From Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector. Copyright 1975 by The University of Chicago. The University of Chicago Press. In his Chicago University Press article Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector‚ James M. Redfield describes how “A Homeric community consists‚ in effect‚ of those who are ready to die for one another”‚ and the heroic role that the warriors from such a “tight-knit community” must achieve through action. He continues to mention how society contributes
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Plato vs. HomerHomer’s Iliad would have been severely criticized by Socrates‚ as depicted by Plato in The Republic. Plato is critical of Greek literature and mythology and even went so far as to propose a system of censorship in the ideal city. Plato believed myths to be lies and thus the propagation of these lies should be halted in society. In The Republic he wrote‚ "Whenever they tell a tale that plays false with the true nature of gods and heroes...they are like painters whose portraits bear
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Homer’s classical epic poem‚ The Iliad‚ and Wolfgang Petersen’s post classical film Troy (2004)‚ many important relationships‚ different and similar‚ were portrayed in both texts. Achilles and Briseis’ relationship‚ which depicted how women were seen in that time as opposed to how they are seen nowadays. The relationship between Helen and Paris and how love‚ in that way‚ have serious consequences that follow with it‚ and sometimes result in war and death. The Iliad and the film‚ Troy‚ portray the
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Key Image Terms 1. simile- compares two dissimilar objects using like or as. Example #1: N. Scott Momaday describes shadows from clouds "that move upon the grain like water." Commentary: This simile shows vs. tells. It helps me to picture what the shadows looked like. They weren’t stationary‚ they were moving very fluid over a field of grain. By comparing the shadows to water‚ Momaday paints a picture of something being intangible to something that is tangible. I didn’t directly see the shadows
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The White Armed Goddess Question 2 Robin Spelber Hera was the daughter of Rhea and Chronus. She married her brother Zeus. She really had no interest in Zeus‚ considering Zeus was her brother. However‚ he tricked her with his advances and she finally gave in because of embarrassment of the whole situation. Hera and Zeushad three children together. Ares was the god of war‚ one of the Trojan’s chief protectors. Hephaestus was the God of fire‚ a master craftsman and supporter of the
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Outline Plato’s simile of the ship and two of its possible purposes (15 Marks) Plato’s simile of the ship is used as a retort to Adeimantus’ assertions that philosophers are “very odd birds‚ not to say thoroughly vicious”‚ and even their best qualities prove to be completely useless to society. In the simile‚ each feature represents an element of Athenian society. The ship itself represents the Athenian democratic state. The captain of the ship‚ who is large and strong‚ is also deaf and short-sighted
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The importance of interactions with female protagonists in the characterization of Homer’s Hector in The Iliad Hector performs a number of social roles in The Iliad: he is the commander of the Trojan army‚ the defender of the city against the Greeks‚ and the future king of Troy. This is a man of honour and authority for whom his duties to others always come first‚ but also one whose very real personal fears we catch a glimpse of. Unlike wild and unbridled Achilles‚ he is the moral compass
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Assignment of Classics in Translation ( ENG 1421 ) Topic: Analyze Agamemnon’s Character from Homer’s Iliad and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon [pic] Agamemnon is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope‚ the brother of Menelaus and the husband of Clytemnestra. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra had four children: one son‚ Orestes‚ and three daughters‚ Iphigenia‚ Electra and Chrysothemis. He was the king of Mycenae. When Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ was abducted by Paris of Troy‚ Agamemnon was the
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Homer portrays him as a formidable soldier in the Iliad‚ as if he was immortal but his disturbed‚ human being characteristics are showed in later chapters in the poem. On the other hand‚ Achilles is characterized as a hero in Troy. He is depicted as a respectable and laudable character in the film. One of the examples for such differences is showed in both the poem and the film‚ in the way Achilles treats Hector’s body after he has killed him. In the Iliad‚ Achilles shows no emotion over Hector’s death
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across. The character Athena is "splashed" over Greek works. However‚ there are specific pieces of Greek literature that tell a great deal about this fiery goddess. This is not a passive goddess. This is an active‚ involved goddess who‚ in both the Iliad and the Odyssey‚ assumes divine leadership and challenges even Zeus himself. In The Odyssey and other Greek myths‚ Athena is an essential character and contributes many elements of her complex mythological personality to Greek writing. Athena is one
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