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 impedes
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An Examination of Similes in the Iliad - and how Homer’s Use of Them Affected the Story In the Iliad‚ Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by opening the book in a random place the reader is undoubtedly faced with one‚ or within a few pages. Homer seems to use everyday activities‚ at least for the audience‚ his fellow Greeks‚ in these similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted with a situation that is familiar‚ one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and
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Homer Response Prompt Achilles criticizes the “heroic code” in the Iliad. Achilles has an unusual double fate: he knows that if he goes home from Troy‚ he will have a long life without glory. If he stays‚ he will win great glory but his life will be cut short. One measure of the extraordinary experience Achilles is going through emerges from his refusal to abide by the customary rules of status‚ when he rejects Agamemnon’s offer in Book Nine. Both characters in the myth are fighting because Agamemnon
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The Iliad was one of Greek literature greatest works written by the poet Homer. The Iliad is unlike other oral literature from different times. The Iliad illustrates how people are faced with death every day‚ but find it difficult to determine the meanings of death are why death occurred. The Iliad (Book I) The Iliad concerns itself with the rage of Achilles and how it begins to break down the Achaean army‚ and how the tensions were change towards the Trojans. The Trojan War had been going
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In “The Helen of Troy” by H.D.‚ the poem describes how much the Greeks hated Helen. Although they did have good reasons for hating Helen there are some better ways they could’ve dealt with the situation. The Greeks did have good reason for hating Helen‚ but did Helen really know what would happen if she left? This is an important level two question to ask because nobody really knew what was going to happen after Helen left. Even though Helen was probably happy in Greece she was supposedly kidnapped
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The Gods and Their Role in the Iliad The gods in the Iliad are characters who seem very human to us. How do their actions propel the story forward? Are they responsible for the events of the Iliad‚ or are other characters? Like normal people‚ the gods have both good and bad qualities‚ their own strengths and weaknesses‚ personal disagreements and struggles. Similarly‚ like many of the other characters‚ the gods have a key role in the determining what happens‚ even from the very beginning. While
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The use of similes in the Iliad is very prevalent and much used‚ and in books fourteen and fifteen in particular those similes have been very interesting. They have been used to describe the great and mighty fighters like Ajax and Hector‚ and they truly are marvelous in their comparison to the similes of the regular soldier In books fourteen and fifteen the Achaeans take the upper hand in the battle‚ and push back the Trojans. Ajax himself picks up a giant boulder and vaults it into Hector’s chest
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In the mystical world‚ Homer’s “Iliad” portrays very distinct and personal relationships between gods and mortals. In “my world”‚ there is a relationship with a god‚ the God. Unlike the “Iliad‚” my relationship with God is not very much distinct but is very much personal. In my world‚ there is only one god‚ God. God is known as the creator of all things: the Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End‚ the Creator‚ the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit‚ the Bread of Life‚ and so forth. He is the only
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is on the question of what can we learn from myths. Whereas some are convinced that myths are nothing but old stories‚ others maintain that they are very important to our culture‚ and they serve as instructional purposes. The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ The Iliad‚ The Golden Compass‚ and Ramayana all have similar aspects in their stories that influence their respected cultures and we can learn what their purposes are structurally and societally. The Epic of Gilgamesh demonstrates love as a motivating force
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roles in Greek culture merit investigating. In examining of the roles of women‚ the Greek works the Iliad‚ written by Homer‚ and Works and Days and the Theogony‚ both written by Hesiod‚ prove useful. Although Hesiod and Homer do not write extensively about Greek women‚ they still convey the roles of women in Greek culture either explicitly or implicitly through their writing. While the women in the Iliad‚ the Theogony‚ and Works and Days had a variety of roles‚ their most basic role was that of an obedient
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