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    The Rage of Achilles  Book 2: The Great Gathering of Armies  Book 3: Helen Reviews the Champions  Book 4: The Truce Erupts in War  Book 5: Diomodes Fights the Gods  Book 6: Hector Returns to Troy  Book 7: Ajax Duels in Hector  Book 8: The Tide of Battle Turns  Book 9: The Embassy to Achilles  Book 10: Marauding Through the Night  Book 11: Agamemnon’s Day of Glory  Book 12: The Trojans Storm the Rampart  Book 13: Battling for the Ships  Book 14: Hera Outflanks Zeus  Book 15: The Achaean

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    The Iliad

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    Acquisitiveness of the Trojan War In almost all instances of war the cause has been related to greed‚ or the gaining of land and possessions. Greed is presented in the very first book of Homer’s “The Iliad.” It isn’t displayed by the cowards‚ but the “heroes” of the war such as Agamemnon‚ Achilles‚ and Pandarus. The entire cause of the Trojan War is the result of the greedy and cowardly behavior of Paris. There are many factors that had sparked the war‚ including the interference of the gods; however

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    Kleos in the Iliad

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    Kleos in the Iliad When we consider the Hero in ancient Greek culture‚ we must forget our notion of what a hero is. The ancient Greek concept of a hero was different from our own culture’s. The motivation for any Homeric Greek is glory‚ or "Kleos"‚ that is to be honored and respected among their people. Not only does kleos imply being honored and respected‚ it literally means ‘to be heard.’ Achieving kleos entails that your tale and ultimately you will live on forever. Kleos is essential

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    Iliad and Honor

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    THE IMPORTANCE OF HONOR AND GLORY IN THE ILIAD Honor and glory are central to the Greek character. Since heroes are the essence of the society from which they come‚ Greek heroes live their lives according to honor and glory‚ in all their varied forms. Honor and glory trigger an epic war that takes the lives of numerous men‚ and shape 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 the fame that resounds

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    Compare and analyse ‘Glory Glory Be to Chocolate’ and ‘The Butcher’s Shop’ and how they represent the ideas/attitudes/feelings about food. In ‘Glory Glory Be to Chocolate’‚ John Agard emphasises the marvellous and remarkable feelings the author has towards chocolate. He exaggerates his attitudes on how he feels food should be spoken about‚ as he constantly repeats religious references such as ‘manifestations’. Using the lexis from the semantic field of religion is useful for the author to strain

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    Troy and the Iliad

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    The movie Troy and the epic poem‚ the Iliad‚ reveal distinct differences and similarities in several scenes such as when Achilles learns of his fate but still decides to go to war; which is a similarity‚ and two other scenes which are differences that concern the length of the war and the other is the role of the gods in the story. In both the movie and the book Thetis‚ Achilles’ mother tells him of his fate which is that if he sails for Troy he will earn glory and fame but his life will be cut short

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    The Iliad Homer Major Themes The interaction between fate and free will: A complicated theme‚ the interaction between fate and free will is present in every book of the Iliad. At times it seems that men have no real freedom. The gods intercede repeatedly‚ altering events as they please. But Homer was no determinist‚ and there is a place in the Iliad for human agency. At key points‚ Homer makes it clear that mortals make important choices‚ and a few times mortals nearly overturn the dictates

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    Free Will In The Iliad

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    The Iliad portrays fate and destiny as a superior and predominant force. It introduces the inquiry of who or what is truly accountable for mankind’s destiny‚ yet the answers are unclear. On many occasions‚ man has no control over his fate and destiny‚ but in other instances‚ a man’s destiny exists as a result of his actions and decisions. There is an element of free will. Consequently‚ The Iliad exhibits that human beings sometimes control their fate. In The Iliad the god’s destiny is steered much

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    Authority In The Iliad

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    status of leadership ( also in the helmet which acts a s metaphor for all the above ) Reflects authority of Iliad because it is a rewritten version of Iliad Which is admired across the ages as the greatest‚ ultimate Epic poem ever written • But also because: • Certain attributes of the Iliad‚ the themes that underpin it are universal ( Humanity Human condition). Number of parallels between Iliad and Longley’s

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