PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT‚ 1121 Troy is alleged to be a retelling of the Trojan War based on the Iliad (Homer is listed as one of the writers in the credits). In spite of that‚ there are many‚ many differences between the epic poem and the film. For this assignment‚ you will first need to read the Iliad closely‚ enough that you will become familiar with all the characters (ones who appear over several lines of text‚ and have “speaking parts”). Having acquired this familiarity‚ you will then
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Homer the Greek Poet “The Greeks recognized Homer as the educator of all Greece”. Two long epic poems‚ the Iliad and the Odyssey were written by Homer. The Iliad and the Odyssey set the start of all Greek literature. The setting of the Iliad and the Odyssey is in ancient Greece in the time frame at around 1200 B.C‚ up to 500 years after the Trojan War took place. In Homer’s poem he sometimes mentioned the name of some Greek gods. “The Olympian gods as Homer represented them became accepted all over
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Commodificationin the Iliad The Theme of commodification in the Iliad is highly important in the Iliad. Homer was against the idea of making the as a commodity. Homer’s Iliad is an excellent example of the suppressive role of women at this time. Women were treated merely as property and were used for producing material within the household. They are depicted as being inferior to men both physically and intellectually. The Iliad began with an argument between Achilles and Agamemnon over Briseis
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according to honor and glory‚ in all kinds of varied forms. Both traits trigger a magnificent war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shapes its development at every stage. The fall of Troy is “a thing… whose glory shall perish never (Homer‚ Iliad 2.324)”. The goal of the Greeks is fame that is never ending and lastly even after death‚ and they let nothing bar their way. The honor of the individual‚ family‚ and community guide every action
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changing the fate of a war in his story the ‘Iliad’‚ are all nice stories yet they can’t actually be proven. But what evidence do we have that could support these mythical legends? Archaeologists such as Calvert‚ Schliemann‚ Dorpfeld‚ Korfmann and historians such as Thucydides have established some provable ground for the Trojan War. Written sources suggesting the Trojan War is real are in scarce amounts‚ the main source is Homers ‘Iliad’. Homers ‘Iliad’ describes Troy as a great city upon a hill
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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The Trojan War‚ the event depicted in Homer’s Iliad‚ was the most popular subject in Greek drama and told its story elaborately to next generations. According to Homer‚ the war started because Helen‚ the most beautiful Greek woman and wife of a Greek king‚ Menelaus‚ decided to leave her husband and ran away with a Trojan Prince‚ Paris. This angered the Greeks so they sailed to Troy and fought for Helen’s return. As the war continued on‚ the Greeks were forced to plan a new strategy to attack Troy
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existed it would be around 8-9 century BCE. Most likely he would be from the Island of Chios due to the writing style of the Iliad. One thing we do know is that whatever this Homer character is he has largely contributed to many writers‚ poets‚ and philosophy after his time. Homer also gives generally pretty accurate accounts of true history of that time just of his nobles the Iliad and the Odyssey. The legacy of the mysterious character Homer will always be remember for his historical accounts and the
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TROY VS HOMERS ILIAD (A comparison between the two with a mix of movie reviewing) by Amber Shepherd When comparing the movie Troy‚ directed by Wolfgang Petterson‚ and The Iliad‚ written by Greek poet Homer we can clearly see that although Petterson has made an excellent film he has clearly left out certain aspects of the Iliad which really define the story. Both versions portray the Trojan War between Greece and Troy‚ Achilles killing Hector and King Priam visiting Achilles to ask for the body
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Hippocratic Medicine The Iliad and the Odyssey are traditionally seen as works of literature‚ but students and researchers of ancient medicine and the classics see beyond that label. These Homeric ἔπος [1] which were referred to as ἐπικός‚[2] were much more than just stories in the ancient world. In fact‚ studies show that the medical descriptions featured in Homeric literature provided pre— Hippocratic medicinal knowledge.[3] While both the Iliad and the Odyssey are good evidence
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