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    No Name October 23‚ 2006 The Image of Females Goddesses and Mortals The role of the Gods is a constant theme reoccurring over and over again throughout Homer’s Iliad but it’s the Female Goddesses and the image of femininity that displays contradiction. The Goddesses posses large amounts of power over mortals and at Mt Olympus mostly through manipulation and intertwining relationships that affect the war and the different individuals. The mortal women on the other hand display weaknesses

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    Trojan War and Iliad

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    evidence from the poems gives evidence of familiarity with the topography and place-names of this area of Asia Minor‚ for example‚ Homer refers to meadow birds at the mouth of the Caystros(Iliad 2.459–63)‚ a storm in the Icarian sea (Iliad 2.144–6)‚ and mentions that women in Maeonia and Caria stain ivory with scarlet (Iliad 4.142). Valeree Shayne C. Aranas IV-2 SHS C. Comprehension Questions 1. Book I

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    Achilles shows various forms of commitment in the Iliad. This god does not appear as often as others do‚ but when he does he appears with a bang. He and Agamemnon have ongoing beef‚ and because of this he resides from the Achaen army. The Achaens need his help to defeat Troy but he is so committed to his hatred for Agamemnon that he refuses to help. “never again‚ he’ll never rob me blind with his twistsul words again. Once is enough for him. Die and be damned for all I care” (9‚ 455-457). The beef

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    Loss In Troy And The Iliad

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    When exploring the main concerns and key aspects in both ‘Troy’ and ‘The Iliad’ the audience have to over-come and understand the huge focus of loss. When experiencing loss many other possessions come along with it such as‚ grief‚ anger‚ revenge‚ loneliness and various emotions and feelings. Looking deeper into both texts you gain a sense and understanding of the grief all families and loved ones had to endure from the loss of a family member or relation. Both text can be read into closely to find

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    In Richmond Lattimore’s The Iliad of Homer‚ substance in one’s identity seems only attainable through seeking glory. Rather than substance‚ the name that they are given serves more as a title than a true summary of their character. Despite the myriad of “heroes”‚ The Iliad displays the worst traits of man in all including the heroes themselves as well as the venerable gods of Olympos. Even with these horrible traits‚ can their extraordinary accomplishments truly compensate and catapult them to hero

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    The Iliad and Greek Heroes

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    The Iliad is an epic tale of war and hero’s within the Greek way of life. A predominant and consistent theme of honor and glory reside throughout the poem. The motivation for any Homeric Greek is glory‚ or "Kleos"‚ that is to be honored and respected among their people. Emphasis is put on living by the heroic code. Honor is essential to the Greeks and life would not be worth living without it. When a warrior or hero is advised to avoid risking their life in battle it almost drives

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    Epics The Aeneid and Metamorphoses: A Comparison Both Vergil and Ovid imbedded underlying meanings in their epics The Aeneid and Metamorphoses. In this paper I will focus on the underlying meaning in the Underworld scene in Vergil’s The Aeneid (lines 356 through 1199). I will also focus on three scenes in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Both epics contain a larger message about the importance of the Roman past for its present and future under Augustus. The story of Aeneas in the Underworld can be interpreted

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    In Homer’s‚ The Iliad‚ humans and gods both have their judgement clouded by love and because of this many mistakes were made‚ many lives were lost‚ and much sorrow was shed. On page 37 Agamemnon tells Achilles‚ how he will take away Achilles’ prize of honor and the girl that Achilles has chosen to take hostage and claim as his own from him‚ because Agamemnon had to return his. After Agamemnon makes his threats‚ Achilles is angered and distraught for he cares deeply about his wife Briseis‚ and because

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    Iliad American Hero

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    between the ideas of the ancient Greeks and Americans now. The author of The Iliad‚ Homer‚ tells the readers a great story about two very different‚ yet very alike‚ types of heroes. The type of Heroism that is portrayed in The Iliad is extremely different from what the general American public would consider heroic today. The modernized version of The Iliad is the movie Troy‚ which talks about the same two main characters as The Iliad and gives them many of the same traits as the epic does‚ but slightly

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    Gods In The Iliad Essay

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    While the divine world of the Ancient Greeks gives the impression of role models‚ Hesiod’s Theogony and Homer’s The Iliad‚ illustrate the gods otherwise. Just as strife within mortal families is familiar‚ it plays a significant role in the creation of the gods‚ their interaction with each other‚ and how they intervene on behalf of mortals in The Iliad for their own self-serving interests. The gods play a direct role in Greek life and the Ancient Greeks desire to understand their role. Hesiod‚ through

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