to be god-like qualities. To show this Homer deliberately and repeatedly adds adjectives that praise the two heroes before their names. Achilles is portrayed as swift and godlike‚ he portrays Hector as bright‚ dazzling‚ and dignified. Homer uses phrases like‚ "...man-killing Hector..."(149;Book 6)‚ and "Resplendent Hector..."(146;Book 6). While to describe Achilles using phrases like‚ "...swift of foot..."(182; Book 1). Using these praises continues to portray the heroes as godlike and honorable for
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1. “Anger-sing‚ goddess‚ the anger of Achilles….” Analyse the Iliad’s critique of Achilles’ anger. 2. Critically comment on the representation of Aphrodite in the Iliad. 3. Homeric simile. 4. Hector & Andromache. 5. Shield of Achilles & Son of Atrius. 6. The status of Helen. 7. “Homeric similes and shorter comparisons bring out the rightful place of war in the natural order.” Discuss. 8. Is there a heroic code that guides the decisions of the characters in Iliad
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Odyssey and The Iliad‚ both created by the poet Homer. The Odyssey is centered on the character Odysseus as he returns from war and journeys back to his home in Ithaca. The Iliad focuses on the Trojan War and is largely centered on the fearless warrior Achilles. However‚ Odysseus plays an important role in both pieces of literature and leads the reader to believe that he truly personifies the image of a Greek hero. With his countless victories and cunning abilities it is no surprise that Odysseus is described
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difficulties ‚ someone who would give up his life so another would have a peaceful life ‚ that is what I call a hero ‚ and through the movie we saw allot of courageous powerful warriors that were dying in the sake of their country like ; Paris ‚ Patroclus. Achilles‚ Odysseus‚ these are the people that we would really call heroes. but among these heroic people there is one particular one that would rise above them all‚ and that would be ‘hector’’ the oldest son of’’ priam ‘’ husband of Andromache‚ and father
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capturing eternal youth in portraits and sculptures for generations. With memory‚ art‚ and legacy‚ it seems that immortality is a very obtainable thing to the average mortal. One such example of this can be found in Homer’s The Illiad. The character Achilles‚ an incredibly strong and fearsome warrior‚ is given a choice that will determine his destiny. He must choose between fighting in the war or staying home
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give him seven beautiful women who are skilled at handicraft‚ among them Briseis‚ whom I have never touched.” (Homer 139) Earlier in the story‚ Achilles said‚ “I will not fight you for Briseis because you gave her to me.” (Homer 131). The reason Agamemnon took Briseis is because he had to give up Chryseis. Both were gifts given to Agamemnon and Achilles to honor them. Agamemnon says‚ “I prefer Chryseis to my wife Clytemnstra… Yet even though I love her‚ if it is necessary‚ I will return Chryseis
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his era‚ to an unconventional hero who‚ ‘stripped of all glittering distractions and disguises’ appeals directly to Achilles‚ ‘the most unpredictable of Greeks’ to return the body of his son Hector. In discordance with the conventional depiction of a hero in Ancient Greek literature as a fearsome warrior‚ Malouf’s definition of a hero manifests itself in Priam and to some extent Achilles. Throughout the novel‚ Malouf insinuates the ambivalent nature of the idea of heroism‚ challenging the notion that
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Love is a very powerful emotion. In both Antigone and The Iliad there are many different types of love portrayed. The love one has for their child for example‚ or the love for a close family member or friend. There is also the love one experiences when they feel they have found their mate in life. In examining the excerpts from Antigone and The Iliad I was able to draw the conclusion that Antigone portrays the different types of love in a more realistic way. When I read The Iliad for the
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widely accepted value to strive for a hero’s excellence. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey do not explicitly detail the characteristic of excellence or a hero‚ but the behavior of the heroic characters can be analyzed to derive these attributes. Odysseus‚ Achilles and Diomedes are three of Homer’s most note worthy characters in his epic poems that demonstrate the values of a hero’s excellent. They personify what was expected of a classical Greek hero. One of Homer’s most controversial heroes is Odysseus from
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