people who lived in the starkly beautiful part of the world we now call Greece were telling stories about a great war. 2. What are Homer’s great war stories?Iliad and the Odyssey 3. Homer’s stories can probably be traced to what and where? Historical struggles; Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara and Black sea. 4. Homer’s first epic poem and Iliad tells to story of ?Be Specific 10 year war fought outside troy. 5. Who was the Trojan War fought between? People of Troy and Allie’s of Greek Kings. Epic
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How the Values of Today Compare with Those in the Iliad Comparing the values of the characters in The Iliad to current society is a difficult task. Today‚ American society is a melting pot of many cultures and races. Each person donates a small amount to the overall values of the society. There may be stark differences in the meaning of pride or honor between cultures‚ and this differs from those seen in Homer’s epic. It is a rare quality that someone sees death as an honor today‚ but the story
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In “The Iliad” by Homer‚ the swift runner Achilles fights the prince of Troy‚ Hector. After a comparison of the two heroes‚ there were more differences than similarities. This may be true‚ but both still are great warriors for their side; Achilles for the Archaeans and Hector for Troy. And while Achilles and Hector fight on opposing sides‚ both heroes demonstrate honor‚ sympathy‚ and determination. Even though Achilles and Hector on opposing sides‚ each demonstrates honor to those around them. Hector
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Comparison Paper on the Book Iliad and Film Troy On the Plot The plot of the book and the film has a very big difference especially on its coverage and focus. The coverage of the film starts all the way from why the Trojan-Greeks conflict started up to the death of Achilles and the fall of Troy. While on the other hand‚ the book’ onset is narrowed down to the ninth year of the Trojan war wherein the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon is intensified. Aside from this the book ends
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Heroism‚ Hubris‚ and Moderation in Homer’s the Iliad Why are morality‚ justice‚ honor‚ and virtues important for the world of "mortals?" Describe the relationship between the humankind and gods? What is hubris and what is the opposite of hubris? Why is longing for immortality so Important for humans? In the Iliad‚ morality‚ justice and virtues are all simply devices to obtain and uphold honor. There are different kinds of honor: honor from heroic deeds‚ honor from being charitable‚ and honor to
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are regarded as powerful warriors by both Trojan and Achaean forces. Homer‚ author of the epic poem‚ also held great respect for both warriors‚ but respected them in different ways. Homer demonstrates this respect greatly in lines 97 to 184 of The Iliad. Throughout the beginning of the excerpt‚ Homer paints Hektor as an energetic‚ powerful soldier. Lines 98 – 102 compare Hektor to a snake using an epic simile. Snakes archetypally symbolize energy and pure force‚ suggesting that Hektor possesses
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The Battle Between Egoism and Altruism in The Iliad Being that I am a recovering addict‚ I have been looking at my actions more in depth and have come to the realization that all of my actions had a motive to them I believe. I was acting on egoism rather than altruism. Altruism is defined as the unselfish concern of the welfare of others while egoism is defined as the belief that self-interest is the motive for all human conduct. Upon doing my fourth step inventory‚ I was able to see how
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Achilles’ Decision on the Embassy An extremely large problem in the world today and in Homeric times as well‚ is people not knowing how to set their pride aside and clean up their own messes. In Book IX of The Iliad‚ we see Agamemnon’s struggle with war and Achilles personal war in his own head. Achilles is not a door mat for Agamemnon‚ nor should he be; Achilles is a great warrior. Book IX truly illustrates what kind of men they both are. Achilles is right to refuse the embassy in Book IX because
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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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The Gods and Their Role in the Iliad The gods in the Iliad are characters who seem very human to us. How do their actions propel the story forward? Are they responsible for the events of the Iliad‚ or are other characters? Like normal people‚ the gods have both good and bad qualities‚ their own strengths and weaknesses‚ personal disagreements and struggles. Similarly‚ like many of the other characters‚ the gods have a key role in the determining what happens‚ even from the very beginning. While
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