Diomedes

to use Odysseus to embody the merits of cunning and rhetoric, thus showing what he believes to be apart of a leader 's character. The same logic can be applied to the other Achaean leaders: Homer uses Ajax to show the value of brute strength, and Diomedes to show good character and fighting skill. From these ideas, some of the main concepts of Homeric leadership become evident: A leader, as defined by Homer, is one who is cunning, well spoken, brave, physically strong, skilled in combat, and…

they would sacrifice to Poseidon, known the god of the sea, to hopefully calm the god down which would restore the land to its normal state. However, these gods had their flaws. They would fight and bicker with each other. An example was when in Diomedes Fights The Gods. Ares enjoy watching the men fight and when people were killed, but Hera did not. So she ran into the battle to stop it. Many of these gods were also hypocritical of their jobs. While Hermes who is the god of merchants, also was…

through deep snow, he netted it and brought it back alive to King Eurystheus, who was horrified at the sight (Theoi.com). Lastly, King Eurystheus commanded Hercules to fetch the horses of King Diomedes, who fed the mares a diet of human flesh. Hercules captured the horses and went to deal with Diomedes. He fed the cruel, barbaric king to his own horses, which he obviously deserved for murdering many humans (Theoi.com). All three of these feats showed exceptional skill, courage, and strength.…

Prevalent Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi once said “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong”. A strong, respected leader must be forgiving. However, advancement in society is founded upon politically motivated decisions. In the Iliad, Homer shows that although hierarchical societies rely on self-interested actions, compassion and forgiveness are essential for respected leadership. The imagery of the wolves symbolizes the hierarchy that is present in the society of…

different gods and goddesses that we encounter in The Iliad with huge knowledge. Athena who is also one of the powerful gods, asked Diomedes to injure Aphrodite which shows how being a god gives you power but not always. This is how the mortals and the gods are connected because it’s a very powerful scene in the poem. Along with what happened, Athena again asked Diomedes to injure Aries as well, the Greek god of war, which is very strange because she keeps continuing. The reason behind is…

Loyalty manifests itself in abiding by a specific, moral code of conduct of a society, a group, or relationship. Loyalty also means having the moral strength to be true to a person or an ideal. Thousands of years ago the ancient Greeks held fast and true to their beliefs and to the cast of characters that populated their pantheon of human-like gods. Homer’s Iliad, an epic poem of the Trojan War, shows the Greeks’ value of loyalty to their gods, their military, and to their family. In the…

The warriors of The Iliad are famed for their capacity for violence and fury; the poem often reading as a cascade of bloodshed, page after page narrating the countless deaths in the slaughter outside the walls of Troy. The rage of these warriors, and of course most of all Achilleus, seems insurmountable—who could possibly match their anger and strength? However, within the poem itself one creature finds itself at the forefront; its ferocity something beyond the heroes of the epic. This is the…

Helen is a symbol. She represents honor. She represents glory. She represents valor. By owning her, one owns all those things. She is only an object to both sides of the way. Their fighting will only cease when they are forced to cease from fighting, otherwise they will continue until they unarguably possess Helen and any other women they demand belongs to them. The possession of a woman valued as highly as Helen is necessary to assume that one possesses valor and other masculine virtues.…

reasons why he should be an epic hero. First, one reason that should put him on top of the list is because he is a great leader. He pretty much lead the Greek army side by side with Achilles. He also lead a daring nocturnal raid in company with Diomedes in Troy. Odysseus won the war for the Greeks against the Trojans pretty much after the Trojan horse. Menelaos tells us that "no one of the Achains labored as much as Odysseus labored and achieved". Also when the Greeks captured the Trojan…

Aphrodite was the goddess of love, desire, and beauty. She had natural beauty also, magical girdle that made everyone desire her. According to one she was the daughter of zeus and dione(goddess of worshipped at the oracles of dodona). The other account says she emerged from the sea on a giant scallop. She neglected those who did not pray to her and protected those who respected her. During the trojan war, aphrodite was declared the most beautiful godess by a trojan prince. she also saved paris…