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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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Did Athena have anything to do with Achilles armor?
the armor that Achilles had was given to odysseus after he died
What is The Iliad at Sandy Bar?
"The Iliad at Sandy Bar" is a short story written by Bret Harte in 1876.
How did Odysseus and Achilles tried to avoid going to war?
Odysseus pretended to be insane by planting salt in his fields. They caught him out because they placed his baby son, Telemachus, under the plow and Odysseus refused to run Telemachus over.
Achilles actually dressed up as a girl. But when Odysseus, pretending to be a merchant, sold lots of things including a sword, only one "girl" picked up the sword. This was when the Achaeans knew that this girl was actually Achilles.
What book in The Iliad contains agriculture?
Book 18 in (The Essential Homer) is where Achilles obtains the shield from the god of fire. on the shield there is a representation of agriculture...
How does Menelaus know that Telemachus is Odysseus' son?
Menelaus notices Telemachus's hands and feet. (weird, i know). While talking to his wife, Helen (the Helen) he says, "Now that you mention it, I see the likeness too. . .Odysseus'feet were like the boy's, his hands as well, his glancing eyes, his head, and the fine shock of his hair." How he remembered all that about Odysseus, I don't know. Menelaus also realizes Telemachus must be Odysseus's son because when he speaks of him, Telemachus breaks down and starts crying right there.
In The Iliad what detail does Odysseus leave out of agamamnon's reconciliation message?
agememnon wanted Odysseus to tell Achilles that agememnon was in power. Odysseus cleverly leaves that detail out, but Achilles still rejects the offer
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What are some of the reasons for One on one combat in The Iliad?
While the Illiad is full of several different battles, the prominent battles always take place between two individual "heroes". Typically these two heroes ride into battle on their chariots, dismount, and square off in what can only be imagined to be a cleared ring between battle lines. You have to remember several points when understanding the reasoning for this: 1: Winner of the fight inherrited any armor, horses, weaponry which the loser was in posession of. 2: Heroes are kings, and very important individuals. Having one king killed by a farmer would destroy their honor, and would be against the wishes of the gods. Thus the common field soldiers would avoid combat where a hero was, meaning that a hero could literally cut through enemy lines unassailed. 3: Heroes were often surrounded by their personal retinue of loyal soldiers who would prevent anyone but another hero from engaging them. 4: To fight in the normal ranks would be beneath any great hero, one can hardly imagine the King of France in the front ranks, nor could we imagine a German company actually killing such an individual, they would be captured at the cost of several divisions of field soldiers, the Illiad heroes engage one another in much the same way. 5: Finally, chariot combat is a memory in Homer, rather than using chariots for their war purpose (to drive into a large contingency of foot soldiers and attack from your heightened, armored platform), they are used much like limosines, as a glorified form of transport. There is some question as to whether this is because the individuals in Homers time no longer used chariots, and this is a distorted cultural memory, or whether or not battle tactics had changes to such a degree that chariot warfare was no longer possible (unlikely).
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What was the life span of Homer Odyssey?
If by life span you mean the time span of the story the answer is ten years. It took Odysseyus ten years to complete the journey from Troy back to his homeland of Ithica.
In Greek mythology what was hector's son's wife's name?
Hector married a woman called andromache and together they had a child called scamandrius. He was nicknamed astyanax by the people of troy, meaning "lord of the city" as his father was a Trojan hero.
Astyanax was killed during the Trojan war by the son of Achilles, neoptolemus, who threw him from a wall when he was an infant. This was done for 2 reasons.
1. To prevent astyanax avenging the death of Hector (who was killed by Achilles)
2. To prevent astyanax becoming king of troy
What does Achilles acuse agmemnon of not doing?
Achilles called the king shameless schemer, and accused him of always taking the lion's share and using others to pile wealth and luxuries for himself.
Why did Achilles and boagrius fight?
Because the Kings agreed that it would save time if the their best warriors fought. Clearly Achilles, and Boagrius were the best warriors from their army.
The term Hubris used to describe someone with extreme pride or arrogance . Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities and especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power such as a politician or elected official .
In The Iliad does Hector battle Ajax?
Yes he does. Iliad, book 7, describes their single combat in which Hector is almost defeated but the duel is interrupted by a "herald of Zeus". Interestingly enough, to end their aborted duel they exchange weapons as gifts, Hector receives Ajax's war-belt and Ajax receives Hector's sword. Achilles lashes Hector's body to his chariot with the war-belt as he drags his corpse around the walls of Troy. Ajax, ashamed at losing the arms of Achilles, commits suicide with Hector's sword.
