Chryseis and Briseis were two such ‘prizes’ who were given to Agamemnon and Achilles respectively‚ but they too were the cause of heavy casualties suffered by the Greek army. Agamemnon’s failure to return Chryseis to her father caused them to incur the wrath of Apollo who reigned down his arrows from Mount Olympus and: “he cut them down in droves- / and the copse-fires burned on‚ night and day‚ no end in sight” (I:59-60). Eventually Agamemnon
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Humanities 101 Midterm Review Weeks 1 and 2 Mesopotamia: Sumerians‚ Akkadian‚ Babylonian‚ Assyrian Euphrates River Tigris River Fertile Crescent Uruk Cuneiform: wedge or nail shape marks pressed into wet clay –used for over 3000 years Sumerians 3500-2350 Located in lower Mesopotamia Between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Part of the Fertile Crescent Invented writing and beer (Kassi) Purpose? Records of goods and services 2700 BCE: rough date assigned the historical Gilgsmesh‚ King
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of allowing desire and sexual attraction to overcome reason. Beginning in the first book‚ erotic love is responsible for starting the rage of Achilles. Agamemnon demands Achilles’ concubine Brisies for himself in exchange for returning his maiden Chryseis to her father Chryses in order to end the plague set upon the Achaean army. Agamemnon and Achilles‚ two of the best Achaean warriors‚ came extremely close to battling each other over these stolen maidens – a fight driven by erotic love that could
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"Run faster Crimson!" My lungs burned as I ran faster from blue blooded trolls. Why where we running? Well we where attacked by them when we were minding our own business. Now we are running for our lives. We never did anything wrong. Not that I know of. We where running towards a large crevasse with water at the bottom. "Scatter!" I turned left as my sister jumped over the crevasse and my brothers went right. Making the mistake of looking behind me I saw the majority of the blue bloods chasing
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The Iliad of Homer‚ showed women as being items of exchange for the men who had possessed them. They are shown in their social roles as mothers and wives. He states stereotypical characterizations of them. The reader understands that women are being treated as prizes‚ and that the male hero has to win or he’d have to resist fulfilling his heroic destiny. The characters of Hera and Athena‚ who are among the immortals‚ they are certainly strong women. Hera is the wife of Zeus and queen of the Olympians
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good citizenship. In my opinion‚ Achilles’ actions have been petty and immature. This all starts with Agamemnon taking Briseis and Achilles being mad and removing himself from war until further notice. I think that a good citizen should be one that is selfless and willing to do things for the greater good‚ even if it means sacrificing a little bit of themselves. Even after the pleas of Agamemnon through Odysseus‚ Ajax‚ and Phoenix Achilles still refuses to go and continues to watch the battle from
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In Homer’s book The Iliad‚ Homer tells the story of the Trojan War with Achilles‚ the best Greek warrior. However‚ Achilles does not like Agamemnon‚ the king of Mycenae‚ because he took Briseis (Briseis was a woman that Achilles had received as a war prize). This is the reason why Achilles was raged at Agamemnon. In a rage‚ Achilles wants to kill all of the Trojans‚ especially Hector‚ the best Trojan warrior. Patroclus‚ Achilles’ best friend goes out to the battle field as Achilles (wearing his armor)
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The Iliad‚ Its Characters and the Code of Honor Within the ancient text of The Iliad‚ heroes define and mold their character through decisions based on a set of principles‚ which are referred to as the “Code of Honor.” The heroic code which Homer presents to the reader is an underlying cause for many of the events which occur‚ but many of the characters differ on their perceptions and the gravity of the code. Achilles actions often find him going “against the grain” of the code of honor. His actions
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Agamemnon had previously insulted Achilles in front of the entire army and dishonored him by confiscating his prize‚ Briseis‚ the girl Achilles loved. Achilles could have flat out denied the heralds entry and not listened to what Agamemnon had to say‚ but instead‚ he allowed them into his hut. However‚ not only did he welcome them‚ he supplied a feast of goat‚ sheep‚ and
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she returns. Thinas actions sugges that she favors Achilles where as hero who is worshipped by both men cares for them equally. 4. Achilles is foreshadowing the time where there will be a major battle and agamlmnons warriors will be defeated and Agamemnon and the rest of the acheans will morn the loss of Achilles because they realize that they cant win without him. Heroic qualities: Legendary figure because of heritage and strengnth‚ reconisesthe disorder that the plaque has brought‚ obeys orders
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