the iliad are when Helen is stolen by the trojan prince paris; when Achilles’ friend Patroclus is killed by Hector; and when Achilles kills hector to avenge Patroclus´ death. The first major event is when Helen is stolen by Paris of Troy. Homer stated ¨ Trojan prince paris whose abduction of Helen caused the war‚ challenges an Achaean
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VI a. What misfortune did Andromache suffer from Achilles? * Andromache ’s father and brothers were killed by Achilleswhen he captured Thebe during the Trojan War b. Why is Andromache called “Hector’s precious wife? * She is precious to Hector because he loves her. She is the mother of his son who is still just a baby. She is not like the other women who are hiding in their houses or praying at the temple. c. Mention three things that would make a woman precious * The love of the
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Greta Davis Dr. Novak Great Books Section 3 24 September 2012 What Makes a Hero The battlefield is the only home a warrior hero knows‚ his shield and spear the only instruments for achieving all aims. A hero is driven through suffering to earn the honor and glory of immortal status within a community from which he is inevitably detached. At the beginning of Homer’s The Iliad‚ Achilles embodies the “ideal” hero in his past accomplishments and renowned fame as the greatest of all Achaeans. What
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BACKGROUND OF DIRECTOR Name: Wolfgang Petersen Nickname: Wolfie Age:72 Date of Birth: 14 March 1941 Birthplace: Emden‚ Lower Saxony‚ Germany Nationality: Germany Spouse: Maria-Antoinette Borgel (1978 present) Ursula Seig: (?-1978 Divorced) 1 Child TRIVIA Petersen Fluent in English and German. Received “Bayerischer Verdienstorden” (Bavaria’s highest decoration) on 17 July 2003 Broke into the entertainment industry in 1960 with the hamburg Emest Deutsch Theater as an assistant director
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on to say that force is not really a retainable thing. All persons‚ weak and strong‚ have to at one point in their life relinquish control to force. No one is exempt. She points to Achilles as an example. When he is killing Hector‚ he is holding the force against Hector to take his life. On the other hand‚ when Agamemnon purposely degrades Achilles by taking his war prize‚ Achilles goes to be alone and
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integral part of ancient Greek culture can be shown through a comparison of the young Trojan princes‚ Hector and Paris. Paris‚ who is essentially blamed for the instigation of the Trojan- Greek war‚ fails to appear on the battlefield to defend his home. Paris has chosen instead to stay at home with his bride Helen‚ for whom the Trojan armies fight. However‚ as Helen describes to Paris’ brother‚ Hector‚ “I wish I had been the wife of a better man‚ someone alive to outrage‚ with withering scorn of men”
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Helen’s hand in exchange for the city being spared. Agamemnon‚ intending to take the city regardless of the outcome. Menelaus wounds Paris and almost kills him.Paris crawls towards Hector and goes behind him‚ Menelaus goes after Paris. Hector kills Menelaus instead. Agamemnon’s forces fall to Troy’s archers and Hector kills
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and hoped in time to marry her‚ but was then killed by Polydeuces (also known as Pollux). John Rhys-Davies as King Priam of Troy- King of Troy‚ husband of Queen Hecuba‚ father of Prince Hector‚ Cassandra‚ and Prince Alexandros. Maryam d’Abo as Queen Hecuba- Wife of Priam‚ king of Troy‚ to whom she bore Hector‚ Paris‚ Cassandra‚ and 16 other children. Following the fall of Troy and the death of Priam‚ the aging Hecuba was taken prisoner by the Greeks. Emilia Fox as Cassandra-
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ACHILLEUS Intro: [Who is he?.... is a Greek hero of the Trojan War‚ the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer’s The Iliad. Achilles was the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus‚ the king of the Myrmidons.] Considered as the hero of the epic. [He possesses the characteristics of an epic hero‚ namely kleos‚time`‚menis‚ menos‚ and tisis. - When Agamemnon takes away his girl‚ Brisies‚ as a replacement for Crisises‚ burning with rage Achilles prays to Thetis‚ his Goddess mother
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that the two warriors may go into battle together. Achilles wishes for this as he fears that should Patroclus go alone‚ he will only make Achilles’ “glory that much less”. 5. Achilles’ hurries Patroclus on his way as at this moment in the book‚ Hector has managed to gain the upper hand in the fight against Ajax. Ajax is the second most power warrior behind Achilles in the entirety of the Achaean army and so Achilles knew that it was time for Patroclus and his Myrmidons to enter battle. Ajax flees
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