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April to June 2024 Article ID: NSS8749 Impact Factor:8.05 Cite Score:70 Download: 8 DOI: https://doi.org/ View PDf
The Trojan War Unearthed: An Exploration of Literary Sources and Archaeological Discoveries
Dr. Purwa Kanoongo
Associate Professor, Institute of Arts & Humanities, SAGE University, Indore (M.P.)Ms. Mariya Attar
Student, BA (Hons.) (English) Institute of Arts & Humanities,SAGE University, Indore (M.P.)
Abstract: It is
widely believed that the first collection of written stories or literature in
general was laid down by the Ancient Greece. The most memorable pieces within
their rather extensive pool are Homer’s two epic poems the Iliad and the
Odyssey. These epics portray a grand image of their world, with gods and
goddesses, heroes, monsters, curses, prophecies, and most importantly a war.
The ten year long war, which started in the name of honour and ended with what
is probably the most iconic siege in history, has been sketched out in the two
epics a lot of other stories. Highly romanticised in all of these accounts, the
war have been the subject of awe and speculation for centuries. Did the war of
troy really take place? If yes how much of the story’s depiction was actually
true? Drawing on an extensive collection of classical texts, including the
works of Homer, Herodotus, and Hesiod this paper sifts through the layers of
myth and history surrounding the Trojan War. Through this analysis, it seeks to
discern the historical accuracy of the war and the extent to which it was
romanticized in ancient storytelling.
Keywords: Trojan War, Myth, Archaeology, Excavations,
Iliad, Odyssey, Epic, Greeks, Hisarlik, Helen of Troy.