The Iliad

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She doesnt try to kill anyone but she continually helps the main character

He brought trinkets the likes of which he knew women would love but Achilles expressed his interest on the sword instead.

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Odysseus, King of Ithaca. A great Greek warrior whose return to his country is described in the Odyssey.

No, the Fates did

Odysseus was smart by not only his wits and brains but with the help of the greek gods.

Bravery, fidelity, and strength

Yes, he did ask Achilles to return his body, but he didn't state why, and Hector did died.

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Because it represents a series of woes and trials of man.

Homeric Greek is the form of Ancient Greek that was used by Homer in the Iliad and Odyssey. It is an archaic version of Ionic Greek, with admixtures from certain other dialects, such as Aeolic Greek.

Because the Trojans worshiped them, or had had a hand in building Troy.

Some of Achilles' attributes were that he was immortal except for his heel, he had consuming rages, and is a skilled warrior. There are some stories that have also said that Achilles was able to heal the wounded.

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Achilles didn't NEED armor, of course, because he was invincible. However, to the Bronze Age Greeks, armor equaled identity. Your armor was much more than mere protection. It told the people around you who you were, who your family was, how rich in bronze they could afford to be. You'll notice, for example, that Diomedes has a boar's head on his shield, Ajax has the biggest shield of all the heroes, etc. (Even the gods wear armor, you'll notice.) So even if Achilles didn't need armor, he would have wanted it because your armor was a reflection of your identity as a Greek, a warrior, and a hero.

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For the same reason any other warrior needs an armor. Sacrificing a bit of his mobility and speed, gaining a bit of durability in combat.

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He had given his armor to his best friend Patroclus when he left battle. When the Trojans thought Patroclus was Achilles, he was killed.

Achilles was enraged and returned to battle. Achilles needed new armor. It was made by Hephaestus. The shield depicted life in peace and the horror of life in war.

We, as an audience, find out different aspects of each of these character's personalities in Book 1.

During the assembly that Achilles calls, he calls for a seer to be summoned to see why Apollo is angry and has sent them the plague, illustrating his desire for things to be put right. Agamemnon is resentful at being told what to do, showing his need to remain in control.

Achilles speaks directly to Agamemnon calling him greedy, showing that he has no respect for the King after dishonouring him (Agamemnon has distributed the prizes, that the army has won, unequally, according to Achilles. He is their best fighter and thus demands more rewards than the other fighters, but Agamemnon refuses). Achilles then tells his leader that it would be in their best interests to give back the girl, Chryseis to her father and accept the ransom offered by him. He promises that he and his men will over-reward Agamemnon for this deed, if he would just see it through. Achilles speaks of Gods while referring to this, emphasising the importance of the situation and his deeper respect for them than Agamemnon.

Agamemnon refuses to go back on what he has already decided, regarding Chryseis, in fear that it will make him look like a weak leader, but in fact, it would be quite the opposite. Agamemnon gives an insecure speech, but tries too hard maintain his status. He jumps to conclusions, accusing Achilles of tricking him into giving the girl back, so he can keep his own, Briseis, safe. However, this is not strictly true.

Achilles proceeds to insult his leader more, calling him self centred and a swine. He tells him that he didn't even want to come to fight as he had no grudge against the Trojans, but only came to gain glory for Agamemnon, as did the rest of their army. He tells him that he has been cheated out of his booty as he does all the fighting and doesn't get any larger reward than the others for his bravery and also Agamemnon takes the most of it for himself.

Achilles becomes a little melodramatic and declares that he will return home, leaving the army without his help. Agamemnon replies patronisingly that he should leave, then and can do without him (which he obviously can't). He suddenly leaps to his last resort of trying to maintain a higher status than Achilles, attempting to reprimand him in front of the whole army, declaring that he will take away his prize. But this is showing his desperation as he is not quite in control.

Athena intervenes, just when Achilles is about to kill Agamemnon, and instead of killing the King, Achilles proceeds to insult him, emphasising his respect for the Gods. But he pushes his luck with Agamemnon, and tells him that he will regret having hurt his pride and wishes the Greek army to fall by Hector's hand. We learn that Achilles is not afraid to escalate the situation in defending his honour.

He never goes insane!

But, before he was drafted for the Trojan war, Odysseus pretended to go insane so he could stay home with his wife and newborn son. He pretends to sow the seeds with salt, but is caught in the act when he saves his son from being run over by the plow. (The drafters placed Telemachus down in front of the plow to see if Odysseus truly was insane.)

Menelaus was the brother of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae, the most powerful kingdom in the Greece of that age, and because of his power and renown, he obtained the loyalty and power of the other greats of Greece.

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Helen, Queen of Sparta was Menelaus's wife, and taken to Troy and made the lover of Paris a prince of Troy.

Yes, Zeus was in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

The god, Hephasateus.

The Iliad reflects on Greek values because it includes Greek religion, poems, their culture, hospitality, and family. Also it shows how they worshipped the gods and goddesses and it reflected in the heroes of the story.