Iliad

jealousy, and trickery creates unwanted havoc, and throughout the book her character reveals that she acts according to her situation, leading her to effectively be a “gender-neutral” and dominant character, thus making her a significant character in The Iliad. Hera is an exceedingly determined goddess and wants/will do whatever possible to get her way, which is helping the Achaeans win. Her personality, as a whole, is highly…

Epic Conventions : Iliad In the story ,The Iliad by Homer, the Greeks and Trojans battled for years over woman. Though the war was humans fighting each other, the Gods influenced it a lot. Choices made by great individuals, like Achilles, changed the outcome of the war too. While there are many epic conventions demonstrated throughout The Iliad, the two that are most prominent are the starting of the story, and the God’s interference. The author , Homer, started the story in the middle and…

In Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, both the Achaean and Trojan abide to a strict hero culture that demands they attain eternal glory in combat. However, in this pursuit for everlasting glory, the Achaean and Trojan warriors display radically different mannerisms on the battlefield. Where the Trojans preserve their sense of civilly and morals in the brutality of war, the Achaeans are stripped of their humanity as the Trojan War progresses. Using Homer’s similes, this paper will examine the…

In Homer’s The Iliad, rage is a driving force for the mortal characters, unlike the stoic, unemotional nature of the gods. Each human character seems to have his own vendetta, and will go to great lengths to get the justice he feels he deserves. The enraged state these characters reside in only heightens the conflicts they experience in the war, pushing the story along further. Achilles and Agamemnon are prime examples of this, pushing forth their agendas due to their rage-filled emotional…

In Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey, the two sides, immortal and mortal, place blame on one another for the chaos that unfolds on earth. Human nature entails acting on impulse to serve personal agendas, the gods of Olympus are not exempt from its effect and may be major parts of its existence. Homer depicts the gods as divinities that are similar to humans in that they indulge in the same practices, are subject to the abstract beings of Greek mythology, and are in constant interaction with each…

The Scale of War Within Homer’s The Iliad, honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men and tests the strength, willpower, endurance, and overall ability of the combatants who are willing to risk their lives for each of their nations. The gods also drive mortal men to keep fighting in order to gain glory and their favor. Within The Iliad, honorable warfare results from the pursuit for glory, inability to settle disputes and desire to attain the gods’ favor and…

The Iliad is an epic poem set in the Trojan War about a decade into the war; mainly centered on the hero Achilles. Throughout the complete tale, the societies and cultures experienced many difficulties due to two types of culture. These two type of culture would be both honor and shame culture. The honor culture consist of being the mightiest warrior, to have glory and fame and to exact revenge on those who have wronged you. This culture is usually followed by the majority of the Greek heroes.…

chooses whether it is anti-war or pro-war, there is visible evidence that puts it more favorably with the former. The Iliad is an anti-war poem because of how Homer depicts the harsh realities…

found quotations to support a different claim. Additionally, this careful consideration has helped me determine how this affects what Thucydides says about human nature. The same careful consideration has helped me understand what Homer says in the Iliad about Achilles’…

The issue I would like to address is the relationship between honour and tragedy demonstrated in The Iliad. Agamemnon and Achilles are prime examples in demonstrating that the urge to attain honour can lead to many tragic situations. Their rivalry arises when Agamemnon must return his war prize, Chryseis, and in compensation he demands Briseis from Achilles. In The Iliad, honour seems to be shifted from one person to the next rather than being shared. Thus in regards to the initial incident…