... emotions with empathy. Achilles, and the readers, knows if he continues to fight he is fated to die. All what Achilles desires to do is avenge Patroclus' death. Sympathy and compassion are produced for Achilles when he reenters battle because he is not returning for Agamemnon or the war itself, he is returning to fight for Patroclus' death. Achilles avenges Patroclus by killing Hector. Instead of handling ... Hector's dead body the way Patroclus' body was tormented, Achilles returns Hector's body back to Troy for a proper funeral. Homer does this to express to his readers the compassion ...

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... his troops because of a dispute with his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles brutally kills his enemies, and disrespects the body of King Hector, whom he killed as well. Achilles seems to show some reason after his friend Patrolocus is killed; he ends his disagreement with Agamemnon, and fighting King Hector, the person that killed Patrolocus. But, after Achilles kills Hector, he dishonors his body, dragging it behind his chariot. Aeneas ... the books also both end in death, as the protagonist ends up killing another person. In The Aeneid, Aeneas kills Turnus, and in The Iliad, Achilles kill...

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... was smarter and cleaver than Achilles. Odysseus also showed cunning when he came up with the plot to defeat Troy, using the Trojan Horse. Odysseus fought bravely throughout the entire Trojan War, whereas Achilles spent quite awhile in his tent pouting after Agamemnon kidnapped his prize maiden, Chryseis. He also lets his best friend, Patroclus, go into battle alone to die by Hector's spear ... . It takes a great loss like this for Achilles to get up and fight again. Even then he was not fighting out of bravery, but purely out of angry, with the desire of revenge. Then, after ... Achille...

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... battle reaches his own ships. (1. 335-342). As the Achaians" losses mount, Agamemnon sends Odysseus to persuade Achilles to help. Once again, it is Achilles pride that stops him from accepting Agamemnon's offering and joining the battle. Although he states other reasons - that he was truly in love with Briseis (9. 341-343 ... the injured Machaon driven past his ship. " now I think the Achaians will come to my knee and stay there in supplication, for a need past endurance has come to them" (11. 608-609). Achilles makes it clear that it is not his fear of death that is stopping him from fig...

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... of these more prominent works of Homer. One of the more discerning features of the Aeneid is that unlike the Odyssey and the Illiad who focus primarily it's heroes (Achilles and Odysseus), the Aeneid focuses more on Rome rather than it's hero, Aeneas. Such focus is evident by the detail given to ... choosing a side over the other. In the Aeneid, it is quite different. In Homers writing, both Achilles and Odysseus have a choice over the fate in some manner, by Aeneas has no choice at all and must do what the gods have decreed, whether it is an order by Venus to go to Italy, ... Homers ...

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... days. Now, at last, Patroclus' funeral can be celebrated in what Achilles sees as a fitting manner. Soon, the Gods agrees that Hector deserves a proper burial. Zeus sends Hermes to Hector's father, King Priam, whom encouraged by his grief, recovers Hector's corpse from Achilles, and  with Hector's funeral during a twelve day truce granted by Achilles. 2. Discuss the qualities and emotions of men that are implied or stressed in the story ... . Achilles- the great warrior and the mightiest man in the Greeks army. Achilles agreed to join the greeks ... ...

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... . Besides minute flaws in small areas, Hector demonstrates every quality an epic hero should. He combines his fighting abilities with integrity, humanity, and an entirely altruistic approach to every situation he faces. He honestly lives to fairly fight his best every day for the Trojans. In conclusion, both Achilles and Hector stand out in the Iliad as great warriors and heroes of their respective nations. They ... both demonstrate impressive battle skills, but Achilles obviously lacks leadership and modesty. He is so arrogant and conceited that it takes away from his reputation as a wa...

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... of the whole army. Achilles" only desire was to kill Hector. In his anger he killed many warriors. Including Hector's brother. Hector who was now wearing Achilles" armor wanted to kill Achilles and threw his spear at him but Athena protected him by turning it aside. Meanwhile Apollo protected Hector with a dense mist. Even the gods started to fight each other. Finally, Achilles and Hector fought it out. Athena, ... would keep returning Achilles" spear because he knew his own armor and its weak spots, he struck Hector in the neck killing him. Then Achilles dragged Hector's body around Tr...

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... of the whole army. Achilles" only desire was to kill Hector. In his anger he killed many warriors. Including Hector's brother. Hector who was now wearing Achilles" armor wanted to kill Achilles and threw his spear at him but Athena protected him by turning it aside. Meanwhile Apollo protected Hector with a dense mist. Even the gods started to fight each other. Finally, Achilles and Hector fought it out. Athena, ... would keep returning Achilles" spear because he knew his own armor and its weak spots, he struck Hector in the neck killing him. Then Achilles dragged Hector's body around Tr...

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... exterior, do they possess a humanness aspect as well. Two characters that exemplified these qualities are Achilles, defender of the Greeks, and Hector, defender of the Trojans. Both characters have their distinct approaches in corresponding to the conformities of being a hero. However, a very controversial question comes to mind; between Achilles and Hector, who is the true epic hero of Iliad? This question has been long debated upon ... due to the behavior and actions that Hector and Achilles, both display in certain events. Some critics considered Achilles as being the true hero of Il...

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... first. His death also helps the reader identify with Achilles" rage when Achilles finally confronts Hector in battle. If Patroclus was not such a tragic character, Achilles would be considered out of control and rash in the way he deals with Hector after he kills him. The middle portion of the passage is a metaphor comparing Hector and Patroclus to a lion and a boar fighting for the same small spring. Homer ... , but it the opposite. As was stated earlier, Patroclus is the anti-warrior and would be the least likely character urging for a war. The ironies of Hector's statements begin to ...

