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- 1. The Iliad by Homer Honors English IV Mr. Wardlow
- 3. • Very little is known about Homer • Homer may actually be a name for a group of writers who composed these two epics • The Iliad is attributed to him • Some scholars believe he was blind • The Iliad was composed in the eighth century B.C. • Wrote The Odyssey, an epic about Odysseus’s ten-year journey home at the end of the Trojan War Homer
- 4. • The Setting of The Iliad is during the time of the Trojan War • The Trojan War is a conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans (of the city of Troy, in modern day Turkey) • Scholars are unsure if there even was a Trojan War. If it did occur, it happened around 1200 B.C. Setting
- 5. Ancient Troy
- 7. Ruins of Ancient Troy
- 8. • Paris—Prince of Troy—kidnapped Helen from her Greek home • She was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world The Trojan War— Beginnings
- 9. • Helen’s husband Menelaus gathered an army (Greek) to invade Troy and bring her home, thus the face that launched a thousand ships The Face that Launched a Thousand Ships
- 10. • Menelaus’s brother Agamemnon helped lead the Greeks in their siege. The war rages on …
- 11. • The war lasted for ten years with neither side gaining an advantage • The Greeks tricked the Trojans • They offered a wooden horse as a peace offering. Instead Greek soldiers were hidden inside • The horse was led inside the gates of Troy The war draws to a close
- 12. Trojan Horse* interlude Beware of Greeks bearing gifts or gifts bearing Greeks *The Trojan horse episode is actually found in The Aeneid by Virgil. The events in that story take place between The Iliad and The Odyssey .
- 14. THE ILIAD Cast of Characters
- 15. • Hero of The Iliad • Flawed hero • The Wrath of Achilles • Swift runner • Mother is a goddess Achilles
- 16. • Achilles mother is Thetis, a sea goddess (immortal) • Achilles’s mother bathed him in the river Styx thus making him invulnerable; however, she held him by the ankle, so the waters did not touch him there. As a result, his only weakness was his ankle Legends of Achilles
- 18. • King of Troy • Wife: Hecuba • Father of Hector and Paris • Was too old to fight in the Trojan War Priam
- 19. • Son of Priam • Brother of Hector • An archer • Killed Achilles in The Iliad with an arrow Paris
- 20. • Oldest son of Priam and Hecuba • Although a prince, Hector held the real power in Troy • Directed the war efforts • Was killed by Achilles Hector
- 22. • Achilles slays one of Hector’s brothers • Hector tries to avenge his brother’s death but flees from Achilles • The goddess Athena persuades Hector to fight • Hector was fated to die at the hands of Achilles Hector v. Achilles
- 23. • While Achilles is off the battlefield, Hector kills Achilles’s best friend, Patroclus • During his grief, Achilles swears that he will kill Hector Hector v. Achilles, 2d ed.
- 24. • Hector asks Achilles to turn his body over to Priam at his death • Achilles refuses • Achilles drags Hector’s body behind a chariot for all the Trojans to see, including his father, Priam Achilles slays Hector
- 25. • Thetis tries to consol her son Achilles after his best friend is killed by Hector • Achilles distraught, suicidal; his wrath evident, wants to kill Hector • Thetis’s prediction to her son • Achilles shows he can keep his anger under control (even though he blames Agamemnon) • In Zeus’s hands • Achilles—widow maker! The Immortal Shield— ll. 1-71, pp. 67-69
- 26. • Hector’s request of Achilles • Achilles refuses (his anger blinds him!) • Their fight begins; Achilles strikes first • Hector realizes his fate by the gods has been sealed • Achilles strikes a mortal blow; Hector again asks him to return his body for a proper burial but Achilles refuses • Before he dies, Hector understands the wrath of Achilles • Achilles desecrates the body of Hector • Priam to speak to Achilles Desolation before Troy— ll. 72-282, pp. 70-75
- 27. • Priam meets Achilles to ask for Hector’s body • Achilles is able to control his wrath • Achilles agrees to hand over the body for a proper burial • Priam and Achilles agree to an eleven-day truce of the fighting A Grace Given in Sorrow— ll. 284-458, pp. 76-80