The Iliad
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The Iliad Trojan war: Trojans vs Greeks. Troy loses. Story of a war where the end is known. Helen was married to helenious. Wife of melanoses. Invited Paris into his house one day and Paris stole his wife and stole riches. Asked his brother Agamemnon to gather an army and start a war. Most copied book in the west
512- its funny how long people stay in a relationship that they are not happy in pg 150 “oh Zeus..” parents want their children to be better than them. They want their child to succeed. Hector is praying and wants it just as any parent wants that for their child. Even though he knows it will not happenIliad was so read (second most common work, next to bible) throughout history people have read the work and projected it in a variety of ways. As examples and apply to their lives. Hera power of perception and manipulation that’s what separates humans from her.  516- comfort found in having someone he knows to fight next to 524-last line-“how I wish I had never been born” 523- 508- can I bear my life after the death of suffering your death?” grief is a common topic. How do we understand these kinds of grief? A grief for a mother losing her son? A wife losing her husband?  the women in this work after dealing with hectors death feel as if their lives are connected with him and that their lives have died along with him. Theme of pity- see prium come back for his son’s body. He journeys from troy. Go to troy from messenger iris. Leave troy go to Greek camp and you will reviece the body of your soon. Afraid, but why, because he is the king of troy going into the enemy camp. Wife doesn’t want to go and demands a sign from the gods. On 572 he is given one. “I want to see a sign lets pray to the gods to send me a sign” the sign was an eagle coming from the right. 577- he walks into the room after hes been led there by Hermes on line 571 we see king prium took in his arms Achilles knees and kissed the hands of wrath that killed his son. He puts himself and troy in danger and goes to his son and kisses his hands.  Line 605- Achilles be reverent take pity. Gesture was carefully orchestrated. What is the most shocking thing I can do? Kiss the hands of the one that killed my son. Wants to be extreme in order to receive the body of his son back.