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The Iliad

The Iliad . Some Thoughts on The Iliad. W ritten in 8 th cent. BC, set in 13 th cent. BC Homer’s Greeks considered Trojan War important because the victorious Greeks were their ancestors ∙ represented last great victory of Mycenaean Greeks before their collapse in Bronze Age.

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The Iliad

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  1. The Iliad

  2. Some Thoughts on The Iliad • Written in 8th cent. BC, set in 13th cent. BC • Homer’s Greeks considered Trojan War important because the victorious Greeks were their ancestors • ∙ represented last great victory of Mycenaean Greeks before their collapse in Bronze Age

  3. Still, The Iliad is poem of Troy • Begins in 9th year of 10 year seige • Greeks are winners, Trojans losers • A violent poem about brutal men, especially Achilles

  4. About escalating anger and its bitter resolution Anger eventually spreads to elements—fire and water—and the gods—Apollo, Athena, Zeus, Hera

  5. Achilles’ Heroic Character

  6. Achilles’ Heroic Character

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