The heroic values of ancient Greece were centered on timē and kleos‚ meaning honor and glory‚ respectively. These were ideals that every man desired‚ and only great men achieved. However‚ there is a difference between glory and power. In Homer’s epic poem the Iliad‚ King Agamemnon represents the type of man who believes power instantly equals eternal glory‚ while Achilles is the type of man who wants to earn his glory through battles and body counts. Both characters have a thirst for glory that often
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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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Between the novel "The Iliad" by Homer and the movie "Troy" directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ there were mostly great similarities‚ yet there were also some strong differences. Although most of the movie was on point according to the storyline and dialogues of the characters‚ there were still some major differences among the two. If I was ever to make my own version of the Iliad into a movie‚ this would be what I would change; I would make the movie more related to the novel. In the following I will
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Two people destined to be together‚ brought war‚ pain‚ and heartbreak to the people of their land. This book goes by the name of Black Ships Before Troy: the Story of the Iliad by Rosemary Sutcliff. It came out in 1993 through Laurel-Leaf publishing‚ receiving 4/5 stars from Goodreads‚ and 3/5 stars from Barnes and Noble. I would compare this book to the Percy Jackson series because they are both about the Greek Gods and demigods. I chose this book because I have always had an interest in Greek
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everyone possessed the means to read and write so when something was written it possessed a certain sense of strong meaning and truthfulness‚ whether or not the story was fabricated. I believe two of the most well-known stories that reflect this are The Iliad and The Aeneid. These stories were considered epics or “poems telling of an adventure of a legendary person.” Even though the stories differ by context and plot I believe that they are‚ in certain literary means‚ two of the same stories. We can arrive
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The ancient legend of Troy‚ recorded in Homer’s epic poem "The Iliad" Oxford (trans. Robert Fitzgerald University Press 1974) has been retold in many other forms‚ the most recent being the blockbuster film "Troy" (2004‚ Wolfgang Peterson). "Troy" is a basic retelling of the myth‚ lacking many elements of the book thus containing many inaccuracies. However‚ it appeals to a modern day audience shortening and condensing stories from the "Iliad"‚ "Odyssey" and "Aenead" and greatly reducing the time span
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TROY Film Analysis by: Dianne Lim Federis Wolfgang Peterson tackles the job of bringing the epic of Homer’s The Iliad to the big screen in his film Troy. Iliad being a lengthy text‚ it is impossible to include every detail in a movie. Therefore‚ there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War‚ and the absence of celestial participation in the war. There is also an absence of mortal female characters such as Chryseis‚ Hecuba‚ and Cassandra in the movie. In contrast
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Although both works are credited to Homer‚ The Iliad and The Odyssey provide two remarkably different views on the nature of the Olympian Gods‚ their relationship to humanity‚ and the general lot of mortals throughout their all too brief lives. As a result of these differences‚ both stories end up sending contrasting messages about life in general. In the Iliad‚ the supernatural denizens of Olympus are depicted as treacherous‚ power-hungry‚ and above all temperamental beings
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The Iliad takes place on the battle field during The Trojan War‚ while Lysistrata takes place in the cities during The Peloponnesian War. Achilles‚ the hero of The Iliad is shown from the very first line to be hotheaded and prideful. Despite being the Greek Champion‚ as well as the favorite of the Goddess Athena‚ Achilles never shows a
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you seen this before? How are the passages similar? How are they different? What does this similarity/ difference tell us about a larger similarities/differences in the works of a whole? Example from teacher: Aeneid line 404-424 (Dido is broken hearted) Odyssey: 212-225 (Calypso- "Can I be less desirable?") similarity: both have broken-hearts- the protagonist is leaving them difference: Aneid- Rome calls‚ going to Italy to build a new home/ Dido refuses to accept his leaving/ Dido is simply
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