Achaeans

The Iliad -an epic poem written by Homer- displays numerous triumphs, catastrophes, and acts of heroism, taken place in ancient Greek society. This tale is told in the midst of the Trojan War. While there are many significant events, lessons, elaborate speeches and noble characters manifested throughout The Iliad, it is undoubtedly stated that honor is an essential theme in this poem. Honor is the culprit of every motive, it is influential to many types of behaviors and circumstances. Moreover,…

The Iliad is the epic poem of war between the Achaeans and Trojans; the cause of the war is credited to Helen running away with the Trojan Prince Paris. There are myths that state that Helen and Paris were in love and Paris kidnapped her and they eloped, causing Menelaus, Helen’s husband, to begin the war. Although this myth uses the illusion of love to justify the beginnings of the war, Helen expresses to Aphrodite that she is only with cowardly Paris due to the goddess. When Aphrodite appears…

The Iliad is a classic epic poem that offers readers a glimpse of the Greek mindset. Is is fairly easy to see the honor and glory bound society through men like Hector and Achilles, but what were the societal standards for women? While women definitely take a more passive behind the scenes role, Homer still portrays them in many different ways. First, Homer shows the beautiful war prizes Chryseis and Bryseis, who cause the feud between Agamemnon and Achilles. Then, he shows overprotective…

Trust is needed to reach an end goal and gain a sense of tranquility and security from completing this end goal. In The Odyssey, trustworthiness leads to tranquility and security of people. Trust extends from thoughts to people in The Odyssey. Telemachus, Odysseus’ son, trusts in the idea that his father is still alive and gains tranquility and security when his trust is fulfilled when his father returns to Ithaca. Penelope’s trustworthy relationship with Odysseus manages to keep the suitors at…

Homer uses the idea of sleep to represent the idea of death, which makes the struggle to stay awake and the struggle to survive the same. Great Warrior Odysseus is constantly wrestling to remain alert to avoid revealing weakness. Sleep in The Odyssey displays a negative connotation that exhibits vulnerability, yet this never-ending insomnia eventually aids an exhausted Odysseus in his return to his native land. Sleep is portrayed as a negative concept in the epic, as bad things come to…

fighting. He selflessly chooses to fight for his country when he could instead run away from from his death. By continuing to fight, Hector decides to sacrifice his life for the Trojan people. In addition, as as the Trojans prepare to attack the Achaeans, Hector issued orders and is seen as god-like amongst the other Trojan men as, “Hector carried his shield, an even perfect circle. As some ominous star now suddenly appears, shining through the clouds and then disappears again into the cloud…

vouch for in search of insight from the psychic Calchas. Simultaneous doing so they informed that Agamemnon is in expert witness for the outburst because he declined to yield his prize. Chryses prays to Apollo and a tendency to release consequent the Achaeans. In order to reserve his moment of righteousness, admiration, worth, Agamemnon conveys danger to them all. He threatens to take Achilles Gera and create a vicious anger of Achilles. However, Athena intervenes and causes him to lock up…

Throughout history and stories, women have had many different depictions and representations. These days women are depicted being stronger than a princess that always needs saving and becoming the hero in many different ways. But that is not what this is about, this is an epic poem called “The Odyssey” by Homer. It is about Odysseus and his journey after the Trojan War and despite being centuries old, the depictions of women of that time period is surprisingly strong. There is Penelope, who is…

Humanities: Society of Greece Throughout the course of history, in particularly the society of Greece, it is presumed that the idea of gods and divine supernatural beings have a high importance, especially in their literary works. On the contrary, an impacting theme of humanism is developed throughout many of their works. Similarly, but not limited to; Iliad, Antigone, and Nicomachean Ethics. These three works either emphasizes the human experience at the center of events, counteract their given…

Growing up in a questionable situation can be difficult for anyone. Telemachus has been raised without his father, a lost man whose location and status are unknown, and is now facing an assortment of struggles through uninvited guests and complicated circumstances that are testing him and his abilities. Through the first four books of Homer’s The Odyssey, Telemachus is able to set up the story for the rest of Homer’s tale. He experiences predicaments of his own as the journey begins. However,…