Iliad

The main difference for citizen readers against the Aeneid by Virgil and for the Iliad and the Odyssey by Homer is in making the right decisions in terms of moral compass and also, choosing a good spouse. As citizens, the importance of compressing one’s emotions is essential when making a decision. In terms of making the right choice, Achilles in the Iliad exemplified this action better than Aeneas in the Aeneid. When pleaded by his enemy, Priam, to return the body of Hector to the Trojan people…

men result in massive amounts of bloodshed due to their war-hungry personalities. Achilles makes it known to his mother Thetis that he will rejoin and fight with the Achaean army, even though entering battle means certain death in Book 18 of The Iliad. He is highly motivated to get vengeance for the death of Patroclus. Later, Achilles becomes enraged with himself for being of no use, resulting in the deaths of many comrades. In 1.2 of Henry V, King Henry V makes it known that he intends on…

The movie Troy is based on a not so true story known as the Iliad by Homer, which scholars believe that he may not have written it himself. The Iliad is 99 percent fiction with very little actual history in it. The story was inspired by the past and the stories that were handed down for generations to generation and then recorded by Homer. Although it is believed that Homer was not the only writer. What the movie got right is that there was actually a city of Troy. The walls surrounding Troy…

In stories, such as The Iliad by Homer and The Life of Themistocles by Plutarch, two Greek characters were highly recognized as crucial to the Greek victories. In the Iliad, the character Odysseus took a great role in the victories that led to winning the long 10 years Trojan War. In the Life of Themistocles, Plutarch describes how Themistocles also played a large role in the Greek victory in defeating the Persians. These two leaders, in comparison, were both men of intellect. They often used…

remembered historic events, various historic figures built into legendary heroes with a good deal of “add-on” to their portraits and deeds. So my answer, only one opinion and definitely not “evidence” is that at its core there is some history in the Iliad but to read it in some literal form is to go far astray from historical reality.” At some point another “library” of tablets may be uncovered in the western region of Anatolia and answer more of our questions, but until that time, it’s better…

unknown using the context given by this poem. Achilles had his shield crafted for him by Hephaestus, the god of the forge. Achilles requesting that Hephaestus make a shield for him is extremely significant. This is a such significant moment in the Iliad because it means that Achilles has finally accepted his fate. By requesting to have this armor forged for him, Achilles is signifying that he is willing to return to battle. Achilles is aware that he will not return from this battle. Therefore,…

writings and recordings of histories portray actions that would today be labeled as homosexual. One of the most popular pieces of the homosexual culture of Greek society comes from Homer’s The Iliad with his account of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus. The exact date of Homer’s authoring of The Iliad lies around 760 BC, placing it in the center of ancient Greek society. Achilles is so distraught with the passing of Patroclus he proclaims “… my dear comrade Patroclus has fallen, he…

standards explained in the book people were able to identify the former Ithaca as the Islands of Ithaki. The Iliad which is Homer’s second most famous Greek poem, Homer uses the Trojan war are a setting to understand the conflict between humans and gods. The Iliad only describes the last fifty-one days and fails to account for the first nine years of the Trojan War. Since in the Iliad many fantasy epic heroes are involved for example Achilles, Nestor, Odysseus, etc., in the story it makes it…

In the article, "The Real Troy," the author, Josh Fischman, states that while not all Trojan myths maintain historical accuracy, most contain some elements of truth. The author cites instances in the Iliad and The Odyssey that archeologists are now finding might be historically relevant. In the article, Fischman quotes Manfred Korfmann saying, "The town makes Troy about 15 times larger than previously thought." (Fischman 56) In this statement, Korfmann is describing the discoveries that had…

Illiad: Achilles and Hector Homer’s poems, “The Iliad” and “The Odessy”, are considered masterpieces due to their complexity and the age of their work. Homer’s identity is mysterious. There are various theories about him, about where he was from or whether he existed as a single person; there is a theory of Homer being a group of poets. The Iliad, is and epic poem by Homer in which war is described. Gods and humans take part on this epic poem. The Iliad, considered one of the world’s greatest…