contrast these two 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
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in the movie‚ Achilles is one of the faithful followers of Agamemnon but in the book‚ Achilles disgusts him and didn’t participate in the war until Patroclus was killed by Hector. Also in the movie‚ Hector didn’t seem to participate in the battle but in the book‚ he is the one who leads the soldiers of Troy. There are a lot of differences on the movie and the book but still‚ they both show how Troy has fallen because of one woman. The movie emphasizes didn’t emphasizes on Achilles but the love between
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In English class we read Edith Hamilton’s synopsis of the Trojan War‚ and after reading‚ we watched the Warner Brothers 2004 Production of Troy. The movie and the myth were both based on the Trojan War. They were both very interesting‚ and captivating. It was stimulating to see it in 2 different points of views. Both the movie and the myth of Troy were great. They had similarities‚ but there were also some very strong differences. In Edith Hamilton’s Synopsis of the Trojan War‚ it focused on many
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Homer’s The Iliad is one of the most intriguing classical epic Greek poems known today. The Iliad was an oral tradition for four hundred years before finally being written down around seven hundred B.C. The poem is a beautifully written balancing act between two cultures‚ clashing in a time of unease between traditions of honor and Polis‚ (Troy) and the traditions of war‚ marriage‚ and fame‚ (Achaeans). The Bronze Age poem is also one of the best known tales of humanity‚ with its plot combining two
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they had godly attributes or completed monumental tasks‚ but endured more tragedy or more bliss than any common Greek would undergo. One tale commonly told was that of a demigod named Achilles. His mother Thetis was a Sea Nymph‚ and his father was Peleus‚ was the king of the Myrmidons. Most stories of Achilles revolved around war‚ where either his gift was at his greatest or worst. Every Greek sought him for battle so his skills would tip the balance to their favor. No myth exemplified this
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Katy Jaber Miss Knox English 10 29 March 2013 Epic Heroes in the Iliad: Achilles and Hektor The Iliad‚ an epic poem by Homer‚ takes place in the last month of the tenth year of the Trojan War. It is about two warriors‚ Hektor and Achilles‚ fighting in the war which was started by Paris‚ a Trojan prince who kidnapped a Greek princess named Helen. The protagonists of an epic are called epic heroes‚ and all epic heroes share four traits. First‚ as World Masterpieces explains‚ an epic hero
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and they were recognised by the audience of the epics.( Outwardly‚ the heroes of the Iliad and the ones who possess arête in the greatest quantities are Achilles and Hector‚ equal heroes on each side of the Trojan war. In equal measure‚ although slightly less predominantly‚ is the arête displayed by Nestor and Priam‚ King of Troy.( Achilles was born to an immortal goddess and his fate determined that his was to be a short‚
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awareness in the character. Both Homer and Virgil skillfully identify their tragic hero’s‚ Achilles in the Iliad and Aeneas in the Aeneid‚ according to Aristotle’s ideals. Both Achilles and Aeneas are famed warriors during the Trojan War and both characters appear in the Iliad and the Aeneid. Achilles fought for the Greeks while Aeneas fought for the Trojans during the war. Homer’s Iliad centers on Achilles and his time during the war whereas Virgil’s the Aeneid began after the fall of Troy and
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exploits‚ Achilles’‚ Agamemnon’s etc. but there are no tales of Hector’s life pre-Iliad. And of course‚ since Hector is killed in the Iliad‚ there are no tales of Hector’s life post-Iliad. It follows then‚ that whereas other characters may have been different in the past‚ and may yet change in the future‚ ‘Hector
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take the risk despite his fear. What is interesting is that when he does arrive at the camp of Achilles‚ his fear suddenly subsides and "the old man makes straight for the dwelling where Achilles beloved of Zeus was sitting." A decisive moment has arrived for both men. When Priam enters‚ Achilles knows that he must accept his own death with open arms while Priam is forced to sit at the knees of Achilles and kiss the hands that have killed his beloved Hektor. Homer seems to stop the action for
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