How Does Homer Use Epithets In The Iliad

From every recreation of Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, none has captured the essence of human emotion and the monstrosities brought about from human nature than the film Troy. Troy captured the true essence of humanities disastrous emotional fallout; and Petersen’s rendition of the nightmarish and atrocious siege of Troy aids in demonstrating the way in which human emotions such as greed, pride, love, wrath and grief which bring about effects within the human mind that create the need for war and destruction. Petersen’s demonstration of violence shown by the siege upon the walls of Troy related back to the September 11 attack three years prior to the release of Troy as a remembrance of the destruction and violence displayed in the attack as …show more content…
Homer’s The Iliad utilised oral retelling in its beginning and has slowly translated into a written work it still demonstrates the use of epithets as a way to depict various important members of the Poem such as “Hermes the Giant Killer”, “Hector the breaker of horses” and various others. Whilst also utilising Malouf’s Ransom to garner the same images through the way in which a name is said to generate relief at their presence and fear of facing them in battle whilst still being honourable and respectful to them. Epithets are used in Petersen’s Troy through the use of costuming as one is able to witness the grand regaler that is worn to denote their status among one another. This is seen through King Priam of Troy in his royal fineries, Achilles in his black Myrmidon armour so he is seen as both a leader and a soldier, and even Agamemnon and Menelaus dressed in the decorative armour as they ride into battle upon a chariot further denoting them as higher than the rest of the Greeks. This use of epithets effective envisions what many would picture these high class men to be wearing as it allows their rank to be seen by