Priam

When a warrior dies in Homer’s Iliad and Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, he loses his ability to take control of his own life. Having surrendered to his fate (moira), the duty to protect the fallen warrior falls upon his comrades. These warriors feel that they have a moral duty to protect the bodies of the fallen, particularly those who died in service to their communities and cities (poleis). If a man does not die in the line of duty, however, his body may not receive the same…

he could be properly buried. Both the Greeks and the Trojans find meaning in death and life since they will honor the dead through ritualistic burial. Priam risks his life going to Achilles to recover Hector’s body so that he can properly bury his son. Achilles realizes that his actions were dishonorable and lacking virtue towards the Trojans. Priam asks for Hector's corpse and Achilles says: What daring brought you down to the ships all alone, to face the glance of the man who killed your…

poem spends more time on the man than on his reputation. Achilles wrath affects another person by the name of Priam.Once Priam hears how Achilles has Hector’s dead corpse he decides to beg and pay a ransom for the body. Priam is so desperate to retrieve Hector’s body that he ends up begging on his knees in front of Achilles. Achilles’ anger over Patroclus’ death brought Priam to the point where he turned a king into a beggar. Achilles then agreed to Priam’s request, which leads on to show more…

release Hector’s body to his father King Priam. “Don’t provoke me, old man. It’s my own decision to release Hector to you….” (Homer 172). Achilles didn’t want Hector’s father sleeping in the same hut so he told Priam to sleep outside because of the one of his people would see him. “You will have to sleep outside, dear Priam… One of the Achaean counselors may come in…In the dead of night, he would tell Agamemnon, to delay releasing the body” (Homer 174).While Priam comes to retrieve his sons…

Nesreen Selim 10/7/2015 The Iliad chapters 3-4 summaries The Trojans marched from the city gates and went to meet the Achaeans. Paris, the Trojan prince, started the war by stealing the beautiful, Helen, away from her husband, Menelaus, who challenges the Achaeans to do a one-on-one combat between either of the Achaeans. When Menelaus steps up, however, Paris loses and goes back to the Trojans. The leader of the Trojan forces, Hector. And Paris’s brother, scolds Paris for being such a…

along with accomplishments, had his own reason for his action throughout. And when it would come down to the embassies between Agamemnon’s and Priam, we see both selfness and moments of kindness. It would be decision that would present the biggest gain in the direction Achilles was looking for, which Priam was successful in that fact. The reason being that Priam embassy offered effort in helping Achilles reach his goal of honor and undying fame. The relationship or lack thereof between Achilles…

Back in the time of the Greeks, there was an epic poem, called The Iliad, written by the poet Homer, which was originally told by word of mouth. It was later written down and translated, which allows us to learn things about the ancient Greek values. The Iliad centralizes around the demigod Achilles, the hero Hector, and the Greek gods during the Trojan War. It covers many different events, including internal disagreements within the Greeks, as well as the battles between Greeks and Trojans. The…

Akhaians and Trojans died in the midst of war seeking for glory and not for Helen. These men believe that their brave act will make them renowned throughout the lands for generations not knowing that taking part in the war will only lead them to their own demise and lamentation of their family, women and friends. Many of the Akhaian and Trojan soldiers fought for glory for themselves. These soldiers cared so much about glory and honor because they know the bitterness of life, they know that they…

Odyssey and The Iliad, the bond between father and son is important for the development of the family role in honor and pride, along with the expectation of loyalty from the son to the father and vice versa. In The Iliad, Hector is loyal to his father, Priam, when Hector himself heads back to the war without a second thought. Meanwhile, in The Odyssey, Orestes is loyal to his father, Agamemnon, when Orestes himself avenges his father’s killer. Meanwhile, Laertes is loyal to Odysseus because he…

maniac who does not hold back any wrath. All due to the death of his dear friend, Achilles goes from one character extreme to the other, but by the end of the war we see yet another development in characterization through Achilles’s interaction with Priam. Throughout the Iliad we see Achilles’s pride, selfishness, and nobility change. Towards the beginning of the Iliad, we see Achilles filled with so much pride. We see this characteristic displayed through this grudge Achilles…