Homer And Robert Fagles 'The Iliad'
The Iliad SEAO
I. Homer and Robert Fagles. The Iliad. New York, N.Y.: Penguin, 1990. Print.
A. The title relates to the story literally, because the word “Iliad” means “poem about ilium”, and ilium is an alternate name for Troy which is where the Iliad took place.
II. POV
A. The story is told in 3rd person omniscient because he has access to every character’s mind and he frequently gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of even minor characters, gods and mortals alike. The narrator also asks for the help of the muse of epic poetry to help him tell the story.
B. The narrator is unreliable because we don’t even know if he actually existed.
III. Setting
A. The Iliad takes place around the twelfth or thirteenth century B.C and it begins …show more content…
Characters
A. The protagonist is Achilles. Achilles is a dynamic and round character. Achilles is the son of Peleus and Thetis, grandson of Aeacus, commander of the Myrmidons, Achaean allies.
B. The antagonists are fate/destiny, Hector, and the intervention of the gods. Achilles’ fate was to die, if he fought the Trojans. Hector killed Patroclus (Achilles’ best friend) which brought Achilles into the war, and he cursed Achilles before dying. The intervention of the gods pretty caused the war and all of its chaos.
C. Aphrodite- goddess of love, daughter of Zeus and Dione, mother of Aeneas. Sides with Trojans.
D. Apollo- god, son of Zeus and Leto, twin of Artemis, a patron of the arts, especially music and poetry. Also an archer-”lord of the silver bow”-and a prophet with a famous oracular shrine at Delphi, in central Greece. The principal divine champion of the Trojans.
E. Ares- god of war, son of Zeus and Hera, one the Trojan's chief …show more content…
Athena- or Pallas Athena, goddess, also called Tritogenia or Third-born of the Gods, daughter of Zeus, and defender of the Achaeans. A patron of human ingenuity and resourcefulness, whether exemplified by handicrafts, such as spinning, or by skill in human relations, such as that possessed by Odysseus, her favorite among the Greeks. Zeus’s favorite daughter. Sides with Achaeans.
H. Hera- goddess, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, wife and sister of Zeus, defender of the Achaeans
I. Thetis- sea- goddess, daughter of Nereus, married to Peleus and by him the mother of Achilles
J. Zeus- king of the gods, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother and husband of Hera, father of the Olympians and many mortals too. His spheres include the sky and the weather, hospitality and the rights of guests, the punishment of injustice, the sending of omens, and the governance of the universe, controlled to some extent by Fate as well. Helps the Trojans.
K. Poseidon- god of the sea, son of Cronus and Rhea, younger brother of Zeus. Switches between Acheans and Trojans.
L. Agamemnon- Achaean, king of Mycenae, son of Atreus, husband of Clytemnestra, brother of Menelaus, supreme commander of all Achaea's armies and leader of the largest Achaean
I. Homer and Robert Fagles. The Iliad. New York, N.Y.: Penguin, 1990. Print.
A. The title relates to the story literally, because the word “Iliad” means “poem about ilium”, and ilium is an alternate name for Troy which is where the Iliad took place.
II. POV
A. The story is told in 3rd person omniscient because he has access to every character’s mind and he frequently gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of even minor characters, gods and mortals alike. The narrator also asks for the help of the muse of epic poetry to help him tell the story.
B. The narrator is unreliable because we don’t even know if he actually existed.
III. Setting
A. The Iliad takes place around the twelfth or thirteenth century B.C and it begins …show more content…
Characters
A. The protagonist is Achilles. Achilles is a dynamic and round character. Achilles is the son of Peleus and Thetis, grandson of Aeacus, commander of the Myrmidons, Achaean allies.
B. The antagonists are fate/destiny, Hector, and the intervention of the gods. Achilles’ fate was to die, if he fought the Trojans. Hector killed Patroclus (Achilles’ best friend) which brought Achilles into the war, and he cursed Achilles before dying. The intervention of the gods pretty caused the war and all of its chaos.
C. Aphrodite- goddess of love, daughter of Zeus and Dione, mother of Aeneas. Sides with Trojans.
D. Apollo- god, son of Zeus and Leto, twin of Artemis, a patron of the arts, especially music and poetry. Also an archer-”lord of the silver bow”-and a prophet with a famous oracular shrine at Delphi, in central Greece. The principal divine champion of the Trojans.
E. Ares- god of war, son of Zeus and Hera, one the Trojan's chief …show more content…
Athena- or Pallas Athena, goddess, also called Tritogenia or Third-born of the Gods, daughter of Zeus, and defender of the Achaeans. A patron of human ingenuity and resourcefulness, whether exemplified by handicrafts, such as spinning, or by skill in human relations, such as that possessed by Odysseus, her favorite among the Greeks. Zeus’s favorite daughter. Sides with Achaeans.
H. Hera- goddess, daughter of Cronus and Rhea, wife and sister of Zeus, defender of the Achaeans
I. Thetis- sea- goddess, daughter of Nereus, married to Peleus and by him the mother of Achilles
J. Zeus- king of the gods, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother and husband of Hera, father of the Olympians and many mortals too. His spheres include the sky and the weather, hospitality and the rights of guests, the punishment of injustice, the sending of omens, and the governance of the universe, controlled to some extent by Fate as well. Helps the Trojans.
K. Poseidon- god of the sea, son of Cronus and Rhea, younger brother of Zeus. Switches between Acheans and Trojans.
L. Agamemnon- Achaean, king of Mycenae, son of Atreus, husband of Clytemnestra, brother of Menelaus, supreme commander of all Achaea's armies and leader of the largest Achaean