... Iliad, Homer's classic tale of the Trojan War and some of its finest warriors. In his ninth year of battle against the city of Troy, Achilles is introduced as the most courageous, honorable, and victorious of all the Achaian warriors. Having triumphantly led his troops through numerous battles, he is portrayed ... , if ever Zeus gives/ Into our hands the strong-walled citadel of Troy to be plundered" (Homer, 1.122-129). This excerpt exhibits Achilles honor and nobility as a warrior because although this confrontation may put him in an unfavorable position with Agamemnon, he takes the chan...

• Word Count: 1596
• Approx Pages: 6

... with Zeus on his behalf. In response, Zeus promises his support to the Trojans in their war against Agamemnon and the Greeks. Agamemnon and Achilles had already been at odds, for the king had criticized the warrior for no longer being personally or actively involved in the Greek cause. The ... they promise to avoid each other on the battlefield, and they exchange armor. This reconciliation between enemies foreshadows the reconciliation that will take place between Achilles and Priam in Book XXIV. In Troy, Hector meets with his wife to discuss the arrangements for the sacrificial offering...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... arrival is to announce a hospitality scene (13). In the Iliad, this element consists of the visit of Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax to Achilles" camp to persuade him to return to the battle waged against the Trojans. Reece further notes that the arrival scene contains a description of ... the physical surroundings (13). Homer narrates their arrival by describing the camp huts surrounded by the ships and Achilles consoling himself as he played a harp he had taken as a spoil of a previous battle (Iliad, IX, 223-25). Homer then describes ... descriptive language Homer's narrator described the...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... The Iliad, Hephaistos receives a request to forge battle armor and shield for the great Greek warrior and mortal, Achilles, during the heat of the Trojan War. The request comes from Thetis, the mother of Achilles, and by one account, the one that cared for Hephaistos after he was tossed off Mt. Olympus and ... crippled. Feeling a special bond to Thetis, he conceded even though Achilles was a mortal and began to forge an indestructible set of armor worthy of a god. The armor is hailed as one of his greatest works ... the shield, Hephaistos forged a corselet, helmet, and leg armor, making...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... . (Hamilton 36) Some of his work included: palaces on Mount Olympus, Zeus's thunderbolt, golden throne, and scepter, Aegis (Helios' winged chariot), Apollo and Artemis' arrows, Demeter's sickle, Hercules' cuirass, and Achilles' armor. (Guirand 139) He was kind, peace loving, and popular on Earth and in Heaven. (Hamilton 37) "(Hephaestus was)traditionally represented as a robust smith, with bearded face, powerful neck and ... ...

• Word Count: 2320
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... miscellaneous items. "Some of his work included: palaces on Mount Olympus, Zeus's thunderbolt, golden throne, and scepter, Aegis (Helios" winged chariot), Apollo and Artemis" arrows, Demeter's sickle, Hercules" cuirass, and Achilles" armor." "He was kind, peace loving, and popular on Earth and in Heaven." "(Hephaestus was) traditionally represented as a robust smith, with bearded face, powerful neck and hairy chest. His short ... ...

• Word Count: 2220
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School