Iliad

In the Iliad, written by Homer, the Greek god Zeus can be compared and contrasted with the character Oedipus in Oedipus Tyrannus, written by Sophocles. Zeus can be characterized as the father figure, the leader, and very powerful. In the Iliad, his motives center on remaining impartial but also aiding the Trojans at the same time. Zeus’ actions are usually the focal point in the Iliad because he is the one who usually determines the winner on the battlefield. Oedipus can be characterized as the…

Professor Brooks 28 September 2017 The Revenge Back to Hector (Preparing a body for funeral rites/burial (See Hector’s rites of fire and burial in Book 24.) Through the time of The Iliad, there were certain wreckages that provoked to the deaths and led to the burials that occurred under the oath of the gods. In The Iliad, Achilles' handling destruction of Hector is self-destructive through physical actions. Hector is clothed with Achilles' formal armor, the armor that was given to Patroclus…

the gods treat the men make the gods seem mortal although most of the time they grant help and wisdom to certain people. In a way, the change in the behavior of the gods between the two stories is extremely significant. The gods and the men in the Iliad and the Odyssey help each other most of the time and they both have similar traits and views. In the Odyssey Homer portrays the gods as narrow minded, greedy, and rather cruel people. The gods never treat the men with lots of respect but they…

The animosity of men within the Iliad is omnipresent. The entire epic takes place nearly a decade into a period of violent warfare; one which Homer portrays with a sickening level of realism. Large portions of this epic consist of morbid accounts of the battle fatalities. Within these macabre descriptions of action, however, focus of the reader is redirected to the men involved and, consequently, to the humanity within the actual warfare. Of the mere six-line description of the death of Xanthus,…

in Greek History. However, the Iliad was one and only written literature on this particular War. Constructed by Homer, the Iliad was the first written text and one of the major pieces of epic literature in Western history. Some may debate the historical accuracy of the Iliad since it was recounted by Homer and written down a hundred years later. Nevertheless, the poem still has an undeniable significance in both history and literature. In particular, the Iliad reflects Ancient Greek people’s…

Homer focuses on leadership in his epic, The Iliad. The Iliad includes great leaders such as Achilles, Odysseus, and Diomedes. Agamemnon stands out amongst these leaders. Agamemnon stands out not for his excellence, but rather for his poor leadership qualities. The first eight books prove that Agamemnon is a mediocre leader at best. In book nine, the Achaeans are being pushed back by their enemies, the Greeks. Thus, Agamemnon the opportunity to rally his troops with a motivational speech. The…

Cheryl Lowe when describing the Synopses of the twenty-four Books of the Iliad. Homer’s epic, The Iliad, covers the finals weeks leading to the end of the ten year Trojan War. Lowe must surely be right considering the intricate books weave countless heroes’ tales together. Consequently, the synopsis involves a multitude of literary elements: plot, character, conflict, theme, and setting. First off, the beginning plot of The Iliad remains crucial to the storyline. In it Paris steals Helen…

The poem the Iliad was written by Homer, who wrote about a time during the Greek and Trojan war. As of today, though the book is still argued because of certain accounts of history it speaks of. Numerous ancient poems for example the Iliad consist of bloodshed and in quarrels, the book talks of things and how it started. There are different events that take place in book 1, 9, and 24. Each of the books are events that took place starting with arguments over deaths, kidnaps, and heroism. The…

In primitive societies where law and order was in its formative stage and man’s irrational thinking and animalistic instinct were not checked by reason, violence was, then, his only source of knowledge. It is this universe that we encounter in The Iliad through the theme of violence. Homer’s ability to fathom in such a villainous world where bloodshed and savagery of all kinds are persistent among men pushes us, modern readers, to question the morality of bygone ages. However, the most…

The title of the Iliad is very broad. Homer’s book “The Iliad” means Troy, however the title does not explain the chaos that is brought to the book. This book is really about the battle of power of Troy. Whether it be Agamemnom, Zeus, Achilles, Paris, or Menelaus they all wanted a sort of power of Troy. I am not talking about the use of power, I am talking about the arrogance of having power. They did not care or have any remorse about the people of Troy. All they wanted to have was power so…