Honor: Then and Now Homer’s Iliad begins during the final year of the Trojan War. One of the most significant themes promoted in the Iliad and the works of Homer has to do with the concept of honor. It has been observed over the years that during times of serious conflict in communities‚ certain goals and codes of behavior become unitarily desired and understood. Throughout time‚ the progression and development of mankind is evident in all areas including reactions to crises. Specifically in times of war
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but the war goes on for ten years‚ and then Agamemnon sees an concubine of Achilles and Achilles gets really angry and doesn’t want to fight anymore. Then things go bad for the Greeks until Patroclus Achilles best friend goes into battle for him‚ and then Hector slays and kills him. This forces Achilles to return to the war and which he kills many Trojan man and also slays Hector and drags his body behind his chariot. Achilles returns Hectors body over to Prime Hector’s father after he begged for his
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Greek epic poems written by Homer) and Ramayana (a Sanskrit literature dating back to somewhere around 750-800 BC‚ believed to be written by Valmiki). The three protagonists of the poems are Beowulf (of Beowulf)‚ Achilles (of the Iliad) and Rama (from Ramayana). Beowulf is a Geat‚ Achilles a Greek and Rama an Indian. Despite their origins‚ they all share significant traits. The protagonists tend to be warriors‚ thus they’re weapons are ones normal warriors use such as swords‚ although their weapons
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What Inspires Courage? Why do some people manage to act despite their fears and doubts‚ and others become paralyzed by them? The answer is courage: that magical quality that turns rocks into stepping stones‚ and obstacles into opportunities. By definition the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ or pain. A number of things of can inspire ones courage but I feel two major things trigger a person’s bravery. One is being put into a situation where something
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only torture Homer has to endure is the lack of hope for salvation. Dante’s next stop (after his confrontation with Minos) is the second circle where the carnal are relegated. In this circle he meets three main players in Homer’s Iliad‚ Paris‚ Achilles‚ and Helen. All of the inhabitants of this circle are swept up like leaves in a storm‚ denied the light and reason of God they are eternally dammed to ride the hurricane like winds around the second circle. Much later in his journey Dante
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Epic of Gilgamesh‚ and Achilles and Patroclus from The Odysseys have similar things. Achilles and Gilgamesh have some very basic similarities of their positions in life. Each is the son of a goddess and amoral man‚ a king‚ who happens to be far away from the action in the epic. Gilgamesh is described as two-thirds god and one-third human‚ which makes him as a special character that exists in two worlds‚ which is the divine world and the mortal world (Gilgamesh 1.145). Achilles as the son of Thetis
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The Iliad and the Odyssey‚ two remarkable poems compared The Iliad and The Odyssey‚ two poems widely celebrated and read deal with the struggles and hardships of mortal life as well as events that occur due to the God’s bickering and favouritism. Although they are different in terms of setting‚ such as the phenomena of human interaction‚ aggression and competition vs the struggles of a character’s journey home they have a vast similarity in how the poems incorporate the role of women‚ the relationships
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The Aeneid‚ The Iliad‚ and The Epic of Gilgamesh are poems from the greatest authors of literature. They look into the topic of destiny‚ warriors responsibility‚ and bravery. The Epic of Gilgamesh is an adventure of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu. Gilgamesh is courted by the queen of heaven and rejects her.The gods then kill Enkidu as revenge. Gilgamesh is now set on the journey to seek the meaning of life. He later meets the only person to whom the gods have given everlasting life. “Utnapishtism
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throughout the book this includes the moment when Patroclus feels like he needs to go out to the battle mass to fight as Achilles to strike fear in the Trojans. This shows that he is trying to do the honorable thing which shows courage because it is dangerous to go out into battle‚ when it is very likely that he won’t come back. Another act of courage is that Achilles is finally going out to battle in grief
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story that must be known in order to conclude why he did what he did. ajax is a warrior that has participated in numerous wars and is the second-best warrior after Achilles. After Achilles dies in battle his armor remains and is going to be given to either ajax or Odysseus whoever gives a good speech on why they think they deserve Achilles armor. After each one giving their speech Odysseus is the one who seems more intellectual and can give a good speech on the other hand
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