Jason and Paris

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

The Greek Mythology , Who are the gods

Who is Paris

His birth / The oracle

The Judgment of Paris

The abduction of Helen

The Trojan War

Who is Jason

His birth / The oracle

The Search for the golden fleece

Personality assessment

Paris

As a royal blood

As a lover

As a father

As a son

As a leader

As a warrior

As a survivor

Jason

As a royal blood

As a lover

As a

father

As a son

As a leader

As a warrior

As a survivor

Conclusion

Who is the better man

Introduction

The Greek mythology is one of the most exciting yet complicated subjects when studying literature . Not just because it 's a foreign subject but because the mythology itself , the stories about the Greek gods and the adventures of the mortals with superhuman strength , takes us out far and wide away from the four corners of the classroom . In Greek Mythology there are two characters that would be the focus of this . This are Jason of Iolcus , of the Argonauts and Golden Fleece fame and Paris of Troy , of the Trojan War and Helen of Troy fame . These two personalities will be introduced one after the other and their respective adventures will be narrated . Jason and Paris are one among many who were very controversial because of their decisions in life and their relationship with women

Henceforth , the of this is to point out the comparison between Paris and Jason , as well as their differences . In determining these things , we arrived with a question that in the course of this , we attempted to answer . [Given the circumstances of their existence , who was the better man ?]

The term better is subjective and would be matter of argument , but we have come up with a few criteria so as to have a basis for the final answer that would be summarized in the conclusion . The statement better man would be founded on this grounds : Valor , dignity , bravery , fighting skills , tasks performed (rate of success , relations with the gods effect on history and mythology , relations with women (husband-like qualities , relations with offspring (Father-like attitude , relations with family member , relations with followers (leadership qualities , and the ability to survive

This will start off with the introduction of Greek mythology . Who are the gods and what their business are and what their powers are Especially the god of gods Zeus , his brothers Poseidon and Hades , his wife Hera , his daughters Athena and Aphrodite and his son Apollo . Other minor gods who played a part on Jason and Paris ' lives such as Eris Eros and Hermes would also be related . After which , Paris and Jason 's lives would be unraveled such as their birth and the oracle their lives away from their supposed to be real lives their adventures and their deaths . Through out this , an analysis of their judgment , personality and decision making based on the mentioned criteria would be applied

The Greek...