ships" A nice story, but the war probable started over trade. Miranda, some cultures believe that a woman should cover herself from head to foot to hide her beauty from men so as not to inflame their desire. What are your thoughts? Dodger.

Aug 27, 2007 01:48	#9
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	'some cultures believe that a woman should cover herself from head to foot to hide her beauty from men so as not to inflame their desire.' That's only the excuse for the weakness of men.

Aug 27, 2007 04:33	#10
DODGER Points: Join Date: Jul 15, 2007 Status: Offline	May, you are right in this but is it right that a women should have to hide her beauty which like a flower only blooms for a short time? Dodger

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