Achilles

one could make is how both sides had viewed justice as absolute and final. The penalty they shared was how merciless they acted. In the Iliad, Achilles’ quest for justice is encircled by avenging Patroklos’ death after he was killed in battle while protecting Achilles’ name and wearing his armor. This combination of defending his 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…

this standard by maintaining his calmness and confidence in the face of fear or evil. As it is said in The Iliad, Hector "stood firm" and "refused to yield" while confronting Achilles. Hector's love for his family is shown when he is shown playing with his infant son before he goes out to meet his death at the hands of Achilles. This human side shows him wishing his family the best of luck when he is gone and telling them not to grieve for him. Hector's reputation as a brave warrior earned him…

congestion, which plagued the earth at the time. The occasions that prompted the Trojan War started much sooner than the war itself did. Actually, all began at the praised wedding of Peleus and Thetis, who might later turn into the folks of legend Achilles. The goddess Eris, rankled for not being welcome to the wedding, chose to hurl a Golden Apple, engraved "For the Fairest", among the goddesses. Quickly, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite began to battle once again the apple. In conclusion, Zeus…

says, “And yet he has to suffer, every day he lives and sees the sun; and I can do no good by going to his side. But I will go, none the less, to see my darling child and hear what grief has come to him, although he has abstained from fighting.” Achilles mother, Thetis, says this, as she has to see her son suffer each day. I understand exactly where she is coming from and I cannot imagine how she must have felt. But she needed to know that with difficulty comes…

Comparison of Hector and Chris Kyle Have you ever contemplated that two people hundreds of years apart could be amazingly alike? Prince Hector of Troy was a brave warrior who fought relentlessly for the city of Troy; Chris Kyle was a brave sniper in the United Sates Navy SEALS and fought for his country. Their lives were very similar and in several ways can be very comparable. These men were both lethal soldiers on the battle field and were both killed. Prince Hector of Troy was the oldest…

when he is killed for his body to be returned to his family respectfully, instead Achilles dishonored Hector’s corpse. “The son of Peleus then punctured the tendons of Hector’s feet between the ankle and heel, inserted a narrow strip of oxhide through each slit and tied Hector’s body to his chariot, leaving the hero's head to trail behind in the dust.” (The Iliad pg. 150) After Hector had already been killed, Achilles went a step further. Hector nor his corpse did not have any pride…

enables armies to head to war against the trojan soldiers. As he goes to fight against the great god achilles one of the best well known fighters of the achaeans. Everyone fears him due to his great power of his sword in war. Never was he afraid to strike someone down with one single blow. He never feared the trojans because he knew he had the power to fight some of the greatest gods. Achilles was a one of a kind man nevers feared anyone, which was good cause the woman loved him…

“True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” C.S. Lewis describes humility as the ability to put others before yourself. People with humility and patience are able to learn from others and open their eyes to the world. The Odyssey, by Homer, proves this lesson. Odysseus, a soldier of the Trojan War, lacks the knowledge of humility before his journey. His arrogance leads him to yell to the Cyclops and anger Poseidon, who slows down Odysseus’ journey home.…

First, his interactions with the dead and why he went there in the first place helped me understand why he needed to go to the island and helped provide visual of the interactions between Odysseus, his mother, Agamemnon, and Achilles. Secondly, his 7 year stay with Kalypso helped me understand that he actually stayed on his own accord, which makes his heroic persona a bit more flawed than it seemed to be. I thought the added context from the voiceover of the film helped me grasp…

justify cruel violence and coerce cowardice, mercilessness and immorality. Achilles’ demand for Polyxena’s sacrifice is motivated by his “thirst for revenge” and need to “appease his wounded honor” after being killed by Polyxena’s brother, Paris, with an arrow (a well-known symbol of Apollo.) When the Greeks first discussed Achilles’ demand they were “split between those who would kill a young girl… to appease fierce Achilles and those who disagreed.” However, the decision was ultimately made…