Iliad

There have been many philosophers in our world’s history, perhaps the most famous of them would be Aristotle. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who contributed to many different sciences including, logic, metaphysics, mathematics, biology, and countless others. Although Aristotle is famous now, he wasn’t very famous in his own time. Aristotle’s beliefs contradicted many of the modern beliefs in his time. Ben Waggoner, a professor at the University of California Museum of Paleontology, states,…

Written in the archaic period, around three-hundred years prior to Plato and Diogenes, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey provide substantial evidence to support that the body and the soul both play major roles in forming the concept of self. The emphasis placed on the body through the Homeric lens is evident in the dialogue Hector and Achilles have in The Iliad before their duel. Hector, aware that his chances of victory against Achilles are grim, pleads to Achilles, “Once I’ve stripped your glorious…

Throughout the Iliad Achilles went through many challenges in which he undergoes many changes. At the beginning of the Iliad, Achilles is perceived as very Immature, and spoiled because at the first sign of trouble, he went to his mother. In line 450 in the Iliad, quote Achilles “So sit down right by Zeus, clasp his knee, remind him of all that, so he’ll want to help the Trojans somehow…

They have relatability and similarly have there set of debacles. All stories contain the concept to have power, gain, and control in different meanings. Power is referred to having to be the ruler and having the ability to do what you'd like. The Iliad, two main forces and themes Homer gathers in this classic story are Achilles and the rage he has for the brave, fearless death in war. In the Odyssey, however, it’s the classic tale of everything that's happened after the war or perhaps the peace…

In The Iliad, Homer compares the Greek and Trojan armies to trees hitting eachother with their long limbs in the wind in order to portray the idea of the armies being molded by powerful things, like Gods, and fighting each other based on the changes. In The Iliad, Homer tells us that “The Trojans and Greeks collidied in battle, and neither side thought of yielding ground. Around Cebriones many spears were stuck, Many arrows flew singing from the string, And stones thudded onto the Shields of men…

Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, Homer condemns a pointless war that only benefits the rich and powerful.. Throughout the epic, the war only benefits the kings or the gods and goddesses, Paris who is a prince of Troy starts the whole thing off by stealing Helen the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. So they whole war only benefits those two men. Even the gods are in the war for purely selfish reasons, they orchestrate many things throughout the course of the war because of a petty squabble over beauty…

Homer’s heroes, Hektor, of the Iliad, and Aeneas, of the Aeneid, reveal the contrast between the Greek and Roman concept of honor and glory. Although both characters’ heritage originated in Troy, the two heroes emerge from two very different mindsets and ideals. Aeneas lived after the fall of Troy and during its time of rebuilding, when the Roman values had a heavy influence on the new Trojan culture, which in turn, brought Roman elements into the ideals of heroism. Hektor came from the time…

1. In Ion, Ion claims that his skill at reciting and explaining Homer's Iliad and Odyssey makes him an expert in every field on which Homer touches. What does Socrates think of this? Socrates thinks that Ion does not become an expert in every field on which Homer touches, simply by reciting and explaining Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. This is because of three main reasons. First, Socrates reasons that Ion does not gain any skill, wisdom, or knowledge through reciting and explaining all Homer’ work.…

The Iliad and Aeneid are stories about men. Men are the protagonist of the story and everything else is a prop to help the protagonist. Though women are written in, their character is no match for the men of the story. The women in these stories are of two types: those who are nothing but names and those who have some depth to their character other than their names. Regardless of some having more depth than others, all the women are portrayed in a way that only serves to advance both the plot…

After watching the movie and reading the book , The Iliad , Hector is more admirable than Achilles for multiple reasons. Hector has a numerous amount of qualities that distinguish him from Achilles. Hector and Achilles fight on opposite sides of the Trojan war. Hector is more admirable because he fights for peace between Troy and Greece rather than Achilles , who fights to kill. To put it differently , Hector seems to fight for his country while Achilles seemed to fight only for himself.…