In book nine of the Iliad, Odysseus emphasizes to Akhilleos the two paramount values of the Grecian warrior society, Areté…
Ancient Greek was never a homogeneous language like many modern "standardized" languages. The language of Homer's poems was not the…
Talking about fate as about the only force that determines the human actions means to refer to a term that…
Three of the main characters in the books of the Iliad and the Odyssey are Achilles, Odysseus, and Hector. Achilles…
There is a degree of controversy regarding whether book 10 of Homer's Iliad was part of the Iliad's original composition,…
From the beginning of the epic to its finish, the distinguishing element that was most prominent in the Iliad was…
The approach of historiography requires an approach through the records that outlast the events that take place, namely the literature,…
To define "hero" is not to define the substance of a culture, but rather the projected ideals of it. Whether…
The epic poem is one of the earliest and most enduring forms of literature in our history. The first works…
In Homer's "The Iliad" and Virgil's "The Aeneid," the epic heroes Achilles and Aeneas are each gifted with a mighty…
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