In today’s society many things can be considered as heroic. In the epic poem‚ The Iliad and the Odyssey by legendary Greek author‚ Homer. The main character is a war hero named Odysseus is very intelligent and really strong but is also portrayed as arrogant and at times a horrible leader at times but he is still a war hero nonetheless. But the times have changed‚ the men who fight in war are no longer worshipped how they were in the ancient times. So with that being said‚ Odysseus would not be considered
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Hector and the Search for Happiness Questions 1. Under 12 what made me happy? * Being surrounded by people * Playing sports(especially softball) * Making friends * Spending time with my parents * Going to my grandparents’ house * Dogs * Big family dinners * Christmas * Summer months * Going to camp * Trying new things * Being active * Going to Seattle Mariner games * Husky football games I love and cherish every moment I spent on the ball field
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Since we are talking favourite characters‚ thought I would talk about one from Greek Mythology‚ a female figure that I like‚ and find very interesting. Well‚ to be honest‚ you really cannot see any good portion of character development. The larger story is literally involved with the rise and fall of people around her. She even displayed very little emotions and was sort of unaffected by the war outcome. Still I like her Helen of Troy‚ or Helen or Sparta‚ one of the most controversial female characters
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Homer’s Iliad is commonly understood as an epic about the Trojan War‚ but its meaning goes deeper than that. The Iliad is not only a story of the evolution of Achilleus’ persona‚ but at times it is an anti-war epic as well. The final book proposes many questions to the reader. Why not end with the killing of Hektor? Most stories of war conclude with the triumphant victory of good over evil‚ but in the Iliad‚ the final thoughts are inclined to the mourning of the defeated Hektor‚ which accentuates
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Often‚ epic heroes can be characterized the same way. They are portrayed as superhuman beings‚ possessing strength‚ physical beauty‚ and intelligence. These heroes aspired to live by a heroic code that would ensure immortality by keeping their memory alive in the people. Homer’s The Iliad shows how the heroic code was ingrained in ancient Greek warriors. In many cases‚ the Greeks put this code of honor above their own lives. During a battle‚ Glaukos‚ a Trojan‚ and Diomedes‚ an Achaian
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Motives and Incentives “Since often enough in war it is surer and safer to quest for food with sword and buckler than with all the instruments of husbandry” Xenophon Why would the Greeks go to war in the first place? Moreover‚ why would small farmers participate in the phalanx rather than cultivate their crops and earn income? The fact that such tactical development and the ensuing improvements in the military technology were effective in battle is not a sufficient argument for the drastic increase
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Both sources show a very different way that the fight between Achilles and Hektor is portrayed. In the Iliad‚ the Trojan army starts running into the city walls when they see Achilles approaching on his chariot towards them. Instead of running‚ Hektor stays to fight him but ends up running away from him and runs around the city walls. This is shown in the Iliad - book 22‚ line 126-127 - with the quote of‚ ‘Hector’s flight… along the wall he flew‚’ which shows him running away from the vengeful Achilles
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HELEN:"CAUSA BELLE and VICTIM OF WAR". Homer creates Helen as a complex and suffering figure with a good mind‚ who strives for autonomy‚ expression‚ and belonging‚ within and despite the many constraints to which she is subject.Helen appears in only six encounters in the Iliad‚ with a different audience in each. As the encounters progress‚ she reveals more and more aspects of her personality and becomes increasingly assertive‚ increasingly her own person‚ and increasingly a part of the
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Homer played a huge impact on Greek education. His works were considered to be the basis for Greek education for centuries and centuries. Homer was known as one of the greatest poets to live. But Homer wasn’t just a great poet. Contrary to popular belief‚ Homer contributed much more than great stories. Homer’s stories such as the Iliad and the Odyssey were literary texts that were used for the education of Greek male students‚ more importantly those of the aristocratic class. Homer’s stories held
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War War has been part of our history ever since the dawn of time. Even when our ancestors were still using primitive rocks to sustain their also very primitive lives‚ wars have been fought between tribes for control of territory and small resources. Those wars were not fought with the future in mind‚ those wars were just fought for the simplest of things. War is our curse‚ a curse that poisons every inch of the goodness inside. Our human greed‚ our human imperfections act as the
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