Greek Life and Culture
... Theme of the Iliad is rage (“rage” is the first word in the poem) Tells the story of the last 41 days of the Trojan War Made up of 15,693 lines of verse! Troy is also called “Ilium” ...
... Theme of the Iliad is rage (“rage” is the first word in the poem) Tells the story of the last 41 days of the Trojan War Made up of 15,693 lines of verse! Troy is also called “Ilium” ...
Homer background_Illiad and Odyssey
... after Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, gave them a golden apple, sometimes known as the Apple of Discord, marked "for the fairest". Zeus sent the goddesses to Paris, who judged that Aphrodite, as the "fairest", should receive the apple. In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the most beautiful o ...
... after Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, gave them a golden apple, sometimes known as the Apple of Discord, marked "for the fairest". Zeus sent the goddesses to Paris, who judged that Aphrodite, as the "fairest", should receive the apple. In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the most beautiful o ...
The Iliad - Mrs. Sullivan
... The war continues—for fully 10 years—in part because the combatants seek glory on the battlefield. ▪ In this respect, the combatants are like modern athletes, actors, and politicians who compete for Heisman Trophies, Academy Awards, and votes. ▪ Achilles withdraws from battle on a point of honor; ...
... The war continues—for fully 10 years—in part because the combatants seek glory on the battlefield. ▪ In this respect, the combatants are like modern athletes, actors, and politicians who compete for Heisman Trophies, Academy Awards, and votes. ▪ Achilles withdraws from battle on a point of honor; ...
Trojan Cycle
... Dactylic hexameter Formulaic composition Oldest extant works of Greek literature ...
... Dactylic hexameter Formulaic composition Oldest extant works of Greek literature ...
Notes: “The Iliad”
... Destined to have a son greater than his father Zeus and Poseidon courted Thetis. Gods intervene in Thetis’ marriage and arrange a mortal marriage Thetis is now fated to bear a son that is destined for glory but will die. The bargain – Honor for Death The battle that was to be in Heaven takes ...
... Destined to have a son greater than his father Zeus and Poseidon courted Thetis. Gods intervene in Thetis’ marriage and arrange a mortal marriage Thetis is now fated to bear a son that is destined for glory but will die. The bargain – Honor for Death The battle that was to be in Heaven takes ...
The Trojan War
... Helen’s elope with Paris Menelaus summoned the princes who had promised to protect Helen, and they agreed to help him attack Troy. Two warriors who did not promise to join the army at the beginning – Achilles and Odysseus Odysseus pretended he had gone mad, but he failed. Achilles was kept bac ...
... Helen’s elope with Paris Menelaus summoned the princes who had promised to protect Helen, and they agreed to help him attack Troy. Two warriors who did not promise to join the army at the beginning – Achilles and Odysseus Odysseus pretended he had gone mad, but he failed. Achilles was kept bac ...
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... • Hera offers to make Paris ruler of all Europe and Asia • Athena promises to give Troy victory over all the Greeks • Aphrodite offers him the most beautiful woman in the world ...
... • Hera offers to make Paris ruler of all Europe and Asia • Athena promises to give Troy victory over all the Greeks • Aphrodite offers him the most beautiful woman in the world ...
The Trojan War
... – Proving oneself on the battlefield: Dying in battle or killing others in battle. – Honoring the Gods with gifts/sacrifices. – Code of Hospitality. – Family (though affairs were common for the men and this was apparently fine). – Respect for elders, friends, history. – Patriotism. – Gifts and war p ...
... – Proving oneself on the battlefield: Dying in battle or killing others in battle. – Honoring the Gods with gifts/sacrifices. – Code of Hospitality. – Family (though affairs were common for the men and this was apparently fine). – Respect for elders, friends, history. – Patriotism. – Gifts and war p ...
Iliad
The Iliad (/ˈɪliəd/; Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς Ilias, pronounced [iː.li.ás] in Classical Attic; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium) is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles.Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War.The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC. Recent statistical modelling based on language evolution gives a date of 760–710 BC. In the modern vulgate (the standard accepted version), the Iliad contains 15,693 lines; it is written in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects.