Achilles

argument with Achilles, the most powerful warrior over Briseis, the prize of honor for Achilles. Agamemnon is envious as he gets no recognition by the Achaeans for the battles won. Menelaus, the King of Sparta wife Helen is abducted by Paris, Hector’s youngest brother. Helen incited the war between the Trojans and Achaeans, but the Achaean later retreated. Hector, the Prince of Troy burns the ships of the Achaeans forcing them to withdraw. In doing so, Hector kills Patroclus, Achilles close…

Greeks and Trojans. When describing Achilles’ ranks of Myrmidon fighters ready for battle, they are depicted as “Hungry as wolves that rend and bolt raw flesh, hearts filled with battle-frenzy that never dies- off on the cliffs, ripping apart some…

Look what he did to us today! I don’t care about the man’s allegiance; I care about his ability to win battles! Hector fights for his country! Achilles fights only for himself!” Throughout the movie, you can see that Hector fights for his country. He is willing to do anything to help his country succeed. Hector might sometimes disagree with his family, but he remains loyal to them. Hector said in…

the point of being considered immortal in the hearts and minds of those who heard of their epic journeys and adventures. The Iliad and Odyssey are two examples of the very foundation of the meaning of kleos; The Iliad is more or less the rage of Achilles and his struggles with his own kleos, and the Odyssey is basically Odysseus struggling to accomplish more great deeds on his journey home and actually make it home to spread his kleos and insure his story is heard by others more or less. The…

Believing that it is best to use trickery to get Philoctetes to join their side. At first Neoptolemus believes it is better to succeed without using this he follows the orders given by Odysseus by stating that Odysseus had Achilles armor and would not give it to him even though he is Achilles son. Philoctetes hatred for Odysseus won out and he began to trust Neoptolemus even going so far as to show him the bow of Hercules. While Philoctetes is filled with discomfort and misery and merits human…

countless heroic ideals. Loyalty is shown in the story when Hector willingly fights numerous battles to protect his family and his people. On the other hand, Achilles engages himself in the action to earn glory and fame. Additionally, he is fortunate enough to obtain “superhuman” powers - he cannot die unless damage is done to his Achilles…

tore the armor off and incited Hector to kill Patroclus. In some of his final words he tells Hector that his fate will come soon and Achilles will fight back and kill him. The actual moment of Patroclus’ death is described in far more detail compared to Pyraechmes’ because the significane in Patroclus’ death is major turning point in the war because it provokes Achilles to enter back into battle to avenge the death of his best friend…

the soul both play major roles in forming the concept of self. The emphasis placed on the body through the Homeric lens is evident in the dialogue Hector and Achilles have in The Iliad before their duel. Hector, aware that his chances of victory against Achilles are grim, pleads to Achilles, “Once I’ve stripped your glorious armor, Achilles, I will give your body back to your loyal comrades. Swear you’ll do the same” (Homer 550). Not only is burial a method of honoring the body, but also through…

The idea of fate has been part of human philosophy since the beginning of time. One such time was the golden age of Greece. After the Persian War Athens became a leading power in Greece. By Forming the Delian league Athens grew its polis into an empire that reached across Greece. After forming the League Athens began stealing money from the treasury and eventually just moved it, from home on Delos, to the Acropolis of Athens. As Athens control spread across Greece so did its love in the arts.…

In the Iliad, King Agamemnon played the role of commander of the Greeks, and King Nestor played the role of an elder council (an advisor). In the scene between Achilles, Agamemnon, and Nestor; Homer does not portray Agamemnon as somebody who would directly be in opposition to Nestor’s words of wisdom. In his book, Raphael Sealey commented that in Homer’s Iliad, “Decisions are taken by the king, but the poems avoid…