HUMA 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Achilles, Iliad, Odysseus
10 Sep 2016
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The iliad begins with the anger of achilleus. Greek words **: ramson is apoina, mouse is sminthos, prize is geras, honour is tim . Argos sometimes referred as the city or as a region. The burning of the corpses runs 24h a day. Hera and athena on the greeks side and call aphrodite the most beautiful and not helen. Not the same meaning as in the bible. Agamemnon plans to be the best but achilleus doesn"t accept that. Agamemnon doesn"t want just any prize, he wants a prize that will restore his honour that he lost. Archilleus from his aspect : agamemnon dishonour with his request. Agamemnon from his aspect : achilleus dishonour"s him by rejecting his request of prize. Setting of book 6 of the iliad : Book 5 tells of a long and full day of battle dominated by the greeks and, in particular, by. Diomedes, who experiences his arrestee, or finest moment .
