The Trojan War was a very important part of the Greeks’ history. There are many myths and legends about the trojan War. In the Iliad‚ it describes certain events in the final year of the war. According to legend‚ the Trojan War lasted 10 years‚ until Greece defeated Troy. Many of ancient Greek stories talk about the Trojan War‚ particularly Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey. Many scholars believe the legend is based on a real war of the mid-1200’s B.C.’s. People have been trying to find
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of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reach us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago‚ but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.” -Kahlil Gibran Greek literature and mythology present two epic warriors in the Iliad: Hector and Achilles. The modern Greeks favored both heroes during their ancient time period. In Greek‚ Héktōr literally means “to hold” or “to have‚” which symbolizes his character as he who holds everything together. On the other hand‚ the name Achilles
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buildings in a single bound. In ancient Greece‚ heroes were people who demonstrated great feats of strength and tremendous courage in battle. Greek heroes possessed wealth‚ power‚ and courage which earned them respect and honor in the community. In the Iliad‚ Homer tells the story of two warriors‚ Achilleus and Hektor‚ both of whom exhibit many of the qualities of a Greek hero. Although Hektor fights against the Greeks‚ Homer expounds on his good qualities and even makes him more heroic than Achilleus
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ABSTRACT NOUNrefers to ideas‚ processes‚ occasions‚ times‚ qualities that cannot be touched or seen. | | ADJECTIVEgives more information about or describes a noun or pronoun | ADVERBgives more information about (modifies) a verb‚ an adjective‚ another adverb‚ or a sentence. | ALLEGORYa narrative in which people‚ objects and events represent moral or spiritual ideas. | ALLITERATIONthe repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginnings of words in a line / phrase: “What would
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The epic poem the “Iliad” is arguably one of mans most well known novel or book behind the Bible and the Odyssey (sequel to Iliad). The Iliad‚ and Odyssey for this matter where ancient texts written by Homer. The Iliad is a story set approximately 1194-1184 BC about the Trojan War and the ten year siege of Troy. This battle has many famous mythical figures such as Achilles the leader of the Myrmidons‚ Helen the princess that ran off with Paris which sparked the battle. Helen was the wife of King
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ambitions are well represented in his battlefield speech to Aeneas‚ Talk not of flight‚ for I shall not listen to you: I am of a race that knows neither flight nor fear‚ and my limbs are as yet unwearied...Pallas Athena bids me be afraid of no man”(Iliad‚ V). Homer’s depiction of Diomedes is that of a man fearless and hungry for war. Yet‚ Vergil’s version of Diomedes is in complete contradiction to Homer’s‚ in the Aeneid he has matured and is no longer wanting for war. Diomedes metamorphosis is made
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In the poem Iliad by Homer‚ Homer begins the epic by asking the goddess to sing about the rage of Achilles. That is the main theme of the poem. The reason why there is so much anger and conflict in the Iliad is because the Homeric law of honor and respect is being insulted which results to rage‚ honor and conflict. The honor of every person in Homeric culture is very important. To the hero‚ their honor is supreme. They cannot tolerate any kind of insults; they feel like they have to protect their
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violation of those conventions. The epics Iliad and Odyssey will be compared and contrasted according to the movies by Wolfgang Petersen and Andrei Konchalovsky. Iliad ended in the defeat of Troy‚ with the epic hero dead but his companions‚ the Myrmidons‚ alive. Odyssey‚ in the other hand ended in triumph‚ with its epic hero alive but his companions dead. What could be the reason behind their differences? Why can’t both the epics end in triumph? In Iliad‚ Troy is defeated because Greece is supported
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masterpieces like Gilgamesh‚ The Iliad‚ and The Aeneid. Epics like these were too good to allow them to disappear into the annals of time. Knowing this‚ Theodor H. Gaster‚ Robert Fitzgerald‚ and C. Day Lewis translated the epics into pros for future enjoyment. Gilgamesh‚ a mighty warrior is confronted by a more superior force‚ Enkidu‚ and is forced to transform from a tyrant into a caring and loving individual while seeking the plant of everlasting life. Through The Iliad Hector‚ displaying honor and
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Iliad 21.70-135 (Lykaon supplicates Achilles‚ Achilles kills him) Consider Achilles’ response to supplication in this passage. How does this compare to his attitude in the extracts from the Iliad in your lecture/tutorial readings? The cruel rejection by Achilles to the supplication of Lykaon in Book 21 represents a fundamental transformation in the attitude of Achilles. Achilles has become full of anger and self-loathing following the death of Patroclus. Achilles answers Lykaon’s supplication
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