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The Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem written by Homer. In the poem, the Trojan War in Greece is being fought. The combatants of the war are the Greeks and the Trojans. Any questions regarding the Trojan Horse can also be place here.
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Was Zeus named as Jove in Homer's original Iliad?
No. Homer was Greek and used the Greek name Zeus for the chief God. Jupiter or alternatively Jove are Roman names for the chief God.
Why does it take Odysseus ten years to get home?
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Odysseus was ten years late to return home because goddess Hera protector of Troy planned difficulties for the Greek warrior who's strategic assited to the fall and destroy of her preferred citizens, and his making an enemy of the sea god Poseidon by harming his son, Polyphemus, probably didn't help.
What is the significance of Achilles parading the dead body of hector around troy?
Funeral rites were paramount in the ancient world. If a body did not receive proper burial then that person's soul would not be able to cross into the afterlife. Achilles parading Hectors body was not only depriving him of his funeral rites but was also a sign of great offense to Hector's family.
As Telemachus and Nestors son left Menelaus palace in the chariot what did Menelaus do?
he poured a drink offering
Is to refuse an offer really an insult?
In some countries, such as Japan, not accepting something that has been offered to you is a great insult.
i don't think so... refusing an offer doesn/t always mean that you are insulting the person... it's just the way how the person interpret your action... ^_^
The Iliad ends without total victory for the Greeks Why?
Homer wrote the Iliad. We cannot know WHY he wrote it the way he did.
How do you pronounce the Greek gods and goddess names?
Well, there are many greek gods and goddesses: Athena, Eros, Aphrodite, Hera, Hades, Poseidon, ect. Many are very hard to pronounce. Athena is pronouce just how it is spelled, Eros is pronounced eer-os or er-os, Aphrodite is pronoused, Afro-die-tee. If you go to Pronouncenames.com they can tell you how to say more greek god names. Hera is pronounced HEHR-uh. Hades is pronounced Hade- ies and Poseidon is pronoused just as it sounds. I hope that clears everything up.
Why didn't Odysseus tell his men about scylla and charybdis?
He didnt want to scare them so they wouldn't leave.
How long ago was the Bible written?
Different parts of the collection we call the Bible were written at different times. The New Testament was mostly written early during the first century AD (so around 2,000 years ago); some parts of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament) probably go back to around 600 BC (around 2,500 years ago).
The books were first assembled into what we now call the Bible around 370 AD (1,600 years ago) by St Jerome working under the supervision of Pope Damasus I.
An additional thought:
Some of the most anciently inspired books of the Bible may have been written before the flood... by the Faithful of God, like Enoch [Abel? Noah?].
In his 120 years preparing the ark, Noah had plenty of time to accumulate and include among his cargo literary documentation... which may well have ended up in the renowned Egyptian library, centuries later... some of which God may have alerted Moses to take with him upon the Israelite's departure.
Moses would have become familiar with the contents of the library in his youth... being reared and educated in Pharaoh's own household as a son. And, no doubt, such writings would have been helpful to Moses [along with God's inspiration] in his penning of Genesis.
As stated above: the books of the Bible were written throughout the centuries as God inspired men to do so. And "how long ago" these writings began, almost with a surety, began with some of the Faithful of God in the first few generations of man's existence.
Who is menelaus in The Odyssey?
Menelaus is the brother of Agamemnon and the King of Sparta. His wife is Helen and he was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Menelaus tries to help Telemachus find his father Odysseus.
Is Homer's Iliad public domain or copyright?
It is public domain, copyright did not exist in Homer's time; and even if it did it only holds for 70 years past the death of the writer, which has long since expired.
Strictly speaking this applies only to the original work (i.e., the Greek text). A specific translation of the original work can be copyrighted just as any other document can; if you're planning on publishing a version in, say, English, make sure the copyright on the translation itself (if any) has expired.
Is the Bible mostly fact or fiction?
The Bible is a mix of fact and fiction, of history and religion.
As to history, some of the Old Testament has been shown to be historically correct by archeology. Writings and inscriptions in other cultures, and in the Holy Land, have confirmed events which are mentioned in the Bible. However, other events have been shown to be fictional or incorrect. What biblicists who get so excited over archaeological discoveries which confirm aspects of the Bible apparently can't understand is that extrabiblical confirmation of some of the Bible does not constitute confirmation of all of the Bible.
Other parts of the Old Testament are not historical, but are literature, poetry, prophecy and myth.
The New Testament varies in its historicity as well. All of it was written down many years after the death of Christ, and the four gospels often present completely different versions of the same event, Rashomon-style. Much of what is in the New Testament is not present in any other contemporaneous historical sources, including proof of the actual existence of Christ. And Revelations is the written down version of a dream that John, one of the gospels, had.
The letters which constitute a good part of the new testament were written after the death of Christ, by those building the church. Biblical scholars have shown that several of the letters attributed to Paul (who never met Christ), one of the church fathers, were either forgeries or misattributed.
