Epic+Iliad

Achilles' Heel is probably one of the most known terms among adults and teenagers. It refers to one's weakness, such as Achilles' heel was the one place he was vulnerable. I also think that Achilles had more than just his heel that made him weak at time. He is probably one of my favorite Greek mythology characters, but he has tons of pride. Although he was not related to anyone fighting on the Achaean side directly, they were his brothers in a sense. He had fought with them before, and thus they were connected by a sort of loyalty. He became too prideful, and wouldn't fight against the Trojans because the Agamemnon had stolen his "prize". Another weakness was his anger. When his friend died, he was in such a rage that he bashed and defiled Hector's corpse. He was the strongest of all warriors, but in the end, his rash temper and stubbornness made him weak. If he was able to overcome all of those, then the outcome of the war, the number of deaths, and some of the tragedy could have been avoided.

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=WOMEN VERSES GODDESSES= Women were treated as things, doormats, and pretty little adornments. They basically had no right to speak out of terms, no right for any opinions and no right to do or be anything they wanted to. If their brothers were savagely killed by a man, then suddenly he was her new true love. They were expected to be brainless dolls. The goddesses vastly differed from normal women. They had the same amount of power that a god had. Hera could even manipulate Zeus into doing whatever she wanted. He might have been the head, but she was the neck that could turn the head anyway she wanted. Although women were given no official power, they were of extreme importance in T//he// //Iliad//. The Trojan war began because of two men fighting over the beautiful maiden, Helen. Achilles withdrew himself from the war because Agamemnon had stolen Briseis from him. A goddess is able to start a war between humans. If you think about it, so could a woman. In fact, a woman did. Power is influence. Helen seemed to have a lot of influence over the men of this time. Women could have some of the same power as the gods, even without magical abilities. Was Achilles really a mama's boy? He did depend a ton on her, but if I was in his position, I would too. Most humans didn't have the ability to communicate with the gods whenever they felt like it. Achilles had his mother, Thetis, who acted as the messenger between him and the gods of Olympus. She was able to bring him magical items that no ordinary soldier to come by. He could fight perfectly well without his mother, but he could not as easily travel to Mount Olympus. It wasn't like he had a Pegasus flying around with him. (There is a Pegasus, but that's in another story.) So if I was able to communicate with the gods, have especially made armor made for myself and a sea nymph as my mom, then I would definitely try to benefit myself out of it.



D- Day was the most famous day in the entire period of World War II. It was also one of the most gruesome days. I think that a picture was used of D-day on the cover of the Iliad to relate them. The Trojan war was one of the most important events in Greek mythology, just like D-Day was the most important day in World War II History. It was thought of as a victorious day, even though it was considered a massacre. War is not fun. War is not happy. War is not awesome. Some types of video games depict it as an amazing battle, but in real life it's not that. People die. There is blood, and horrible events that happen in the process. The Trojan war's importance will never be forgotten, the same as D-Day.



Hector's death was described in very close detail. I think that Homer was Pro-Trojan and was trying to make the Greeks and Achilles look like sick monsters. If you remember however, Hector did not honor Patroclus when he died. Hector stole his armor, and the Trojan's kept the body. In my opinion it was very one-sided. Hector was a major character though, and his death basically meant that the Trojans had lost their best warrior and would fail.

The gods feared the humans. The humans feared the gods. The gods were afraid that their human "children" would rise up against them, and the humans were afraid of the unlimited power that the gods had. They had the ability to cause death, feminine and destruction. Without the humans however, the gods had no-one. They wouldn't have had anyone they could rule over or command. The power they wield would be nothing. A famous singer can be compared to this. The famous singer has power, money and fame. Without his or her fans, that all goes away. If no-one buys the albums, the money stops coming. If everyone pretends that she is nothing, then the fame vanishes. If the singer has no fame or fortune, then the power goes away. Zeus feared that these mortals could somehow overpower him, so he broke them into two. The two parts would have to wander the earth in search of each other, as he just sat back and watched. Although the gods were thought of as parental beings, they had no problem showing their wrath. I think that the gods were more like quarreling children and the humans were their little toys.