Hector Feliciano

successful without out. Two people, Hector from the movie Troy and Socrates from Plato’s Apology, are motivated by the love of their country. Hector is motivated by the love of his country during war while Socrates is motivated by the love of his country politically and philosophically. First, Hector is motivated by his country in a variety of ways. Agamemnon…

In the Iliad Hector’s wife, Andromache, morns when he isn’t present. Tears shed down her eyes begging Hector not to go to war with the Greeks. She explained how she had no one but him. Andromache’s father was killed by Achilles, and her family died Achilles destroyed her hometown. Her fear grew knowing Hector would have to go to war and feared of what would become of him. Questions would go through her head like, if she would ever see him again. She wanted…

Is Glory Worth Dying Over The Iliad is the oldest work of western literature and it is considered by the majority to be the most important piece ever. It is a story of the Trojan War. Instead of focusing on the battle outside the walls of Troy, I found the internal, mental battle that the hero, Achilles was fighting to be much more interesting. Achilles is tired of fighting in combat. He has already won great material wealth and glory from other conquests around the world. Achilles says, For…

While in Agamemnon case the lack of relationship would prove to be too much of a task to overcome the difference that stem for the being of this war. Just on the fact that it needed the gods intervention in order to convince to return the body of hector, figured it would also be wise not to displease them, which would no doubt have an effect on his reach for undying fame and the honor that went along with…

great battles between two opposing forces, especially if there are from ancient Greece. Great Aeneas was such a selfless and geat warrior compared to Hector of the Trojans who fought to be a loyal defender of his city. This will show how Aeneas is shown to be similar but better then Hector in the way that Virgil made him a mirror image of Hector from the Iliad. Aeneas is a democratic and selfless leader to his people. He demonstrates this when he finally lands in Italy. He is very…

Through analysis of major characters in Sophocles’ Philocetes, one can see that an individual’s needs, feelings, or behaviors do not always align with the values of society. The values upheld by society are often times contradictory to those of a certain individual. Our society is flawed and unfortunately, faulty values exist. It is also important to keep in mind whether the individual acts for good or evil. This often times non existing reflection between individual and societal values…

It may seem difficult to draw similarities to ancient Greek champions to the war heroes of modern day, but they have more in common than one may think. For example, recent medal of honor winner, Captain Florent A. Groberg, prevented the deaths of all of his company except for four misfortunate souls. When a suicide bomber was walking toward his company, Groberg acted fast by running head first into the bomber to push him away from his fellow soldiers. He suffered major injuries and was in…

punish the Achaeans. Zeus must decide between helping Thetis or appeasing his wife Hera who favors the Greeks but he eventually agrees to aid Achilles and punish the Achaeans for Agamemnon’s wrong-doing. Many gods were on the side of Achilles. After Hector was slain by Achilles, he then proceeded to cut slits in the flesh of Hector’s ankles where he looped a girdle through the wounds and bound him to Achilles’ chariot by the girdle. Achilles then mistreats the body of his deceased enemy by…

his heroic acts, and must face supernatural foes or receive supernatural help. A noble birth were not common in previous time. Everyday commoners would never become an epic hero for the reason that they did not have a noble birth. However, Achilles, Hector, Beowulf, and Hamlet were all born into royalty.…

of the Iliad, cannot fully live in Areté; clarify, specifically, how that manifests against Hector; describe how Priam help Achilles reach Areté and why was it so important to the ancient Greeks that Achilles learn this lesson. As a final point, examine my own greatest internal challenge that I must conquer to live with Areté in my life. According…