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 the
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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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say he could’ve been one of the greatest. For example‚ Odysseus took initiative at war in Troy with creating the Trojan horse‚ devised a plan for his men when they were in danger with Cyclopes and when they were on Circe’s island Odysseus selflessly went with the leader when half of his men were turned into pigs. Odysseus’s first true signs of leadership can be seen when he leads his troops during the Trojan War. As it says in the book‚ “ Tell me‚ Muse‚ of the man of ways‚ who has driven far journeys
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greatest of the Trojan warriors‚ begins the poem as the model of a Homeric hero and living the code of honor. His dedication and strict belief in the code of honor is illustrated many times throughout the course of The Iliad. An instance in which we see Hector’s strict belief in the code of honor takes place during his return home in the sixth book. Hector returns to Troy in order to have the queen and the other women make a sacrifice to Athena‚ hoping she will assist the Trojans in the war. After arranging
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epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc. And after his courageous journey he returned to Ithaca and restored piece in the island. Odysseus is very clever. According to J.Hunter‚ ’’He was the originator of the trojan horse‚ the reason which the Greeks were finally able to take the
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all. Achilles was certainly not a nice Christian gentleman like The Pope. We don’t know many real facts about the Trojan War‚ and all those silly gods fighting and taking sides. Why don’t we read something useful‚ like a book on the Civil War? But the Iliad‚ I discovered‚ is a book about the Civil War. It is a book about all wars‚ about the people and characters that you find in every war: the wise‚ the foolish‚ the clever‚ the noble‚ the base‚ the ambitious‚ the women‚ the old‚ and
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that face was a girl named Helen‚ who loved horses‚ played the flute‚ and bit her nails." (Clemence McLaren‚ 1) Throughout time‚ men have waged war. Some for power‚ some for glory‚ some for honor - and some for love. In ancient Greece‚ the passion of two of literature ’s most notorious lovers‚ Paris‚ Prince of Troy and Helen ‚ Queen of Sparta‚ ignites a war that will devastate a civilization. When Paris spirits Helen away from her husband‚ King Menelaus ‚ it is an insult that cannot be suffered. Familial
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appears in several stories performing different tasks. Throughout mythology‚ Hermes possesses both negative and positive personality traits; he is portrayed as a cunning thief‚ an intelligent‚ strategic god and a respectful‚ kind warrior during the Trojan War. Thieves often ask for Hermes’ guidance‚ as he was a thief from the first day he was born. According to Geraldine McCaughrean‚ “They’ve probably heard the stories of Hermes’ childhood and how light-fingered he was‚ even as a baby” (22)! The first
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of Homer’s life‚ and practically his life. These two epic poems are what he worked hard at early on in his life‚ and until basically his death. B. The Iliad is about the last two weeks of the Trojan War‚ the Greeks vs. the Trojans (people of Troy). C. The Odyssey is about the aftermath of the Trojan War‚ and the return home for a great fighter and mind Odysseus‚ who has a long and vigorous journey back to his homeland. BASIC OVERVIEW: ODYSSEY BY JOYCE MOSS AND GEORGE WILSON‚ AND AN OVERVIEW
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The Iliad‚ a book by Homer about the Trojan War‚ focuses a lot on Achilles and his internal struggle with his personal desires. In the time of the Trojan War‚ there was an unspoken code of morals and how warriors of honor should follow. If they did not fight or acted cowardly it not only brought them shame but their family name was looked down on. Warriors that were defeated weren’t always killed because they were sometimes taken prisoner to be used for ransom money or gifts. However‚ in the
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