Diomedes

Rage, the most destructive and insatiable form of anger, is the very first word of the Iliad. From the beginning to nearly the end, the plot is driven by the rage of a variety of characters, but one stands far apart from the others. The focus of this paper will be primarily on the greatest rage of them all, Achilles’. His wrath, the embodiment of his rage, is said to be, “Black and murderous,” (1:2), from the very first page. While other men and even the Gods also have rage, Achilles’ inability…

this sorrow-filled situation? What hpes does Hektor have for his son? What literary device is evident in this expression of Hektor’s hopes? Book 9: How does Homer link us back to Book 2 in the start of Book 9? What does Agamemnon suggest? What is Diomedes’ reaction to his king’s speech? In his after dinner conversation with Nestor, what does Agamemnon admit? What does he plan to offer Achilleus? (It is a big list) Book 16: Describe the conversation of Achilleus and Patroklos at the start of book…

“CRASH!”, “BANG!” went Pompeii and everyone living in it. August 24th, 79 C.E. Pompeiiś volcano erupted and sent million lives, to death. Pompeii was a Roman city were tons of people lived and called home, But then, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy erupted, leaving the beautiful city buried under a thick blanket of volcanic ash. In the story “the dog of Pompeii” by Louis Untermeyer, it tells you about a blind boy, bimbo, and his dog, tito, and how it explains that tito was bimbo's…

Canto XXVI begins with Dante sarcastically praising his native city Florence for having so many of its citizens populating Hell: with so many thieves, Florence has earned such a widespread fame not only on Earth but also in Hell! The poet Virgil, Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory, now leads him along the ridges to the Eighth Pouch, where they see thousands of little flames flickering in a deep, dark valley, and reminding Dante of fireflies on a hillside. Virgil informs Dante that each…

Kleos in the Odyssey and Iliad During the Homeric age, stories of heroes trying to find, protect, and grow their kleos to 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…

this interference can impact fate indirectly by the gods and if the mortals choose not to use the muses that the gods give them then mortals will directly impact fate. In book 5, Diomedes was chosen to receive great strength and courage from Athena as an aide to give the Achaeans some help against the Trojans. Tydeus, Diomedes’ father prays to…

Control, to the people of ancient Greece, meant having the supremacy to decide the fate of every being. In Homer’s Iliad, the control obtained by the gods played a large part in the lives of many Greeks, and the events that occurred in the book. Homer’s Iliad shows the Greek ideology that the gods had complete control over life and death, humans’ actions, and the outcome of war. First and foremost, the Iliad shows that Greeks believed the gods had the power to decide life and death…

In the first place, Athena gives Diomedes astonishing forces and he finds himself able to recognize who the gods are and who the mortals are amid the Trojan war. Athena helps Diomedes soul by empowering him. She goes into the chariot with Diomedes and charges it at Ares. At the point when Diomedes is injured in fight, she offers him some assistance with up and lets him know he needs to continue battling. In book seven…

Greeks during the Trojan War.(Hamilton 264) When Diomedes reached Hector he saw Ares too. Ares was fighting for Hector. At the sight of Ares, Diomedes told the Greeks to fall back. Hera went to Olympus and asked Zeus "if she might drive that bane of man, Ares, from the battlefield." Since Zeus hated Ares even though he was his son he gave her permission. Hera then went over to Diomedes and urges "him to smite the terrible god and have no fear." Diomedes then "hurled his spear" at Ares. "Athena…

The Iliad is an epic poem written by Homer to record the events of the Trojan War. The Trojan War is famous for its massive, bloody, and deadly battles. A very interesting element of The Iliad is how Homer tells the story from both the humans’ and the god’s perspective. The gods in the story contain so much human characteristics that they feel more like humans than gods. This contradicts the image of gods. In The Iliad, the gods are not superior and great; they are the reason to why the war…