Ziyu Wang HBC Section 1 Donald Fette January 26‚ 2009 Raging Achilles: Achilles’ Tragic Flaw In the Iliad‚ Homer’s character Achilles embodies many of the characteristics of a hero including strength‚ quickness‚ leadership‚ and particularly‚ courage. During the Trojan War‚ Achilles battles courageously‚ destroying and killing every man in his path without any sign of fear or retreat. No Achaean questions his abilities nor do they doubt his bravery; they cite him as one of their greatest
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Strauss‚ Barry “Achilles Bronze Age Warrior” in the Military History Barry Strauss grew up in and around New York City. He received Bachelors‚ Masters‚ and Doctoral degrees in history from Cornell and Yale Universities. He has lived and studied in Greece‚ Germany‚ and Israel and has traveled extensively in Italy‚ Turkey‚ Croatia‚ Cyprus‚ Jordan‚ and other countries with historic sites; he has also taken part in archaeological excavations. He speaks and reads seven foreign
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Myths of the Greek Heroes Achilles and Ajax are both know as great heroes of the Trojan War. Behind the guts and glory of war‚ what were they‚ who were they? Achilles was the son of nymph Thetis and Peleus the king of the Myrmidons. Ajax was the son of Telamon‚ who was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus. Achilles and Ajax are closely related and their relationship being so close knit makes being at war a dismal time for both of them. Achilles was a man of anger and with this anger he dishonored
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The Iliad and The Odyssey are tales written by Homer centered on the drama of the Trojan War. First poem deals with the time during the end of the war‚ while the latter‚ which occurs roughly ten years later‚ explains the disastrous journey of Odysseus fighting his way back home. The character of women in the Odyssey is to exhibit the many and diverse roles that women play in the lives of men. These functions vary from characters such as the goddess ’ that help them to the nymphs who trick them
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people who lived in the starkly beautiful part of the world we now call Greece were telling stories about a great war. 2. What are Homer’s great war stories?Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Homer’s stories can probably be traced to what and where? Historical struggles; Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara and Black sea. 4. Homer’s first epic poem and Iliad tells to story of ?Be Specific 10 year war fought outside troy. 5. Who was the Trojan War fought between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic
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poem the Iliad‚ King Agamemnon represents the type of man who believes power instantly equals eternal glory‚ while Achilles is the type of man who wants to earn his glory through battles and body counts. Both characters have a thirst for glory that often impedes their abilities to actually achieve glory; however‚ in the end it is Achilles who achieves eternal glory because he knows that the true sacrifice for glory is one’s life. The entire poem centers on the animosity between Achilles
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My Hero In your life people come and go‚ but there is always that one person or people who you will always remember‚ and those are the ones that you admire or look up to. “The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked- that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace.” (Oliver Stone p.3) People can walk by the homeless and think they aren’t important but in reality most of them are. Most of them are veterans from war who saved us and our ancestors
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have any remorse or any restraint will not. Therefore‚ a tyrant ruler is an aggressive and an injustice individual that brings negative attitudes towards others. A tyrant would also live his awaking life in fear and unhappiness. The Republic‚ The Iliad‚ and Exodus provides great
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The Death of a Great “Hero” Hector "My doom has come upon me; let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle‚ but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter." This is a quote from Hector from the Iliad. This quote shows how brave and thoughtful Hector was; however‚ we need to question ourselves‚ was he really a great hero? If so did he die heroically? Many say he is the true hero of the Iliad and that he did die heroically with his dignity intact. On
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Deeds are a lot more important than words. The little saying ‘easier said than done’ proves that point. A lot of the characters in The Iliad say a lot of things‚ just to say them. Only a few actually go about their words. They usually are bluffing throughout their speeches that they give or conversations they have with other humans or gods. Achilles bluffed through a lot of his words. In Book 1‚ he tried playing it cool by helping Chryses get his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon
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