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    Godly colossal Greek epic‚ “The Iliad” constituted by the poet named‚ Homer‚ articulate the chronicle of the Brobdingnagian Trojan War. It is swarming with the interventions of the gods enchanting their coveted mortals (humans) and altering the heterogeneous scenes of the Trojan War. In this poem‚ gods have an assortment of relationships with humans which include love‚ fornication‚ and mother or father relationships. Gods interact with mortals in human shapes and stimulate them. Also‚ gods cognize

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    no love figures for women in these situations apart from sexuality and eroticism.Examples shows that women did not mean love for men on that times although they become important figures changing situations. “ The other famous story ‚The Iliad ‚ begins with conflict

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    overcome this fear in order to take the next step towards reaching a psychological transformation. Overcoming their fear will sometimes be assisted by some sort of mentor or a supernatural aid. Stories like The Iliad and The Epic of Gilgamesh have examples of heroes that undergo these steps. In The Iliad‚ Achilles leaves his home in Greece to serve in the Trojan War as his call to adventure. He refuses to go to war because he was afraid

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    The Fate of Death In Book Twenty-Two and Book Twenty-Four of the Iliad‚ Homer portrays the tragedy of war through the death of Hector and Achilles. Someone may say that war is the enemy of pity which means that if you do not have pity‚ you may fate to die from war. Pity states that one person is able to read‚ sympathize‚ feel‚ and understand another person well. We can see that Hector shows no pity in war‚ so he faces his death. Nevertheless‚ what if someone show pity to another person

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    The Iliad by Reanna Shah The definition of a tragic hero was a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that was destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. A tragic hero was a literary character who made an error of judgment or had a fatal flaw that‚ combined with fate and external forces‚ brings on tragedy. A tragic hero is usually good‚ but makes bad decisions‚ associated with a tragic flaw that haunts the character throughout the story. In the Iliad‚ Achilles played a large role in

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    Beowulf and the Iliad Period 3 Stories like Beowulf and the Iliad seem hard to believe‚ far-fetched‚ and exaggerated even though they can relate to a cultures past. Even so‚ both stories have great examples of fighting‚ victory‚ and glory. “Now though I may win my perfect glory…” (Line 64 Homer) This quote helps show the desire Achilles has for glory. “I’ve never known fear‚ as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old‚ now‚ but I will fight again‚ seek fame still‚ if the dragon hiding in

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    Introduction The gods‚ as presented in Homer’s Iliad‚ present a variety of difficulties for the critic. In their style and highly anthropomorphous form‚ they lack close parallels in earlier cultures‚ and compared to the gods of monotheistic religions seem petty‚ small-minded‚ and unworthy‚ perhaps‚ of veneration. Moreover‚ their role as a literary device is highly contested; some authors‚ assign to them the function of comedy and light relief‚ their actions affording a hiatus from the intense fighting

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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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    In modern times the word hero can be used to describe many different people. For example‚ a scientist that develops a cure for AIDs would be thought of to be heroic. Or perhaps one might deem teachers heroic for shaping the youth of tomorrow. Although these jobs are noble‚ they would not be deemed heroic by the Greeks. Today’s definition of a hero is comparatively broad to that of which the Greek’s would have considered the term of hero to describe. More accurately‚ a hero is someone who puts themselves

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    Homer’s Iliad‚ Hector is presented an intriguing character‚ a description that stems from a number of sources. First and foremost‚ unlike other main characters in the Iliad‚ including: Paris‚ Helen‚ and most of the important Achaeans‚ who all have histories‚ outside the Iliad that Homer’s audience was familiar with‚ Hector has no history outside of this story. We‚ the readers‚ are already familiar with Paris’ exploits‚ Achilles’‚ Agamemnon’s etc. but there are no tales of Hector’s life pre-Iliad. And

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