The Iliad‚ a book by Homer about the Trojan War‚ focuses a lot on Achilles and his internal struggle with his personal desires. In the time of the Trojan War‚ there was an unspoken code of morals and how warriors of honor should follow. If they did not fight or acted cowardly it not only brought them shame but their family name was looked down on. Warriors that were defeated weren’t always killed because they were sometimes taken prisoner to be used for ransom money or gifts. However‚ in the
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that was drawn on a storage jar‚ which was found in Chora‚ Mykonos in 650 BCE. It was one of the old portrayals of the Trojan horse (Sayre‚ 109). It was one of the clear evidence of the city being damaged made by the scholars. Based on the Homers Iliad poem the drawing represents how the troy’s were destroyed by the Greeks after fighting many years of war. The square boxes were windows representing the people were inside the wooden horse by the artist. There are also soldiers walking around the horse
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Ancient Hero Homer’s epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey created a classical setting for Greek Heroes. The poems are full of battles‚ peril and adventures that allow the heroic characters be courageous. The heroes face a barrage of arrows with out flinching and are merciless enough to kill many men with out regret. The heroic characters battle for love‚ duty‚ and to protect there homes and families. A hero is defined in Greek mythology as a person of divine ancestry who has courage‚ strength and
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Though different works‚ both the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer each contain one outstanding character that excels in virtue. Even when forced to live with a dilemma that he or she did not cause‚ both Hektor‚ in the Iliad‚ and Penelope‚ in the Odyssey‚ remain virtuous. This becomes clear through their rigid fidelity to their spouses‚ their piety to the gods‚ and their resolute natures in the situations presented to them. The unfortunate circumstances in which both Hektor and Penelope find themselves
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The Trojan War: Myth or Reality? “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 quotation from Homer’s The Iliad comes from Hector‚ the strongest and longest standing trojan fighter‚ as he dies when fighting in the Trojan War. He speaks his desire to be remembered and praised as a hero‚ which Homer eventually made possible. Everyone has heard of the Trojan War‚ but not everyone agrees on whether it truly
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Achaian army in The Iliad. Though the two fictional worlds are very different‚ Gandalf and Nestor are still very comparable. In the two famous works of literature and in many other great tales‚ the archetypal character of the wise old man comes up over and over again. The wise old man is an elderly man who was once great himself when he was young and is now an experienced advisor and warrior. He gives crucial advice in times of war and life changing decisions. In The Iliad Nestor is the voice of
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what society of that time viewed a hero as and how they can compare with one another. Homer’s Iliad shows the reader whom ancient society believed a hero to be. It was written in a time when society relied on those strong enough and brave enough to rule the people. This was perfect for the character‚ Achilles‚ because in the Iliad he is described to be “godlike” (Iliad‚ 131) and “swift-footed” (Iliad‚ 121) suggesting he had superhuman traits such as strength and speed. These qualities worked to
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the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ deeds so the war‚ and even the very existence of Troy was taken as an
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have many contrasting characteristics that defined Greek and Roman epics. The writing styles of Homer and Virgil differ greatly in that‚ one is written in a Greek epic standpoint and the other is written in a Roman epic standpoint. In Homer’s The Iliad the warriors die heroic deaths to be remembered‚ which is common throughout the epic‚ Patroclus fighting and dying to Hector shows heroism because he fought alone and died alone against the greatest Trojan warrior. Homer wants the warriors to fight
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Honor: honesty‚ fairness‚ or integrity in one ’s beliefs and actions; this is the definition by which these two characters‚ Hector and Achilles‚ ought to be judged. By taking this definition to heart‚ Achilles is far from honorable. Throughout the Iliad‚ Achilles acts on rage and revenge. “Rage-Goddess‚ sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles‚ murderous‚ doomed‚ that cost the Achaens countless losses‚ hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls‚ great fighters’ souls‚ but made their bodies
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