Honor And Glory In The Iliad

Title Our world contains many books and stories that explain the viewpoints of how our world came to be and who has ruled it since the beginning of time. Two of the most well known are the beliefs of the Hebrews and the Greeks. There has been much controversy over these topics throughout the years, but each is to be interpreted by the reader. According to Epics for Students, The Iliad suggested to be a work about the Trojan War that is fought between the Myrmidons and the Trojans. When Homer states that The Iliad “tells the story of the clash of two great civilizations and the effects the war has on both the winners and the losers,” he is showing the reader that war should not be taken lightly because it drastically affects the world (181). …show more content…
Honor and glory both have to deal with accomplishments but glory is gained by heroic actions that others have witnessed and later spoke of. Glory increases the social status of that individual and gives them more confidence. According to Hector’s already has glory because he is a prince, but he does not want to just settle for glory in one aspect of his life. He wants to be the leader of the army by being the most preeminent fighter of the Trojan forces. In this time, princes did not have to fight, but in order to have more respect from the townspeople, Hector continues on in battle. Not only did he continue on in battle, but he also has a short temper for those who did not fight. He encounters his brother being lazy and cleaning his sword and states “You idiot! We’re dying out there defending the walls. It’s because of you this city is in this hellish war” (Homer 210). Hector was standing up for battle and helping his brother see what he was doing wrong. Hector’s biggest accomplishment of glory was when he killed Patroclus. When Patroclus died, Hector strips of the armor he was wearing and takes it with him because it is Achilles armor. This is a time for Hector to pretty much show off his accomplishment that he has the mighty warriors armor. The armor makes Achilles who he is and without it, he is nothing. This brings joy to Hectors mind and to the minds of the townspeople. Even thought …show more content…
Everyone has a fate that will eventually lead to his or her fall or rise. The individual does not get to decide his or her fate or alter it. Hector has many fates in this story. He is a firm believe in fate as well because he states himself, “And no man has ever escaped his fate, rich or poor” (Homer 214). One aspect of his fate was when he killed Pactrolus, Achilles’ closest friend. This fate leads to an unfortunate event where Achilles then killed him. Hector knows that regardless of how life ends, he cannot change his destiny. Life in not meant to be changed by people; people are just simply here to run the course of life until time runs