What we know as the Bible was cobbled together under Constantine by a committee; many books then in circulation among Christians were left out. (Various churches even now disagree as to which books are canonical and which aren't.) This Bible was then hand copied over and over again through many generations until the invention by Gutenberg of the press. Mistakes crept in--many of them--and subtle changes were introduced to push one religious view or another. Biblical scholar Bart Ehrmann once noted that, due to copying and transcription errors, there are now more errors in the Bible than there are words.
Other opinions:
Facts require proof While beliefs can stand by faith alone, facts needs proofs. There's no proof outside the bible and the fraudulent later interpolation in the writings of Josephus that proves that Jesus ever walked on earth.
It is fiction. While many of the stories in the Old Testament are part of Jewish/Hebrew history, many others still are simple mythology, just as every other culture on Earth has or had.
As to the New Testament, the earliest the gospels are known to exist is around thirty after the death of Jesus. Critics think that the inconsistencies and date of their writing makes them unreliable witness accounts. While there is evidence that a person named Jesus did exist and was executed, his teachings are just that, and critics of Christianity regard the miracles are no more fact than is any sci-fi movie.
The letters of Paul are perhaps the only documents in the Bible with any decent realism; they are historical letters to communities around the Mediterranean, in which Paul preaches to the various peoples. As such, they are certainly real, but also not really reliable as a witness to fact.
In whole, critics regard the Bible as simply an arbitrary collection of religious writings, and should treated accordingly: with respect by those who believe it, and with the same consideration as for any set of millennia-old documents by those who don't.
The Bible is fact (opinion)Even if you don't believe in God you can't deny that the Bible is true because it is like a history book it holds our history from the time the world began to a time after the world will come to an end. No one has a problem believing the history that we have been taught about our nation so why is it so hard to believe in a book that has been around for more than 2,000 years when our history books in school have been around for less time than that. I would much rather believe in a book that tells all of our history rather than leaving Jesus and God out when they are the Most important people and/or beings in all of our history. And as far as not being able to prove that the mark of the beast and all of revelation is true well you can't prove that you will wake up tomorrow morning until you actually wake up just like you can't prove revelations because it has not happened yet but just because it has not happened yet does not mean that it won't. everything in the bible that God said would happen has happened so far so why doubt what God says will happen during the revelations and tribulation? There is proof out side the bible that Jesus really existed because Jesus and his life and ministry are mentioned in our history books and if you believe in our history that means that you believe that Jesus existed because our history says that he truly did exist.
OR if you don't want to read all that - Jesus existed but some people don't believe him because what he did. Erase that from your memories and doesn't he seem like a real dude? Well, since writing wasn't really invented yet (NOT TRUE, writing has been around for centuries), nobody knows for sure. And think of this - do you know the story when he died and came back to life? Well, maybe he was in a coma or a concussion. Now God, I ain't so sure about.
It is most definitely all completely and totally Fact.Some things you just don't have to have all of the proof to know that they are true. The Bible is not fiction and it is most definitely not a myth. The Bible is the only history book that has so much controversy and for one book to have so much controversy I would say it is a special book and most of the time when there is controversy about a book or any topic it is because people are afraid to admit that something they cant explain is true and real. The miracles are fact and the fact that there is life on earth at all is a miracle so therefore it shouldn't be difficult for anyone to believe in miracles. I think we as humans want to suppress the truth that the bible is fact because we are too prideful to admit that everything is in God's hands and not our because we want to believe that we are in control of our own lives when the fact of the matter is that we most defiantly are not. If you don't believe the Bible is real that's fine but you will be the ones to regret it later when you find out that Christians are right in believing what God said in the bible through those who wrote it. I don't believe that anyone could write such a book as the bible and it still be around today and have so much controversy if it were not 100% true.
No, the bible is mostly paper and some cardboard. (Well, some of the nicer editions have leather, too.)
What happened to Hector's body in The Iliad?
Hector was beheaded by Achilles and after that Achilles dragged his body behind his chariot in front of the walls of Troy. Hector's body was later returned to his father who burned him ceremoniously.
What is the setting of the Iliad?
The Iliad is primarily set in Troy and the fields surrounding Troy during the Greek siege of Troy, also known as the War of Troy or the Siege of Troy.
How does the dark knight relate to The Iliad?
I see no relation between any of the characters of the Illiad and the characters of the dark knight. I also see no relation between the movie the dark knight and the book the illiad.
But I do see one relationship. They are both a depiction of certain events. We can be sure the events of the dark knight did not happen. But the events of the illiad could have happened. At least the part of a bunch of Greeks taking over a town in the region called Illium.
Who borrowed Achilles' armor when Achilles refused to fight?
Patroclus.
When Patroclus got killed by Hector.
Achilles got pissed and killed Hector
Achilles friend who died by hectors sword?
Patroklos was the friend and comrade of Achilles. Hector killed Patroklos believing him to be Achilles.
