Achaeans

can be explained by using human behavior, good vs evil, sense of right and wrong, and other human traits. The story is focused around the Achilles’ behavior and how his actions or lack thereof determine the activities conducted by his comrades the Achaeans, the Trojans, the gods and the outcome of the war. In the introduction, Book I, Homer sets the stage in the middle of the War and first introduces the intervention of Apollo. Homer states that the son of Jove and Leto, sends a plague to…

In a way, Zeus favored Achilles by being a bystander of the unjust duel. Behind his reason is Achilles’ mother, Thetis, who requested Zeus to give great glory to Achilles. Before Hector’s death, Zeus allowed the Trojans to tore down most of the Achaeans, giving the Trojans great glory at the moment. However, Zeus allowed Achilles to receive all the glory at the end when he defeated Hector and the Trojans. The flow of glory was actually altered so that Achilles received the most glory and honor.…

Patroclus’s death. Motivated by his love for his friend, Achilles went on to wreak havoc on the Trojan army. However, on the other hand, the Achaeans were devastated due to Achilles’s relationship with Agamemnon. Their dispute was the reason the Achaeans decided to attack Troy; it was also the reason that the Zeus-backed Trojans were able to defeat so many of the Achaeans. Homer does a tremendous job of showing both the potential benefits and the potential problems that may arise from the…

situation, leading her to effectively be a “gender-neutral” and dominant character, thus making her a significant character in The Iliad. Hera is an exceedingly determined goddess and wants/will do whatever possible to get her way, which is helping the Achaeans win. Her personality, as a whole, is highly…

deceiving one another, causing disaster for themselves and the humans. It is safe to say the gods hold all the power, and they use that power on the mortals. The Iliad is set in the ending of the Trojan War. The war is between the Trojans and the Achaeans. The gods create alliances of both sides…

honor and guilt feeds Achilles into becoming a crazed assailant, stuck on going through Heaven and Hell to destroy Hector in the name of Patroklos: “the killer of the man [he] loved – Hector” (Book 18:106). Even though Hector was doing exactly as the Achaeans had done – killing those who were his enemy – Achilles made it his personal mission to make sure Hector was killed slowly and painfully,…

war, while analyzing the role of women contrarily such as Homer demonstrating women as the property of man in contrast to Flaubert where woman exceeds power over man. Achilles, a strong warrior for the Achaeans illustrated in the The Iliad allows his rage to overcome him, provoking the Achaeans…

In the epic poem, the Iliad written by Homer, several characters taking part in the warfare between the Achaeans and the Trojans are portrayed as embodying the heroic code of courage, physical strength, leadership, arete of value of honour, and the acceptance of fate. The heroic code is illustrated by the actions of the Trojan prince, Hector and the Achaeans strongest warrior, Achilles. Both of these characters display the Greek’s image of a hero, and can also let the reader discern what the…

Troy, my journey home is gone, but my glory never dies” (265). The Greeks value nothing more than prowess on the battlefield and subsequently making a name for one’s self and family. Therefore, not only is Achilles fighting the desires of the entire Achaean army, he is struggling against the whole of society. This brings Achilles to his second possibility: “If I voyage back to the fatherland I love, my pride, my glory dies, true, but the life that’s left me will be long, the stroke of death will…

The unjust act of taking Briseis from Achilles alienates the greatest Achaean warrior from his fellow Achaeans and causes him to pull out of the war. As the Trojans triumph repeatedly, Agamemnon seeks to correct his wrongdoing by sending an embassy to Achilles with a goal of persuading Achilles to return to the battle. G. Mitchell Reyes states that there are “four dominant sources of appeal: honor, material, power, and justice” (23). While Achilles does value honor, material, and power; to…