Carlie Flanagan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a historical fiction novel taking place c. 1200 B.C. It is set in classical Greece and Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The time period and location of the novel have a heavy influence on how male characters are portrayed versus how female characters are portrayed. The gender of the characters in the story affects their social status along with the availability of choices during the characters’ lifetimes. The female characters of
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Comparison: Hector in Iliad vs. Hector in Troy Heroes possess five timeless qualities. They are always willing to accept a challenge‚ they are courageous‚ self-sacrificing‚ they can overcome struggle with strength and dignity‚ and they have superior yet human qualities. Over different eras‚ other qualities that are attributed to heroes change based on society’s changing morals and ethics. The two versions of Hector display the many differences between the Greeks perspective on heroes and the
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Why does the greatest of all warriors Achilles‚ son of mighty Zeus‚ idle in rage and despair? Does the Mycenaean’s abundant offerings of geras fail to correct his offence? Seven tripods‚ ten gold bars‚ twenty cauldrons‚ a dozen horses‚ and seven of his most beautiful women‚ including the one you so claim to love (9.127-130). I would not expect the godlike Achilles to be blinded by the illusion of such gestures‚ for even the poorest of men cannot place a price on their personal glories. Since maturity
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Iliad and Odyssey HIS 1113 25 September 2012 The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey are two of Homer’s surviving works. These two epics poems are great works of literature that help us understand life in ancient Greece. The Iliad is compared to a tragedy while the Odyssey is compared to a comedy. The Greeks used both the Iliad and the Odyssey as a Bible and even as a history book. The two epics taught the ancient Greeks virtues and values. The Iliad is known as the greatest
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Scot Lamothe 4/24/2013 Fine arts 204.01 Achilles and Ajax playing Dice On April 17th‚ we went to the museum of fine arts in Richmond Virginia. There I saw an ancient pot on display. The pot was a black figure amphora that is round and had an approximately height of 16 inches. The amphora is made of terracotta clay‚ and is thought to have been made around 510 BC. The pot is circular with a neck at the top which allows for pouring. The base of the neck is the widest point of the amphora which
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informative speech very well. To prepare‚ I read through my notecards multiple times to engrain as much as I could into my brain so that I would have to use my cards as little as possible. When in front of the class‚ I felt much less nervous than during my Shield speech. Maybe this is because this speech was informative about a topic of my choosing instead of about myself. I felt like I knew my information and I knew what I was talking about‚ and I think that I did a pretty good job of giving eye contact because
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Homer’s The Iliad is a timeless epic that reveals the events during the Trojan War around twelfth century BC. The Iliad is an epic that has stood constant through thousands of years and is used in modern life. The Iliad provides questions and produces stories throughout the epic and some have never been answered. The cause of Patroklos’ death has been debated and questioned throughout history; however‚ the cause of Patroklos’ death is due to the anger and selfishness of Achilleus. In the beginning
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of the Iliad.The Iliad is an epic poem that was written in the greco-roman age by a supposed blind poet named Homer. It was a story of the trojan war that was able to be passed down through the generation through song. When deeply analyzing the three main characters‚ plots‚ and themes‚ the Iliad reveals to us a true insight to Homer’s literary and storytelling genius. The three major turning points in the iliad are when Helen is stolen by the trojan prince paris; when Achilles’ friend Patroclus
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all the other men of their time and culture‚ both Hector and Achilles knew that their most important duty was to fight wars. In the Iliad‚ by Homer‚ war was of the utmost importance‚ and the Greeks felt that dying in battle was the noblest way to die. Outside of war‚ men made their own decisions as to what else would be important in their lives. Hector valued his family‚ was able to control his emotions‚ and respected the gods. Achilles was almost the exact opposite. "Don’t ask me to sit beside
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Homer?s The Iliad is a story that takes place during the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. The story is told mainly from the side of the Greeks and therefore serves as a perfect display of the 3 ?Codes? of a Greek warrior. These are the Codes of Hospitality‚ Battle‚ and Household. The Greek warriors are strict upon themselves in upholding the codes as it is one of their values‚ and it is evident as many examples of these ?Codes? frequently appear throughout the story. The first of the three
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