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... of the brutality of war. The plague was made because of a selfish Achilles. Other examples would be by the way Patroclus and Hector is killed. Apollo kills Patroclus because of his honor for Achilles. Hector is brutally killed by Achilles because of the death of his dear friend Patroclus. Hectors body was treated ... different ways of showing heroism. In the time of the Trojan War, there was an unwritten code of heroic conduct that the bravest warriors followed. Hector is a hero in his own way. Although he died in a very dreadful way, the Trojans all celebrated him as a great hero of th...

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... to humanity is at the end when Priam supplicates for Hector's body to be returned for proper burial. This aspect is obviously crucial for both societies. Achilles begins to identify with Priam as a father and they weep together for their loss. The ending with funeral games for Patroclus and Hector really symbolizes the reunification of the social system in both societies. What really begins ... to transpire through the epic is the change in Achilles. He changes from a raging child to a compassionate and heroic human being. Homer doesn't just use Achilles to make his point. There are sev...

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... putting his friend in danger because he was too busy dwelling over his own dilemma. Furthermore, Achilles gains revenge for his friend death by killing Hector. He became troubled about Patroclus, but only after it was too late. Instead of respecting the dead body of Hector, Achilles drags it behind his chariot and then claims, "Hear me even in the house of Hades. I have dragged ... Hector behind my chariot and I will give him to the dogs to devour beside your funeral pyre" (E.H. 191). Achilles was attempting to retaliate for the loss of his friend, but also sought to ... show his own m...

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... back into the war. He kills many of Priam's sons, and finally kills Hector, the main leader of the Trojans, who also killed Patroclus. At the height of his rage, Achilles drags Hector's body around Patroclus" grave every morning until Priam comes to beg for his son's body. Achilles finally hands over the body of Hector to his father, yet takes a huge ransom for it. Rage ... played a defining part in the revenge that would ensue on Hector's body. The factors of honor and death both affected Achilles and his actions. The story of ... the Iliad has many themes, symbols, and meanings. Yet,...

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... for the stolen woman. Only Patroclus' death is able to stir Achilles to fight. He proceeds to kill Hector, the mainstay of Troy and the slayer of Patroclus, and thereby chooses his own destiny: death at a young age, with undying fame. Achilles shows the greatest military skill of any of the Achaean ranks and has the greatest fighting ability of all of the warriors, Trojan or ... him to return to the fighting. Achilles' best friend and essential "soul-mate", Patroclus, is slain at the hands of the mighty Hector of Troy. Achilles is hence distraught at this happening and therefore goes to...

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... positive morals, admirable ideals, or some metaphysical abilities. With these god-like characteristics they are sent off on a mission or quest where they must face a challenge or some test. Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, and Odysseus are to be put to the test once again to reveal who is the greatest hero. Agamemnon, king of Argos, fights boldly for his brother's wife. However, he is ... . He mocks him as he dies which is a significant error for a BIL/2 true hero to make. In the end, he is butcher by Achilles and his corpse is horribly dishonored. Hector loved his family and fought with nob...

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... that outlives them. This is why after someone is killed in battle in the Iliad there is a mad rush to acquire his armor, just as there is after Patroclus kills Hector's chariot driver, Cebriones, in Book 16, line 859. The two sides battle furiously to acquire his armor, the Trojans to protect Cebriones' honor, the Achaens to gain their own. Although ... can also gain honor through other spoils of war such as women. This can be easily seen in the beginning of the Iliad in Achilles' and Agamemnon's argument over who should receive Briseis. After sacking a Trojan-allied town, Achilles sele...

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... blood sacrifices, was celebrated at the supposed place of the heroes tomb. When heroes are mentioned in mythology there are three distinct names that come up, they are Odysseus, Achilles, and Hercules. Hercules was known as the strongest and swiftest man ever to walk the Earth. Hercules performed nearly twelve impossible tasks which made him a hero. He was also considered the perfect athlete ... the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly, and of the sea nymph Thetis, who rendered him invulnerable, except for the heel by which she held him, by dipping him in the river Styx. Ach...

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... of the Twin Towers. Without thinking twice they pulled as many as they could to safety. Most people would not go out of their way and put themselves in danger to help people they didn't know. These lifesavers on that sad day of grief are true heroes. In Greek mythology ... are thought of in Greek mythology: Odysseus, Achilles, and Hercules. Hercules was known as the strongest and swiftest man ever to walk the earth. He performed nearly twelve impossible tasks and was also considered the perfect athlete. Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and of the Sea Nymph Thetis, wh...

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... or the Homeric Age because the literature of the times concerns itself with the larger-than-life exploits of bold-spirited and daring characters from The Illiad and The Odyssey such as Achilles, Odysseus, and Hector, to name a few. The term hero in classical times referred to a person great in stature or social rank ... who had great deeds of magnitude to his credit. It did not necessarily mean a person who was good and noble of heart. To the Greeks, a life without honor and ... goes so far as to pray to Zeus for his friends safety: "I myself am staying where the ships are assembled, /...

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... are many different stories of how is began but one that seems to be the most popular is Helen. They say she left Menelaus, her husband, and her daughter for a foreign seducer named Paris. Menelaus called upon all of Helens old suitors. They did not wish to go to war. Therefore the ... but without Helen. The Greeks had no other choice but to turn around and go back home. Telephus came to Greece hoping for his wounds to be healed. Achilles was the only person that could heal Telephus, so he healed him and Telephus told the Greeks where Troy was in return. The Greeks made their ... way t...

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