He returned Chryses to her father, but instead he asked Achilles for a replacement and that he wouldn't rest until he gets another woman by his side, this was how arrogant he was. .
Agamemnon's pride makes him so arrogant that he demands that Achilles prize Briseis be given to him, and because of this attitude of him the Greeks army suffered devastating loses. Achilles was angry because of this and withdrew from the war, and this along with Agamemnon's stubbornness caused them to back away and lose the Trojan War. .
We also see this prideful behavior on the part of the men in Aristophanes Lysistrata. All they wanted to do was fight, if there was a war that was the only care they had. The men were arrogant and they didn't care much for the women back then, the women were treated like possessions instead of human beings. This all comes about because of this code of arete. They felt they had to be "men", and do like men do. As Lysistrata says, "War is men's business". (Pg 24) The men were so caught up in the war and fighting each other that they started treating the women like sex objects. This was noted when the women said, ". You do not see the ten-thousandth part of our sex." (PG 16) .
War came naturally to the men because of arete, they were trained to kill and fight for their land. They couldn't back down so of course the other side wouldn't back down either and that's would be the start of a war. War became such a big part of their lives that even the women made challenges. The women of Sparta stated, ".you endanger our lives and liberties by your mistakes." (Pg 29-30) They challenged Spartan men stating that they could do a better job if they ruled Sparta themselves. Athenian women also felt the same and challenged the men when they stated, ".I would very much rather stand three times in front of battle than bear one child." (pg 9) .
The machismo and arete in Lysistrata is proven when the magistrate says to Lysistrata, "May I die a thousand deaths ere to obey one who wears a veil!" (Pg 25).
The Illiad is one of the greatest artifacts of Western civilization. ... He says that the Illiad is more like a heroic epic. He informs us that the Illiad has a narrative impact and brilliant imagery. ... The Illiad is by for most a great epic poem. ... The Illiad is the oldest and in some ways. ...
In the Illiad, Zeus takes an impartial stance with the war unfolding, not choosing a side over the other. ... Virgil takes a similar situation from the Illiad and uses it in the Aeneid. ... This is similar to the situation in the Illiad where Athene shows Diomedes the gods on the battlefield. ... Virgil parallels the climactic combat between Turnus and Aeneas with the fight of Achilles and Hector in the Illiad. But unlike in the Illiad, the outcome of the battle is predetermined in the eyes of the gods, with Aeneas as the victor. ...
This continuing evolution is evident in Homer's prolific poems the Illiad and the Odyssey, Whether mortal or immortal, caregiver or monster, the women in each tale played various important roles as each story is set within the timeframe of the Trojan War. ... A key evidence of this is in Book 1 of the Illiad when she uses Athena to appear before Achilles as he prepares to kill Agamennon, the Achaen commander. ...
On the other hand, the Greeks and Trojans in the Illiad fought their wars as if it was game . ... The battles between the Greeks and Trojans in the war of the Illiad, however, were much different from the primitive holy wars of the Bible. ... Therefore, the battles of the Illiad only involved the men, unlike the book of Joshua. ...
This flaw shared by many other heroes of the Illiad, is the reason I see these two men as cursed, not heroic. In the beginning of the Illiad, Agamemnon has been counseled by the seer to return the priests daughter to him at once. ... His stubborn pride will stay intact through out the majority of the Illiad. ...
The Odyssey, told by "Homer", is one of the most famous poems ever. Many ideas, phrases, and references from the story and the Illiad, such as the infamous Trojan Horse, are emulated in various cartoons and movies. The story tells about the travels of Odysseus, a war hero in the Trojan War. He is...
Many epic poems such as The Illiad, and The Odyssey were also written, as well as historical accounts depicting the Persian Wars, and the Peloponnesian War. ... Is not The Illiad still read in our schools, portraying war itself as an artform? ...
Many epic poems such as The Illiad, and The Odyssey were also written, as well as historical accounts depicting the Persian Wars, and the Peloponnesian War. ... Is not The Illiad still read in our schools, portraying war itself as an artform? ...
