while Hector defends the Trojans. Though the names Achilles and Hector have different meanings‚ the actual characters may be similar. When the adventures of Hector and Achilles collide‚ there is little distinction between their outward appearances; however‚ they have different identities. The model of the chivalrous warrior is Homer’s Hector‚ prince of the Trojans. He is faithful to Troy during war when he exclaims‚ “I would die of shame to face the men of Troy and the Trojan women trailing their long
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Theme Analysis In Homer’s Iliad‚ war is depicted as horrible‚ bloody‚ and fruitless. There are no clear winners in The Iliad. Many people die in vain because of arrogant and emotional decisions made by men. Achilles directly causes the death of his friend by first refusing to fight‚ leaving the Greeks at a disadvantage‚ and then poorly advising his friend Patroclus to join the other fighters. Even the initial cause of the war‚ Paris’ kidnapping of Helen‚ a Greek woman‚ is a rash and selfish
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brave by never giving up‚ but rather determined to fulfill his accomplishments as a young and adventurous man. Odysseus was also very cunning‚ knowing how to create and form the ideal way to sabotage the Trojans. Such a bold hero and great father that seeks to win the 10 year war with the Trojans and succeeds. Although‚ weaknesses lye in every man as a human necessity and even this ’Hero’ has one. To include‚ Odysseus bravely faced many trials by battling a giant‚ man eating‚ Cyclops that no
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than on a more obvious highlight of the Trojan War legend (i.e.‚ the Sack of Troy)? - In my perspective‚ Homer chose to focus on the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon‚ rather than on a more obvious highlights of the Trojan War legend because it is due to their argument that eventually led to the Trojan War. If it hadn’t been for the insults and the things‚ that Agamemnon did to Achilles‚ maybe there might have not been the Sack Of Troy or the Trojan War. Homer emphasizes the arguments‚ and
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didn’t give Helen to Paris) * Menelaus wants to kill Helen. “The Trojans spat in my eye” * He asks Agamemnon to go to war with him. He said yes. * Menelaus is very angry and calls to sail after the Trojans * “If troy falls‚ I control everything”- Agamemnon. They need Achilles * Nestor said that “you don’t need to control him‚ you need to release him.” About Achilles * Achilles is like a secret weapon to the Trojans * Odysseus is in Greece. Agamemnon needs to ask him something
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As Achilles fights Trojans by the river‚ Skamandros speaks‚ “O Achilleus‚ your strength is greater‚ your acts more violent than all men’s… For the loveliness of my waters is crammed with corpses… since I am congested with the dead men you kill so brutally.”(Homer 446) Skamandros acknowledges Achilleus possesses strength unlike any other warrior‚ and inflicts bloodshed more than any other man. As a result of Achilles’s massacre‚ the river is packed with the bodies of the Trojans that Achilles has slaughtered
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We are regaled with story upon story of the Greeks‚ their heroes‚ and their exploits‚ while the Trojan’s are conspicuously quiet‚ sans Hector of course. It could almost be assumed that throughout time most of the knowledge of the battle from the Trojan side had been lost. Considering the ability to affect feelings with similes‚ and the one-sided view of history‚ Homer could be using similes to guide the reader in the direction of his personal views‚ as happens with modern day political "spin"
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Paris. In the Iliad Hector does not kill Menelaus‚ Menelaus survives the Trojan War and returns to his homeland with Helen. - In the movie Achilles is among one of many Greeks that are inside the Trojan Horse. In the Iliad Achilles died before the Trojan Horse ruse was ever exploited. - In the Iliad Paris is mortally wounded by Philoctetes. In Troy Paris lives. - Ajax and Agamemnon were also men that survived the Trojan War according to the Iliad‚ but were killed off in Troy. - In the Iliad
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motifs such as: the role of the gods‚ the role of suffering‚ and the roll of fate. The role of the gods shows heavily in the literary works of this era through the god’s direct interference in mortal events. Within the Iliad Athena‚ who hates the Trojans‚ does not directly kill Hector but tricks him into facing Achilles which ultimately leads to his death. Thetis‚ the mother of Achilles‚ helps her son and the Greeks throughout their adventures in any way possible. Similarly in the Odyssey gods interfere
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forever‚ but he will die there. Achilles‚ wanting his name to be remembered‚ chooses to go. The Greeks sail for Troy. Achilles and the Myrmidons are the fastest rowers and land before anyone else. They kill many Trojans and desecrate the temple of Apollo. Briseis (Rose Byrne)‚ a member of the Trojan royal family‚ is captured and taken as a prize to the Greeks‚ despite Achilles claiming her as a war prize himself. Achilles and his Myrmidons do not fight the next day because of Agamemnon’s unfair claim
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