between the Homeric >narrator and the hero of the epic. i.e. the narrator often speaks in a way >which brings him close to the way that the main character speaks or vice >versa-- the major character speaks like a Homeric singer. In the case of >the Iliad‚ the hero is Achilles and Patroclus is of course the closest >buddy of Achilles. In the Odyssey‚ you could argue whether it is because of >focalization through Odysseus or Telemachus but either way‚ Eumaios is a >special figure in relation to them
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The Fate Of Patroclus Throughout The Iliad Of Homer‚ the constant theme of death is inherently apparent. Each main character‚ either by a spear or merely a scratch from an arrow‚ was wounded or killed during the progression of the story. For Zeus’ son‚ Sarpedon‚ it was a spear through the heart‚ and for Hector‚ it was the bronze of the mighty Achilles through his neck which caused his early demise. It seems that no one could escape an agonizing fate. Of these deaths‚ the most interesting
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Homer’s famous poem‚ The Iliad. Son of the goddess nymph Thetis and the king of the Myrmidons‚ Peleus‚ Achilles is a semi-god‚ known throughout and beyond Greece for his strength and fighting abilities. Stories on the epic hero Achilles are numerous‚ like the legend of Prometheus’‚ the fore thinker‚ prophecy regarding the birth of Thetis’ son‚ or the legend of Achilles bathing in the Styx River. However‚ Achilles name was made immortal with the tale of the Trojan War in Homer’s Iliad. In fact‚ the major
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in this epic poem have no influence over the decisions that involve their well being and are seen as merely as awards and possessions of men. …are seen as only prizes who contribute to a male’s pride and ego. Women are depicted in The Iliad as individuals who lack the power to in- fluence or impact their personal lives or others in ways that do not involve contributing to the sex‚ pride or ego in males. (1-8)
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’Don’t offer me mellow wine‚ mother‚ not now-you’d sap my limbs‚ I’d lose my nerve for war.’ (VI‚ 179-180) Like 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
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him. The question remains‚ is Achilles meant to be a hero for all time or is he nothing but a glorified savage? As we begin our journey through the Iliad‚ Homer would have the audience see Achilles as a warrior‚ no doubt‚ but through to the end‚ Achilles has succumbed to his rage and proves to have lost his heroic status as Homer completes the Iliad. Achilles embodies and challenges both the Greek concept of arete or excellence as a warrior hero. The definition of arete is more specifically the
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A Comparative Study of the Shield of Achilles and the Shield of Aeneas In Homer’s great work‚ the Iliad‚ Achilles is given a set of armor‚ including a glorious shield which allows him to return to battle and carry out his revenge against Hector. Likewise‚ in Virgil’s Aeneid‚ Aeneas is sent a shield for the purpose of aiding him in defending Rome from invasion. However‚ these shields are made special not by their military value‚ but by the engravings that decorate their surfaces. Achilles’
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critics one of the best poems ever written .All of his poems were written on papyrus paper .His two most popular were Odyssey and Iliad but there were many others also .The Odyssey is focused on Ulysses and the journey back home after the long and hard war of Troy. The characters in this poem are Ulysses ‚Penelope ‚Tiresias Zeus ‚Siren‚ Poseidon ‚Calypso‚ Athena and more.The Iliad is a poem written by him about the another war called Trojan war between Greeks and Trojans.This poem is still being read by
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In ancient mythology‚ all the stories were similarly connected to each other. Two of these stories are the epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. In the Gilgamesh story he has to discover everything about himself on a journey. He tries to do great things before going on the true journey so that he would be remembered forever. Gilgamesh travels to the Cedar Forest to defeat Humbab in the name of glory. But Achilles on the other hand wants to die in a war and be remembered as a hero who died in battle.
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"The Iliad" by Homer‚ or rather the inactions‚ would have ue hero might focus on conquests he has yet to do‚ where as Achilles seems obsesseerased him from common knowledge‚ if not opened him to public ridicule in modern times. According to societys general standards‚ a hero is someone who is not simply strong and brave‚ but someone who is humble‚ self-sacrificing‚ and capable of many other things‚ especially forgiveness. Achilles fails to display these essential characteristics in the Iliad. His
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