Plot for “The Golden Apple” – “Gathering of the Ships”: At the beginning, Eris, the goddess of discord, cleverly left a deceptive apple engraved “To the greatest beautiful” at the king’s wedding. Peleus. Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite immediately clashed over this pseudo-gift. Towards the middle, the three goddesses (Athena, Hera and Aphrodite) grew tired of their argument and, spying on young Paris, ended their bitter rivalry. Together, they presented the apple to the shepherd and asked him to choose the one that most deserved this gift. Each goddess offered her something different – ​​her own exchange gift – but ultimately Paris chose Aphrodite. The goddess of love won his favor by gifting Paris with a woman who far surpassed all others in beauty. Forgetting the love he already possessed for another, Paris fell into his vanity. Theme of “Querelle” – “Single Combat”: A main theme of this section would be that power has the deadly ability to corrupt because Agamemnon survived with the impression that since he was High King, he could do whatever he pleased. For example, Agamemnon, faced with the decision to send Chryseis back to the Temple of Apollo, claimed Briseis instead. Achilles, “who had learned to care for Briseis” (p. 19), fell blindly into a rage as black as death once the High King announced these intentions. But Agamemnon didn't care, even if Briseis had been given as a gift to Achilles. He simply had more power and wanted her back - like children believe they always deserve what they want just because they want it. This shows the corruption resulting from power, as Agamemnon took what he wanted rather than what he deserved and no one could stop him. In addition to Briseis claimed, Agamemnon further middle of paper...... is the sacrifice of Odysseus because, because of his sneaky disguise and sharp tongue, he was ridiculed and beaten. All of these men had respect for Odysseus, but had no such feelings for a beggar - and Odysseus knew that would be the case before he even took on the character. In addition to these fights - light in comparison - Ulysses, who played his role well, was taken out and whipped "until the blood flowed from his shoulders" (p. 100) and treated like a mutt. This shows, once again, how much he sacrificed for his project because the whip lasted even after the disguise fell. However, everything turned out well, as he was left inside the walls of Troy and stole Troy's luck from under their noses. All of Odysseus' sacrifices ultimately paid off, turning the tide of the war and the important lesson of self-sacrifice would go far in modern life..