Even if we could prove beyond doubt that “a war at Troy” happened, would that be the Trojan War? Or would Homer’s tale always transcend the messy realities of Late Bronze Age conflict? Perhaps the Trojan War exists most powerfully not in the soil of Hisarlik, but in the cultural imagination, where Achilles, Hector, and Helen have lived for 3,000 years. A tale great in teaching virtues but not so great about facts.
This is a great article, I’ll be sharing it with my Greek and Roman class for our Trojan War week :)
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Yes there was. Many in fact.
Even if we could prove beyond doubt that “a war at Troy” happened, would that be the Trojan War? Or would Homer’s tale always transcend the messy realities of Late Bronze Age conflict? Perhaps the Trojan War exists most powerfully not in the soil of Hisarlik, but in the cultural imagination, where Achilles, Hector, and Helen have lived for 3,000 years. A tale great in teaching virtues but not so great about facts.
Great article