Jonathan Belter Professor Mary French World Literature to 1650 February 11‚ 2012 Achilles vs. Hector In the story the Iliad‚ there are two main characters Achilles and Hector‚ who both are incredible warriors. Achilles is the leader of the Myrmidon soldiers‚ and he fights for the Greeks. Hector is the son of Kind Priam and he fights for the Trojans. Both of these characters are said to be the strongest and greatest warriors of each of their armies. Both Achilles and Hector have many different
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Erwin Cook asserts‚ “I suggest that the hymn offers a succinct description‚ not only of Herakles‚ but of Greek heroism. The traditional hero thus emerges as a Man of Pain… ” (Cook 149). Being “Men of Pain‚” heroes in ancient literature were known for the violent acts that they committed because it gave them kleos. Whether it be the stabbing of Polyphemus’s eye in the Odyssey‚ or the killing of the Bull of Heaven in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ these violent actions proved the man is a hero by his ability
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The Shield of Achilles Achilles’ shield wa like no other piece of armor. Eva Brann‚ in her article “Hephaestus’ World: The Shield”‚ described the shield as “the world of the god who makes it but just as much the world of the man who bears it”. Brann‚ in the same article‚ went on to describe such meanings of the shield. Brann explained that in both of Homer’s poems‚ he believed that artifacts‚ chariots‚ garments and shields were all “wonders to behold” but Achilles’ shield was far beyond that.
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destiny‚ speared or stabbed‚ Let him die! He dies fighting for the fatherland- No dishonor there! He’ll leave behind him wife and sons unscathed‚ His house and estate unharmed- once these Argives Sail for home‚ the fatherland they love.” –The Iliad Book 15 lines 574-580‚ by Homer Today‚ on the plains of Western Anatolia lies the site of one of the most well known and prosperous cities of ancient times‚ Troy. The city in which the so-called blind poet‚ Homer‚ lived; the city that was ambushed
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Iliad The Iliad (sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters‚ traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War‚ the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states‚ it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war‚ the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends
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about the famous wooden horse to the many movies that were inspired by this tale. I for one used to believe that it indeed happened‚ but with little to no information. In the story it discuss the greek god and goddess‚ like how homer says in the Iliad that Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite were fighting because Eris the Goddess of Discord‚ would give her golden apple to the fairest woman there. All three of them thought they should have that apple‚ Eris wanted Zeus to pick‚ but he declined. Instead they
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Eastern and Classical Epics‚" "Epics of Indiag" "National Epics‚" "Renaissance Epics‚" "Christian Epics‚" and "Epics in America." Four essays are also included: "Epic Themes and Techniques Illustrated in Translations of the Iliad"; "Sample Linguistic Analysis of the Iliad‚ I. 1-7"; "Suggested Projects for the Study of Epics"; and "Words of Art‚ Literature‚ and Music Based on Epics." A bibliography concludes the book with sections on available paperback epic translations‚ available paperback
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must also be apparent in a hero. Between Achilles and Hector‚ Hector carries more apparent heroic traits then Achilles. Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. He wrecks havoc on the Achaean army during Achilles period of absence. In the Iliad‚ book XVI; Hector leads the assault that finally penetrates the Achaean stronghold and he is the first and only Trojan to set fire to an Achaean ship‚ killing Patroclus Achilles’s brother in arms and best friend. Hector faced Diomedes and Odysseus
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archaeologist Heinrech Schliemann excavated a site in North-western Turkey‚ understood to have been the ancient city of Troy. Schliemann’s archaeological discoveries provided substantial evidence in that the city of Troy existed‚ and that Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey were factual accounts of the Trojan War. Through critical examination and investigation of prominent theories regarding the legend‚ it is evident that the Trojan War occurred‚ though not as described by Homer‚ however the Trojan horse is
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