Summary. While Priam mourns his son, Aesacus, Paris absconds with Helen. As a result, the Greeks head to Troy to wage war. Hostile winds delay the Greeks ...

21 июн. 2022 г. · Achilles's death is the result of a personal insult he dealt to the gods, showing how the gods' petty feelings hugely affect major events on earth.

Summary. Priam, the king of Troy, mourns for his son Aesacus. Paris, Aesacus's brother, is missing from the funeral rites. He has run away with Helen, ...

Even though Aesacus has been turned into a bird, his father, King Priam of Troy, doesn't know this; he assumes that his son is dead.

21 июн. 2022 г. · The story of the fight that breaks out between the Lapiths and the centaurs at a wedding is reminiscent of the war that breaks out between Phineus and Perseus.

Book 12 Summary: “The Expedition Against Troy”. The Trojan prince Paris steals his wife from Greece, setting off the Trojan War. The Greek fleet has trouble ...

The god of the trident, who rules the ocean waters, grieved, with a father's feelings, for the son changed into a swan, the bird of Phaethon.

The god of the trident, who rules the ocean waters, grieved, with a father's feelings, for the son changed into a swan, the bird of Phaethon.

Free Book 12: The Expedition Against Troy summary of Metamorphoses by Ovid. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from BookRags.com.

In Book XII, the narrator recounts Achilles' battle with Cycnus, whom he chokes to death. Nestor tells of the battle between Caeneus and numerous centaurs. We ...