I have to say the part about the Trojan Horse was the most aggravating part of the book so far. It was one of those parts where you want to scream at the characters in the book because they are causing their own death. They had so many chances to discover the truth about the horse, but something always stopped them. When they were bringing it up from the beach Capys and a few others mentioned the actual chance of there being warriors hiding inside of the hollowed belly, yet they don’t convince the mass of Trojans to check. Also the Priest Laocoon and the Prophetess Cassandra warn against the horse, but it seems other forces are at work. Athena finally gets her revenge on Troy by helping the trick of the Greeks succeed. The Trojans might not have brought the Trojan Horse in without the sign of the snakes devouring Laocoon and his children. As Aeneas finds out later it really was by the choice of the gods that Troy fell. Athena and Hera’s wicked plan finally played out, they sacked the city of Troy.
ps. I commented on Anna's blog
Indeed, why is it that, when tragedy is approaching, no one is willing to heed the warnings of those who are wiser? Ironically, we really are our own worst enemy because we are almost always the cause of our own demise. Then again, the Trojans get revenge on Athena & Hera by becoming the Romans and taking over what was once Greece and becoming the greatest civilization in history. They barely even worshipped the two goddesses in the long run! I guess payback really is a... mean lady!
ReplyDelete