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…the work of Homer. The Illiad was Alexander's favorite. The tales of adventure, love, bravery, and loyalty excited Alexander. Aristotle gave Alexander a copy of the poem. Alexander carried the book everywhere and put it under his pillow while he slept (Hammond…

…presented their own view of the qualities that a hero should have in epics, such as The Odyssey, Illiad, and Beowulf. The epic Beowulf portrays all of its heroic figures, from Shield Sheafson to Beowulf himself, as powerful men who scourged all…

…educated Alexander in the ways of life as well as about literature, science, medicine and philosophy. He introduced the Illiad to Alexander, which he then learnt off by heart and kept a copy of it with him when he went on expeditions. Alexander first gained…

…woman in the world. She was the cause of the Trojan war which finally brought about the fall of Troy. It is her beauty that brought about the total destruction of an Empire and she was the reason that the great greek epics, Illiad and Odyssey were written…

…the trojan and trojan women if like a coward I were to shirk aside from fighting”6,442 therefore hektor cares more about the opinion of the trojan mena nd women than he does about his wife. Hektor is the most tragic character in the illiad because he died…

…-- Hector. Lattimore, Richmond, translator. The Illiad of Homer. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1967.…

…and writers (Stewart 22-23). Alexander loved the work of Homer. The Illiad was Alexander's favorite. The tales of adventure, love, bravery, and loyalty excited Alexander. Aristotle gave Alexander a copy of the poem. Alexander carried the book everywhere and put…

…, this tied with hard evidence gives some information on how women were viewed by men. In the story of Homer's Illiad, the ten-year war is fought over a woman (Helen). Women were viewed as property, they were won in contests and used for payment of debt. Through…

…such a system because throughout The Illiad and The Odyssey the characters did make obeisance to the gods in the form of oblations. An example from The Illiad is the following quote. “ “Here, quickly-pour a libation out to Father Zeus! Pray for a safe return from…

…Homer's The Illiad - Hector As The Epic Hero Essay written by: English_Honors02 In Homer’s The Iliad there appears to be some controversy over who the true epic hero might be. We have heard many arguments supporting Achilles as the Epic Hero, and since…