Similarities of the Iliad and Books 7-12 of The Aeneid

Virgil had the intent of making the last half of his epic resemble the Iliad.  Aside from the obvious war and battle settings, the Aeneid has some major similarities to highlight.  Knowing that this was the intention, the fact that the two stories have similarities are obvious.  I simply wanted to share the similarities I [...]

Odysseus

Odysseus has everything for Homeric leader: strength, courage, nobility.  He is similar to other Homer heroes. Odysseus has sharp mind than the other heroes.  Odysseus’s quick thinking helps him out of some very dangerous situations, as when he escapes from the cave of the Cyclops in Book 9. As he is leader he can manipulate [...]

Agape, Philos and Eros in Iliad

I have chosen these three types of love to explore in more depth the concept and meaning of love in the epic of Iliad. The words “Agape”, “Philos”, and “Eros” are taken from the Greek language and are three different expressions of love. This three types of love can be experienced either in one relationship [...]

Sweet Similes

Although Homer’s main aim in reciting The Iliad is to relay the story of Achilles’ rage, he takes multiple opportunities to reveal his great talent as an artist. Homer uses different descriptions to take the readers/audience off of a page of mere written/spoken word. He uses animals (lions, falcons, eagles, deer, horses, wolves, [...]

Iliad: character of Hector

Hector is one of mightiest warriors in the Trojan army. He leads the assault that finally penetrates the Achaean ramparts, he is the first and only Trojan to set fire to an Achaean ship, and he kills Patroclus. Yet his leadership contains visible fault. He can often become emotionally carried away as well, treating Patroclus [...]

Iliad: character of Agamemnon

Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army, look like Achilles in some respects. Though not nearly as strong, he has a similarly hot temper. When Agamemnon’s insulting demand that Achilles relinquish his war prize, Briseis, causes Achilles to withdraw angrily from battle, the suffering that results for the Greek army owes as [...]

Iliad: character of Achilles

As I want get very high mark I would like make 3 weblogs as teacher will understand and I guess will get extra mark. After reading an Epic Poem of Homer I would like to describe three different characters. They are 3 heroes and lots of events are happening around them.
Even if Achilles posses superhuman [...]

Summary books 2-3 ( iliad)

I did really like listening of that CD but for wide understanding of what has happened I used some extra material. I read book and wrote small summary, so you can see how I was working on it. This is a small  summary of books 2 and 3.
 
Zeus sends a false dream to Agamemnon in which a figure [...]

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