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    i.e. the narrator often speaks in a way >which brings him close to the way that the main character speaks or vice >versa-- the major character speaks like a Homeric singer. In the case of >the Iliad‚ the hero is Achilles and Patroclus is of course the closest >buddy of Achilles. In the Odyssey‚ you could argue whether it is because of >focalization through Odysseus or Telemachus but either way‚ Eumaios is a >special figure in relation to them and hence he gets addressed in the 2nd >person

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    The Aeneid‚ The Iliad‚ and The Epic of Gilgamesh are poems from the greatest authors of literature. They look into the topic of destiny‚ warriors responsibility‚ and bravery. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an adventure of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh is courted by the queen of heaven and rejects her.The gods then kill Enkidu as revenge. Gilgamesh is now set on the journey to seek the meaning of life. He later meets the only person to whom the gods have given everlasting life. “Utnapishtism

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    The Iliad and the Odyssey‚ two remarkable poems compared The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ two poems widely celebrated and read deal with the struggles and hardships of mortal life as well as events that occur due to the God’s bickering and favouritism. Although they are different in terms of setting‚ such as the phenomena of human interaction‚ aggression and competition vs the struggles of a character’s journey home they have a vast similarity in how the poems incorporate the role of women‚ the relationships

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    Greek Values In The Iliad

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    throughout the book this includes the moment when Patroclus feels like he needs to go out to the battle mass to fight as Achilles to strike fear in the Trojans. This shows that he is trying to do the honorable thing which shows courage because it is dangerous to go out into battle‚ when it is very likely that he won’t come back. Another act of courage is that Achilles is finally going out to battle in grief

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    story that must be known in order to conclude why he did what he did. ajax is a warrior that has participated in numerous wars and is the second-best warrior after Achilles. After Achilles dies in battle his armor remains and is going to be given to either ajax or Odysseus whoever gives a good speech on why they think they deserve Achilles armor. After each one giving their speech Odysseus is the one who seems more intellectual and can give a good speech on the other hand

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    Iliad

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    Book 1: The Rage of Achilles  Book 2: The Great Gathering of Armies  Book 3: Helen Reviews the Champions  Book 4: The Truce Erupts in War  Book 5: Diomodes Fights the Gods  Book 6: Hector Returns to Troy  Book 7: Ajax Duels in Hector  Book 8: The Tide of Battle Turns  Book 9: The Embassy to Achilles  Book 10: Marauding Through the Night  Book 11: Agamemnon’s Day of Glory  Book 12: The Trojans Storm the Rampart  Book 13: Battling for the Ships  Book 14: Hera Outflanks Zeus  Book 15:

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    Odyssey is to comedy. The texts form a connection between the Iron and Bronze ages‚ whilst forming a connection with the modern global world we live in today. The Iliad tells part of the story of the Trojan war‚ specifically the conflict between Achilles‚ the great warrior‚ and Agamemnom‚ the commander of the armies that went to Troy.7 Whilst the Odyssey is the story of Odysseus‚ the Mycenaean hero and his journey back home to Ithaca after the fall of

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    Both are great epics from ancient literature and tell an excellent story of honor and duty. Both epics have great warriors who are fighting for their people‚ although they have different motivations for doing so. The distinct contrasting differences occur in the writing style of the authors‚ the characters‚ and the overall story told. These two ancient epics have many contrasting characteristics that defined Greek and Roman epics. The writing styles of Homer and Virgil differ greatly in that‚ one

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    Correct Answer(s):B 8. He is the hero of the Odyssey‚ Homer’s epic account of the hero’s return home from the Trojan War. A) Hector B) Achilles C) Odysseus D) Pria Correct Answer(s):C 9. In the Greek’s war with Troy‚ he was the Greek’s greatest warrior whose argument with Agamemnon is the subject of Homer’s Iliad. A) Hector B) Achilles C) Odysseus D) Priam Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): B 10. This term identifies the pair of spirals forming

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    or she will lose the gifts Aphrodite gives her‚ which is all she is famous for. At last she has to obey Aphrodite’s order as well as the arrangements of men. Similarly‚ Achilles is the fastest runner in the world‚ where his superhuman greatness lies. When Agamemnon takes his prize away and Hector killed his closest friend‚ Achilles gets lost in great pain. Through his suffering‚ he makes it clear that the only thing he longs for is his honor. And when he fights for honor‚ his limit appears. He can

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