The Iliad


The Iliad
The role of women in The Iliad and The Odyssey by Alexander Lourenco Andromache: the Evolution of Women From the Iliad To Euripides When reading the Iliad, the subject of the role women play in it is not often brought up. Upon reading The Trojan Women and Andromache, however, the role of women seemed to me to have ev... More> Literary review: The Iliad, by Homer by David Elliott The Iliad was written down probably in the 6th century BC by a Greek poet (or poets) known to us only as Homer', though it had certainly been an oral tradition for a long time before that. The poem's subject matter is the war between the Greeks and ... More>
	Character analysis: Aphrodite, in Homer's Iliad by Loni Nilsson In Homer's Iliad, it is not so much Helen of Troy that represents the femme fatale archetype as the goddess Aphrodite. While the Greek goddess may not fit the usual frame of the destructive female figure, her immortality and the consequent power she... More> How women heroes are portrayed in Homer's Odyssey and Iliad by Sandra Douglas The people of ancient cultures loved a good story. For them, the most exciting story of the day was that of the Trojan War and the adventures of Odysseus. Almost everyone, educated or not, knew and loved the tales of the Iliad and the Odyssey. The a... More>
Why understanding Greek is essential in interpreting the Iliad and Odyssey by Harry Dale Huffman The Iliad and Odyssey are examples of ancient myth, expressed in the words and living conditions of 7th century B.C. Greece, but originating untold centuries earlier; for example, the Iliad is about the Trojan War, which is commonly calculated to ha... More> Achilles' search for immortality in the Iliad, by Homer by Cotton Lee In Homer's great work, The Illiad, the hero Achilles is driven on by an ever increasing desire to preserve his memory in ages to come. This wish for everlasting life or fame is an integral part of Western culture as a whole. Achilles wish to become ... More>
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