Hector

The purpose of virtue is to provide a moral guide to our actions and to prevent people from making ill-reasoned decisions and creating toxic habits. Throughout the story of the Iliad, human virtue seems to take a back-seat to pride, honor, glory and a seemingly endless list of selfish traits, but it does on more than one occasion take center-stage. One occurrence of human virtue being a present was the humility of Agamemnon. In the midst of war, the Achaean army saw defeat slowly creeping upon…

his greatest, godlike warrior. The arguments between Agamemnon and Achilles escalated quickly; Achilles stated, “By the staff I am holding in my hands, I swear before you a might oath. When hundreds of Greeks fall to their deaths before man slaying Hector and you cannot defend them, all the Greeks will long for Achilles’ help. Then you will sorrow in your heart, knowing that by refusing to honor the best of the Greeks, you have caused their destruction. “Nestor, attempting to deescalate the…

remain alive among men, not unless Hector/Loses his life on the point of my spear/And pays for despoiling Menoetius’ son” (The Iliad, Book XVIII, 94-98). After striking Hector a mortal blow, Achilles condemns him, saying “So you thought you could get away with it/Didn’t you, Hector?.../…Dogs and birds are going to draw out your guts/While the Greeks give Patroclus burial” (Book XXII, 364-365, 370-371). He will show Hector no mercy, because he believes that Hector was unmerciful to Petroclus.…

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…

Achilles and Hector then exchange insults, Achilles furious because of his best friend dying at the hands of Hector, and Hector furious over his brother’s death, then engage in swift combat, only to be interfered with by the Gods when Athena blows Hector’s shaft away from him. Shortly after that, the God Apollo comes sweeping in and whisks Hector away from the battle, leaving Achilles in a blinding rage. Achilles takes out his…

In Homer’s The Iliad not only is Achilles the main character, he is also the perfect depiction of what a self-sufficient man looks like. Sometimes we get the idea that we are able to accomplish and conquer anything without help. To add on, the point of human interaction is to create human empowerment. Human empowerment is the ability to come together as a unified whole. Thus when you are unified together as a group you can conquer, solve and learn from one another. Human interaction is also…

In Homer’s Iliad, Achilles’s rage is a major element of the plot, as he withdraws from battle based on spite, essentially, when the Achaeans desperately need his help. Agamemnon therefore sends an embassy consisting of Ajax, Phoenix, and Odysseus to convince him to return. Odysseus in particular is often described by Homer as a “tactician,” or one who is generally calm and logical. His speech does contain fairly methodical rhetorical strategies, such as appeals to emotion and the ancient desire…

After I read the Iliad by Homer, I had to do some thinking. Now, I am not great at understanding these types of poems, stories, or whatever they may be. So, I read it again and again and again until I understood what was going on. Homer was a famous poet that lived during the eighth century B.C.E., and was the key in shaping the Greek outlook. He is the author of the famous poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed to he a heroic figure in that he always wanted to strive for excellence.…

was mutual among the enemies of the Iliad, it is easy to say that there would be no issues of performing a funeral. The satisfaction after killing one of your enemies is consequently strong that it is simple to delay the process. In the case when Hector begs for his rights of burial he says, “Achilles, by your own soul and by your parents, do not allow the dogs to mutilate my body by the Greek ships” (433.375-377). He goes on to bribe Achilles and insist for him to “accept the gold and bronze…

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…