The Iliad

He is an epic hero because he is brave when he faces himself to Archilles when the guards could of benn easily killed by the guards. Another trait would be is strongness and his braveness. And to sacrifice himself.

Achilles was a character of Greek mythology and there is no proof he ever lived. He was a great warrior and was considered a demigod.

Although Hector may prove overly impulsive and insufficiently prudent, he does not come across as arrogant or overbearing, as Agamemnon does. Moreover, the fact that Hector fights in his homeland, unlike any of the Achaean commanders, allows Homer to develop him as a tender, family-oriented man. Hector shows deep, sincere love for his wife and children. Indeed, he even treats his brother Paris with forgiveness and indulgence, despite the man’s lack of spirit and preference for lovemaking over military duty. Hector never turns violent with him, merely aiming frustrated words at his cowardly brother. Moreover, although Hector loves his family, he never loses sight of his responsibility to Troy. Admittedly, he runs from Achilles at first and briefly entertains the delusional hope of negotiating his way out of a duel. However, in the end he stands up to the mighty warrior, even when he realizes that the gods have abandoned him. His refusal to flee even in the face of vastly superior forces makes him the most tragic figure in the poem.

In around the 8th or 7th century bce and, by the mid-6th century BCE, had become part of the Greek literary canon.

The identity and existence of Homer is disupted.

He was a Greek poet who lived in the 8th century, and composed the great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Homer (or "traditionally attributed to Homer," if you're skeptical).

It's important to the Greek's because it was a great achievement to them. It was a great defining moment for them. It was also the focal point for Greek values.

C. The values and customs of the greeks who lived when the epics were composed.

The one who wrote the Latin poem called "The Aenid" was Virgil an old author and songwriter from ancient Rome , this was the biggest work for him in great scollars opinion.

The Illiad and the Odyssey were recorded by the blind poet Homer and were about Odysseus's adventures and the Trojan War.

11 days, on the 12th day the war continued

Menelaus was the brother of Agamemnon, and was the king of Sparta. He was best known for being the husband of Helen. Helen had left with Paris, and Menelaus fought to get her back in the Trojan war.

The wife and son of Hector were not the queen or to the queen. Hector was son of the queen. According to the Aeneidwitten over a thousand years later, in the capture of Troy, Hector's son was thrown down from the wall to his death so that there would be no chance of his later avenging his father's death. Hector's wife was carried off as loot by Neoptolemus.

The god Poseidon is angry with Odysseus for most of the Odyssey. Odysseus blinds the cyclops Polyphemus who is the son of Poseidon. Poseidon therefore tries repeatedly to take revenge on Odysseus during his journey home.

A mediocre Trojan archer and second prince of Troy by the name of Paris drove a Poison arrow into Achilles heel thus killing him.

The Illiad was a story about some events that supposedly happened circa 1250 B.C.

They think that they can win Helen if they prove their worthiness.They are bound by an oath to defend the Helen's husband.

Xenia requires it.

They are told Troy will be an easy target.

Achilles was told of Patroclus' death by Antilochus, the son of Nestor, king of Pylos.

The Iliad and the Odyssey are two epic poems written by Homer (Ομηρος) around the 9th century BC. They are two of the oldest recorded written works in history.

The Iliad deals with a ten-year war between the Greeks and Trojans, called the Siege of Troy, (Ilion=Troy). It centers around Achilles, the great Greek hero who was dipped in the River Styx when he was young and whose only weak spot was his heel. He was killed when Apollo helped one of his enemies shoot an arrow into his heel, which is why we 1) call part of our heel the Achilles' Heel, and 2) call our weak spot our Achilles' Heel.

The Odyssey is about Odysseus's voyage from the war back home to Ithaca, which took another 10 years.

There are many translations of these two poems, including shortened versions which are easier to understand.

it is really a prophecy of the present/future where a guardian/king returns to thier ravaged land after a period of self-sacrifice, they extract vengance upon those culpable for the detriment upon his world

Because Apollo is the patron god of Troy. He was mad because they defiled his temple.

He had long been in an argument with Agamemnon, the commander of the Achaians. Agamamnon stole his war prize slave girl (whom he had fallen in love with) Briseis, and from that moment on Achilles refused to fight (till his best friend's , Patroclus', death).

Mortal Women are tricky.

In one instance, Helen (a mortal women) has started the Trojan War. Paris has stolen her from Menelaus and Menelaus and his brother Agamemnon with help of allied Bronze Age settlements go to Troy to get her back. Helen speaks openly and advises the father of Paris and Hector, Priam and argues with the goddess Aphrodite.

Then you have Andromache, the wife of Hector who takes care of her family and begs Hector not to fight for she will be enslaved once he is dead by the Greeks. Hector hears her but does not do as she asks, for his duty to Troy and his own culture is more important.

The there is Bresius and Crieses- War prizes who are considered nothing but loot to the Greeks. Though the taking of Cresies from Agamemnon and Bresius from Achilles sparks a feud between the two, it just as well may have been a vase or a necklace.

There is a spectrum of the women in the Iliad, though none of them even Helen is above man.

His major flaw that is pointed out is his heel. When his mother dipped him into the river, she held him by his heel. He is invisible everywhere except for that one spot. He gets shot in the heel and dies. His heel is literally his fatal flaw.