The Trojan Horse The Trojan Horse was a large vacant horse that was constructed by a Greek soldier named Epeius This horse was left on the coast of the island where the Greeks and Trojans were fighting The Greeks had hopes of leaving this seemingly empty horse as an example of their surrender However Epeius built this horse so many Greek soldiers could hide in it to attack the Trojans Later the Trojans accepted the gift and were ambushed by the hiding Greek soldiers Labors Of Hercules The Greek Goddess of Marriage and Birth named Hera was wife of Zeus and queen of the ancient Greek gods She was known for her jealous and unforgiving nature Her powerful character was so manipulative that she caused Hercules to kill his own wife and children When Hercules realized the trouble he caused he seeked forgiveness by praying to the God Apollo He was then told he would have to serve the king of Tiryns and Mycenae This king gave Hercules a sentence of twelve Labors that were impossible but helped Hercules acquire fame and immortality Romeo and Juliet In a dramatic and romantic play Shakespeare is able to utilize the idea of star crossed lovers to bring out the pain and love these young adults endured In this play Shakespeare twisted the love story by making a feud happen between the families of these two adults that will make their love and destiny complicated Eventually Shakespeare turns the ending of the play into a tragedy by making the two lovers passionate affections for each other end in death Dove Only a couple of symbols have a meaningful tradition like the dove
