THE ODYSSEY – Notes I. BOOK 1 A. Odysseus Captive‚ Suitors Invade i. All Greek heroes return home‚ except Odysseus ii. Odysseus held captive on island Ogygia by Calypso‚ who loves him iii. Suitors invade palace in Ithica hoping to marry Queen Penelope iv. Prince Telemachus still a young man and powerless to stop suitors B. Athena Helps‚ Penelope Mourns i. With Zeus’s permission‚ Athena travels to Ithica to help Telemachus ii. Athena disguises herself
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In a contemporary view of successful leadership‚ a leader must lead by example‚ and make no distinction between leader and soldier; however‚ in the society of the Iliad‚ leaders rule with a very different mentality. By analyzing the stark contrast in the behavior of the high class when address one another‚ verses their behavior when addressing one of lower status‚ a clear correlation between the amount of kleos one has and the way in which they are treated may be clearly observed: the more kleos
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Brian Cox as Agamemnon - King of Mycenae. Brother of Menelaus. Sean Bean as Odysseus - King of Ithaca and friend of Achilles. Considered the most clever of the Greeks. Brendan Gleeson as Menelaus - King of Sparta and husband of Helen. Brother of Agamemnon. Tyler Mane as Ajax - King of Salamis. Second to Achilles among the Greeks in terms of fighting skills. Garrett Hedlund as Patroclus - Cousin and student of Achilles. John Shrapnel as Nestor - Adviser of Agamemnon. Vincent Regan
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Achilles timé as Agamemnon has taken his prize that was gifted to him. In Homer’s society other people’s good opinions and gifts gave that hero timé (honour)‚ by taking Achilles prize (Briseis)‚ Achilles sees this as his timé being taken away‚ hurting his pride. “I take it hard when someone in power uses his authority to rob his equal and strip him of his honour.” This shows how hurt Achilles is‚ as in Homer’s society‚ timé was a very important Homeric value and it angers him that Agamemnon has used his
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The characters portrayed in the Iliad are culturally similar to the people living in the United States today‚ but they are also different from us in several ways. The people that lived during the time of Homer had different ideas on many issues. The way they viewed things were somewhat different to how we view things today. This is to be expected because throughout history many events reshaped their views and beliefs. Events such as disasters‚ plagues‚ and wars occurred which brought about change
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powerful army and a fleet of over a thousand ships to win back Helen with strength of arms. Led by Agamemnon‚ Menelaus’ older brother‚ the Greeks (called "Achaeans" or "Argives" or "Danaans" throughout the poem) sailed for Troy and began a war that was destined to last for ten long years. In the tenth and final year of the Trojan War‚ the fighting is temporarily stalemated. While on a previous raid‚ Agamemnon‚
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Trojan leader Hector. Achilles is the real tragic hero of The Iliad for several reasons. Achilles’s ignorance results in his downfall. All tragic heroes have a major personal flaw‚ and for Achilles‚ it is his ignorance. In Book I‚ Achilles and Agamemnon get in a fight over a girl. However‚ instead of compromising‚ Achilles goes on a rant. Achilles scolds
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reason this quote was stated is because it encompasses the meaning of the Iliad. Not in a great way but in a vague but familiar way. The Iliad was a tale about the wrathful withdrawal from battle of Achilles‚ the premiere Greek warrior‚ after King Agamemnon dishonored him — an internecine quarrel disastrous to the Greek cause. Achilles was a very temperamental person‚ throughout the entire story he would get frustrated at simple things‚ such as the
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one of the greatest Greek warriors ever known‚ if not the best. But being undefeatable doesn’t make you a good person. In fact‚ at the start of the story‚ Achilles general attitude towards the war and his own involvement was less than desirable. Agamemnon had recently threatened to return Briseis‚ Achilles’ war prize‚ because he was forced to do so with his own. As a result‚ Achilles becomes infuriated and selfishly withdraws his men and himself from the battle. After these events‚ Achilles is seen
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break it down. They were also protected by the Aegean Sea‚ since there city was located about a mile from the shores. Greece’s best chance of attack was by crossing this sea. The Greek’s were a loose unity of kingdoms that were all controlled by Agamemnon‚ a greedy dictator who craved power and land. When a war film is created to tell a story of a certain time period‚ it is supposed to portray what war was like during that time in history. We will see that the story of the Iliad does not quite reflect
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