poets and their writing styles‚ I will use Achilles’ battle with Hector in Homer’s Iliad book 22 and compare it with Achilles’ battle with Cycnus in Ovid’s Metamorphoses book 12. The comparison of these battles will give us a better understanding of these poets different views on the Trojan War. This battle also takes place outside the city of Troy‚ at the beginning of the Trojan War‚ nine years previous to Achilles’ battle with Hector. Rumour‚ the god rumor‚ told the Trojans that a fleet with a
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Indarapatra and Sulayman A Filipino – Mindanawon Epic Author * There is no permanent author attributed to this epic * Even the date for this epic has no tentative or permanent approximation * It is written so that it will not be revised through generations and passed mouth-to-mouth Indarapatra & Sulayman is attributed to... * the Philippines‚ specifically in the southern major island‚ Mindanao * Mindanao is called The Land of Promise * Mindanao is the only area of the Philippines with
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possible fury of the Greek leader and the parenthetic interval in time because the plot is awaiting his reappearance in combat. During the absence of Achilles‚ time is measured narratologically through the Greeks lacking leadership and the dominance that Hector and the Trojans hold through their violent force; meanwhile‚ for Achilles‚ force becomes a moral virtue with friendship as a stake in the war through his combined losses of Briseis‚ Agamemnon‚ and Patroclos to the Trojans; thus‚ leading to his decision
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makes them seem undefeatable‚ making them the protagonists. However‚ the flaw that they possess is they still die one way or another. The antagonists Grendel and his mother (of Beowulf)‚ Hector of Troy (from the Iliad) and Ravana the demon (of Ramayana) also share traits. An example is that‚ apart from Hector‚ they aren’t fully human‚ as they not only use weapons like heroes but they also might even use magic. All the antagonists cause terror to a number of people in one way or another. The virtues
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The Iliad: Literary Analysis Throughout The Iliad‚ an epic poem written by Homer‚ there were numerous warriors and other characters that could be looked upon as heroes; some of these heroes included Achilles‚ Ajax‚ Diomedes‚ Hector‚ and Glaucus. All of these individuals were heroes because of their remarkable mental and physical strength: they were courageous and were better fighters in war than other ordinary men. The trade of battle was a way of life to the Greeks back in Homer’s time. Children
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History of the Trojan War Questions arise when you are thinking of the Trojan War and its history. How did the war start? ‚ What battle techniques did the Trojan use? Greeks? What mythical creatures and beings were involved in the war and how they changed the course of the battle? What type of battle gear did the Trojans use versus the Greeks? The Trojan war is depicted in the novel of the Iliad and described by Homer‚ the author of the Iliad. The Iliad shows the history and brutality of the warfare
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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 first time the portrayal of love that stood out the most to me was the love Priam had for his son Hector. Priam being the king of Troy risked his life by walking onto the enemy’s war camp in order to beg the man that killed his son for the rights to his body. “Pity me in my own right‚ remember your own father! I deserve more pity... I have endured what
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“Let me not die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter (Homer‚ Iliad 22.304-305)”‚ words spoken by Hector is one of many of examples that can be found in The Iliad that illustrate the importance of arête‚ honor and glory to the Greeks. The Iliad is an awe-inspiring epic poem written by the ancient blind Greek poet‚ Homer‚ filled with art‚ drama‚ love and war. The epic poem recounts several of events during the final few months
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Every hero differs in many ways. Each one of them has his own story of heroism. The tragic hero survives in our literature. The first characteristic of a tragic hero is that they must suffer more than deserved. This stands true for Achilles‚ Hector‚ Beowulf‚ and Hamlet. Achilles‚ son of King Peleus and Thetis‚ rightfully earned his title as one of the greatest heroes in the war between the Greeks and Trojans. Achilles was a special warrior because he could only be killed if he was wounded
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Hektor (Based on book) Hektor is Priam’s favourite son. He is renowned as a great warrior and general‚ and one of the finest soldiers ever. However‚ he hates killing‚ despite being so good at it. He is one of the most purely good characters in the series. Hektor loves his wife Andromache. He has been rendered impotent after an injury in a fight‚ and so agrees to bring up as his own her son by Helikaon. For most of the trilogy‚ they are the only two to know who the boy’s real father is. Priam dotes
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