Achillies

The comparison between “The Iliad” and “Beowulf” falls along the lines of a comparison

of one myth to another. They both are great examples of Epic poems. They are written in the

same general fashion of an Epic poem. Beowulf is a poem about Prince Bewulf, a great warrior.

He very much resembles the one and only Achilles. They show a number of similar caritaristics

Beowulf comes to the aid of King Hrothgar to kill the Grendel monster that lives in the

bottom of a swamp. The Grendel monster has already killed 30 of Hrothgar's men. Beowulf takes

14 of his best men and brings them to Herot, which is Hrothgar’s castle. The men arrive to open

arms from Hrothgar. He promises Beowulf and the rest of his men treasures beyond his wildest

dreams. This excites Beowulf being the materialistic person that he is, and he cannot wait until

he sees the beast. King Hrothgar has a banquet for Beowulf and his men where they celebrate

their arrival. This celebration shows the hospitality that is shown throughout the epic “The Iliad.”

They just open their doors to Beowul

There are many differences between the two very occomllished warriors and there are

very upset with the murder of her son and wanted nothing but revenge on the warriors. She

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