A True Hero In The Iliad By Homer
A True Hero
When I hear the word “hero” the first thing that comes to my mind is a person who is courageous, has ability, and is admired for his or her brave actions and noble individuality. A hero is also someone who is afraid to die but who still does what is right because the lives of people he cares about hangs in the balance. In Homer’s The Iliad, Hector and Achilles are both great warriors and great men but differ in many ways. They are heroes of their time, but fight for completely several reasons. Achilles, who fights for the Greeks, and Hector, who fights for the Trojans. But who is more considered as the Homeric hero?
Achilles was certainly the better fighter, but Hector is more of a hero for me. According to Encyclopedia,
When I hear the word “hero” the first thing that comes to my mind is a person who is courageous, has ability, and is admired for his or her brave actions and noble individuality. A hero is also someone who is afraid to die but who still does what is right because the lives of people he cares about hangs in the balance. In Homer’s The Iliad, Hector and Achilles are both great warriors and great men but differ in many ways. They are heroes of their time, but fight for completely several reasons. Achilles, who fights for the Greeks, and Hector, who fights for the Trojans. But who is more considered as the Homeric hero?
Achilles was certainly the better fighter, but Hector is more of a hero for me. According to Encyclopedia,