... simply in the way they relate to each other, because the events are so few. Achilles and Patroclus both come from Phthia and are close friends. In book I, Patroclus is shown to be obedient to Achilles (Il. 1.408), but slightly before that Achilles refers to him as diogenes, which is an obvious ... go down to Hades (Il. 9.485-7). Achilles appears fairly unshakable in his sense of mortality, which we can only suppose he has been developing since book one when he was insulted. Although now Zeus has done what Achilles initially prayed, namely that the Greeks be pressed hard and remember how ...

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... one of the greatest philosophers to ever live. Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art ... reason for not allowing art was it affected people's emotions. Plato believed in only rational approaches in life, while Homer, as we can see in Book Twenty-Two of The Odyssey, based most of his poetry on emotion. Although Homer has withstood the test of time over the past few centuries, his ....

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• Grade Level: High School

... one of the greatest philosophers to ever live. Throughout his lifetime he wrote many books, one entitled The Republic: Book X, which deals with his opinion of the perfect society. In that book Plato talks about his love for art, but according to him, his perfect society did not have room for art ... reason for not allowing art was it affected people's emotions. Plato believed in only rational approaches in life, while Homer, as we can see in Book Twenty-Two of The Odyssey, based most of his poetry on emotion. Although Homer has withstood the test of time over the past few centuries, his ....

• Word Count: 734
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School