Homer

Homer was very important to our society because he was a philosopher. Homer was the creator of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad was meant to be said, not read. It was written down in the 8th century, by Homer. It is an epic, long poem, made up of 24 chapters. It is based on the attack on Troy by the Mycenaean’s. The Iliad includes early Greek myths and legends. Some historians say that Homer may not have been the only one to write it. The Odyssey is an Ancient Greek epic poem also. It was an oral epic poem. The Odyssey is about Odysseus’s ten-year-long voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. His poems gave off a model of heroism, nobility, and the great life all The Greeks, especially aristocrats, had. The worst thing that can…

Can one summarize a story simply based on a title? With Homers The Iliad and the Odyssey, the title is used to convey a message on the tales of power and corruption of Troy. “The Iliad” part of the title means Troy, and the battle over power and control over the city. Many gods fought for the power over Troy including: Agamemnom, Zeus, Achilles, Paris, and Menelaus just to name a few. The problem with one having power over Troy was the arrogance and abuse that preceded. The rulers did not care…

In Illiad, Homers provide numerous stories which enlighten and inspire OSU students. In this essay, we will provide two most important provocations for OSU student-citizens from the Iliad. The first, listening to others from the story of Agamemnon’s gift, and the second, to learn to understand and forgive others. Homer utilized the conversation between Nestor and Agamemnon to tell a truth of being humble and listening to others to all OSU students. In book 9, Agamemnon took away the girl Briseis…

Homer VS Hesiod Have you ever wondered what people thought before the start of philosophy? If you look in a textbook it will tell you about myths. More importantly, it will tell you about two poets, Homer and Hesiod, who wrote about those myths. Each of them have their differences and similarities. This paper is not just about one or the other but about both and how they compare. Lets start with Hesiod. He claims to have written his poems when he was inspired by the gods, also known as divine…

The blind poet, Homer, brought about the worldwide known epic poems called The Iliad and The Odyssey in the 8th century; which narrates significant events of the Trojan War, Greek siege of the city Troy and its fall. These epics started a monomania for historians, archaeologists and others to contest and contend whether or not there was a historical Trojan War. There are many differing opinions on the subject matter, though it seems that the scenario of Homer's epic poem being loosely based on…

The Iliad, by Homer, revolves primarily around the male characters in the epic poem, but the few women in the story play a salient role. The women are seen as nothing but trophies for the dauntless works of men, but the roles that they entertain play a crucial role in the development of the plot and storyline. Gender roles are a social construct that outlines the ‘appropriate’ attitudes, behaviors, and actions of men in women in the context of society. They aid in defining what is masculine or…

Tricks and tactics are an aspect of life that is used by all people for their benefit. In The Odyssey (the epic poetry); the story of Odysseus returning to Ithaka from the Trojan War, several characters faced obstacles which that had to overcome using strategies. In the book The Odyssey by Homer the theme wisdom is shown by Penelope and Odysseus. In the book The Odyssey by Homer, and translated by Robert Fitzgerald there are several circumstances where Penelope faced problems, and she used…

Odysseus offers his own kind of prayer, “… some way of gaining my revenge against him, / if Athena would grant me that glory” (33). Throughout Odysseus’s visit to the land of the Cyclopes, he consistently refers to the gods as either helping him or working against him (28-42), showcasing his dedication to involving the gods in all facets of his life. All three of these epics have prayer within their framework, and all three actually ask for something to be given to them or given to them in…

Homer and Aristophanes wrote centuries apart, and the time between the compositions of their works spans a large swath of time across the history of the Greek civilization. Through their works one can pick up on shifts in attitudes as time passed for the Greeks, especially the attitude of the Greeks towards their religion. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey feature so many instances of man interacting with the gods while the work in which Aristophanes pits man against the divine is his play The Birds. …

Aristotle and Homer wrote some of the world 's most influential and famous pieces of literature, and both have had their works translated into many languages. Together, they created important parts of Greek history that are still used centuries later to teach the basis of humanity to people who choose to pick them up. Nicomachean Ethics and The Iliad, written by Aristotle and Homer respectively, both describe understandings of human courage. This paper argues that Homer and Aristotle had quite…