Iliad

Group 1 Question 1 The poet Homer most known for writing his great epics the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey” had a great impact on Greek attitudes and religion. Homer’s epic the “Iliad” lead to the development of the Greek’s attitude of universal order. Homeric heroes were admired for striving for honor and facing the idea of death with courage. The “Iliad” centers around warrior Achilles protecting his honor and, as a result refusing to fight with King Agamemnon because of his wounded pride.…

According to Scripture, it is not noble to choose a short life with glory over a long life with no glory. Such a dilemma was posed to Achilleus in the Iliad. Either he could continue fighting on the battlefield in Troy and die with eternal glory, or he could return home and live a long life with a wife and children. Achilleus chose glory (kleos) over a homecoming (nostos). Although it appears as though Achilleus might have changed his mind on the battlefield, he changed his mind yet again before…

The quoted passage from Book Twenty-one of The Iliad is an excerpt of Achilles’ speech in rejection to Trojan prince Lykaon’s plea for life when he has finally resumed in the war. In this passage, Achilles contrasts the former and present way in which he treats the Trojans and states the reason of his change. By doing a close-reading of this passage, I hope to address the major shift in Achilles’ outlook on fate and death that is reflected in his change of attitude towards the Trojans.…

people fought wars to achieve and gain pride or themselves and their family. Although in Ancient Greece many were fearless and brave: in the Trojan War, Hector, a fierce Greek warrior, portrays the most hero-like qualities, in the epic poem, the Iliad, by stepping up and leaving his family for the sake of his city, Troy, knowing that there was no chance of survival and being able to return to his family. In a famous article, Man in the Water, a heroic man single-handedly gave up his life for…

In the Iliad, and ancient Greek in general, women were alway seen and portrayed as property. In this time there were also different categories of women, the mortals such as Helen, and the gods such as Hera and Aphrodite. My personal intake on the Iliad was that those two goddesses were the most important and most talked about. First I will talk about the role of Helen in the book. Helen's story is very famous as her story was the one that caused the war of Troy. However, some people believe in…

In Book 16 of The Iliad, Patroklos was an Achaean who ended up fighting in Achilleus’ place and ultimately being killed. Patroklos was Achilleus’ best friend — and because of that, Homer did not give much detail into Patroklos himself. Achilleus was the main hero of the Iliad, while Patroklos stood on the sidelines — that is, until he begged Achilleus for his armor so that he could take his place. Eventually, Patroklos angered the gods by killing Sarpedon, and Zeus, with Apollo’s help,…

interventions were a traditional staple of epic, conferring status upon the human events portrayed, and evoking the world where gods and men were closer to one another (Coleman 143).” We see this play out not only in the “Aeneid,” but “Gilgamesh” and the “Iliad” as well with each poet adding their distinct style to each of our heroes. The lessons learned from these epics are the gods are fickle, interfering, and mysterious forces in both the natural and spiritual world. In “Gilgamesh” we…

In The Iliad, Homer plays with the ideas that Zeus, the god and leader of all, may not be in charge after all. Many times during the text, Zeus bends to the wills of prophecies, mortals, and even other gods. As the story develops, Zeus becomes less in charge and more of a puppet for mortals and gods who want things from him. Through prophecy, Achilles, and Hera, this essay will take a look at the idea of Zeus simply being a puppet on strings in the hands of war. Zeus is the most powerful of gods…

Homer 's the iliad The homeric story of the iliad is one of the greatest known, and most important story in all of greek history. This epic story basically talks about the greatest greek god like zeus, well known for his powerful leadership enables armies to head to war against the trojan soldiers. As he goes to fight against the great god achilles one of the best well known fighters of the achaeans. Everyone fears him due to his great power of his sword in war. Never was he afraid to…

in different cultures have different interpretations on gods and goddesses. In the Greek culture, it is clear that the gods and goddesses are very important because they appears in most of their literature, including the ancient Greek texts. In the Iliad, Homer writes about the conflict between the mortal Greek and Trojans, along with the disputation among the gods. Unlike the duties of the gods and their relationship with human in other culture, the gods in the Greek society interfere with the…