Achilleus or Hektor. That is the question.
Hektor, the great Trojan warrior, has more courage and patience than any other in his army. Achilleus, the best warrior of the Achaeans, attains more power and broad- mindedness than any of the the Greeks. In The Iliad by Homer, these two war heroes retain both similar and different traits. The two differ because Hektor follows the war code more than the Achilleus and additionally Achilleus was less prudent and more impulsive. Both exhibit similar qualities because they possess arrogant and successful personality trait. The first difference between Hektor and Achilleus is that Hektor is more honorable and heeded to the unspoken war where as Achilleus does not. An honorable action back in Ancient …show more content…
“I would feel deep shame before the Trojans... if like a coward I were to shrink aside from the fighting.” (Iliad 4.117-119). Hektor contains a grand amount of intimacy to his soldiers because he is willing to leave his wife and kid to attempt to prosper. Homer is attempting to reveal the selfishness that Hektor contains. In contrast, Achilleus does not sacrifice himself for others. When Agamemnon begs him to return to war after the Achaean 's were struggling, Achilleus refuses. Achilleus’ hot-hotheadedness and pride overtakes him and causes him to selfishly decline. Another example of this difference can be seen when instead of respectively burying Hektor and giving him a rightful ceremony, Achilleus parades Hector 's dead body around the battlefields for multiple days. This is an absolute dishonorment towards him and his family for many weeks to come. In ancient Greek times, people were to return the dead bodies to the other side to be rightfully buried with their families. When Apollo sees this occur, he beings to take action. He discusses with the gods the point of how inconsiderate …show more content…
Achilleus first displays his rashness when he does not come up with a plan to kill Hektor before attempting to attack him. Instead throughout the day, Achilleus pursues Hektor in a manhunt. Eventually, Athena realizes that if the chase were to continue this way, Achilleus would kill Hektor in vain. Because of this, she persistently tells Achilleus to “stand and get your wind again while I go to this man and persuade him to stand up to you in combat.” (22.125-126). The idea of thinking through and acting cautiously before acting is an internal fight that Achilleus constantly lost in this book. Hektor in contrast is patient when he waits inside the walls; partially because he already knows his fate but also because he must mentally prepare and plan for this duel. The last example is how Hector 's constantly looks on the brighter side of situations and attempts to figure out how he can change and make them better. On the contrary, Achilleus never tries to think before he reacts. For example Achilleus in the beginning of the story states how he is the only person who fights but never gets rewarded. This leads to a fight between him and Agamemnon. Instead of attempting to reason with Agamemnon, Achilleus recklessly talks and becomes defensive. If achilleus did not quickly, this entire quarrel could have been avoided . The final reason why Achilleus tends to be less patient
Hektor, the great Trojan warrior, has more courage and patience than any other in his army. Achilleus, the best warrior of the Achaeans, attains more power and broad- mindedness than any of the the Greeks. In The Iliad by Homer, these two war heroes retain both similar and different traits. The two differ because Hektor follows the war code more than the Achilleus and additionally Achilleus was less prudent and more impulsive. Both exhibit similar qualities because they possess arrogant and successful personality trait. The first difference between Hektor and Achilleus is that Hektor is more honorable and heeded to the unspoken war where as Achilleus does not. An honorable action back in Ancient …show more content…
“I would feel deep shame before the Trojans... if like a coward I were to shrink aside from the fighting.” (Iliad 4.117-119). Hektor contains a grand amount of intimacy to his soldiers because he is willing to leave his wife and kid to attempt to prosper. Homer is attempting to reveal the selfishness that Hektor contains. In contrast, Achilleus does not sacrifice himself for others. When Agamemnon begs him to return to war after the Achaean 's were struggling, Achilleus refuses. Achilleus’ hot-hotheadedness and pride overtakes him and causes him to selfishly decline. Another example of this difference can be seen when instead of respectively burying Hektor and giving him a rightful ceremony, Achilleus parades Hector 's dead body around the battlefields for multiple days. This is an absolute dishonorment towards him and his family for many weeks to come. In ancient Greek times, people were to return the dead bodies to the other side to be rightfully buried with their families. When Apollo sees this occur, he beings to take action. He discusses with the gods the point of how inconsiderate …show more content…
Achilleus first displays his rashness when he does not come up with a plan to kill Hektor before attempting to attack him. Instead throughout the day, Achilleus pursues Hektor in a manhunt. Eventually, Athena realizes that if the chase were to continue this way, Achilleus would kill Hektor in vain. Because of this, she persistently tells Achilleus to “stand and get your wind again while I go to this man and persuade him to stand up to you in combat.” (22.125-126). The idea of thinking through and acting cautiously before acting is an internal fight that Achilleus constantly lost in this book. Hektor in contrast is patient when he waits inside the walls; partially because he already knows his fate but also because he must mentally prepare and plan for this duel. The last example is how Hector 's constantly looks on the brighter side of situations and attempts to figure out how he can change and make them better. On the contrary, Achilleus never tries to think before he reacts. For example Achilleus in the beginning of the story states how he is the only person who fights but never gets rewarded. This leads to a fight between him and Agamemnon. Instead of attempting to reason with Agamemnon, Achilleus recklessly talks and becomes defensive. If achilleus did not quickly, this entire quarrel could have been avoided . The final reason why Achilleus tends to be less patient