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Assignments for Session 2: The Iliad by Homer

1. Who was Homer? Finish the readings about Homer and do some research on the

“question of Homer”. How many “Homer(s)” do you think? Why?

The best poet in ancient times was without a doubt, Homer. The Iliad and the

Odyssey, two of the greatest masterpieces in human literature, were written by him. Homer's

birth is supposed to have taken place sometime between the eighth and ninth century B.C.,

however, another school of thought claims that he was alive during the Trojan War, which

took place in the early twelfth century B.C. Although Homer was a native of Greece, it is

uncertain where exactly he was born and lived. The account of the blind bard in The Odyssey

has led to the assumption that Homer is blind. Homer may have even been a term for blind

individuals who would wander the streets reciting ancient poetry. Historians think that in

addition to being a poet, Homer was also a storyteller and a court singer.

According to the Greeks, there was only one Homer because they believed that

Homer was blind. But this is not sure if this is the correct belief because it is suggested that

the term "blind" refers to a blind person wandering the streets. In my opinion, there will be a

lot of “Homer” because writing this epic is about writing events throughout history and

readers reading this epic or a chapter in the epic can already see the events happening out

and, in this case, the readers are Homer.

2. Whom does Achilles conflict with? Why?

The conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles occurs over a woman.

 Agamemnon and Achilles each steal a youthful woman when the Greeks sack a

megacity that supported Troy. Agamemnon decides to seize Briseis, who has been given

to Achilles, after being forced to give up his" prize," a girl named Chryseis. Indignantly

expostulating, Achilles tells his colors not to engage in combat with the Greeks. thus, the

core issue at hand is honor. By stealing Briseis from him, Agamemnon oppressively

insults Achilles, and as Achilles in no way completely reputed Agamemnon's power, he

revolutionists.

3. Who is Apollo? Who is Zeus? Who is Hera? Write the adjectives/phrases the author

uses when he mentions the name Apollo, Achilles Zeus, and Hera in book 1 (“The

Rage of Achilles”).

Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. “God of the silver bow who strides the walls

of Chryse and Cilla sacrosanct lord in the power of Tenedos-Smintheus, god of the

plague!” is the term to descript in Book 1.

Zeus is the king of the gods. The phases that the author used to mention this

character. “Zeus above all, whose wisdom rules the world.”, “whose shield is thunder”,

“the lord of the dark storm cloud”, “Zeus who loves lightning”, “Zeus who commands the

storm clouds”

Hera who is the queen of the gods and the sister and wife of Zeus depicted as

“The white-armed goddess”, “the goddess of the golden throne”, and “Poseidon lord of

the sea”.

4. What is the name of Achilles’s mother? What advice does she give to him?
Achilles worries about what would happen to him if he stays in Troy. His mother,

Thetis, has informed him that he has two options: either live in Troy for a brief but

glorious period or go back to Phthia and continue to live out his days in obscurity.
Writing: Collect 5 journal articles on The Iliad by Homer, then put them in MLA format-

based order.

According to Their Emotional Plots, the Iliad Is Most Likely Tragic ...
https://www.athensjournals.gr/philology/2019-6-1-4-Whissell.pdf.

Homer’s Conception of Honour and Glory in the Iliad - Oaji.net.

https://oaji.net/articles/2019/1330-1567486373.pdf.

The Iliad’s Economy of Pain - Princeton University.

https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/6_holmes_iliads_economy_of_pain_0.pdf.

The Social and Political Impact of Natural Disasters - Diva Portal.

https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1090236/FULLTEXT01.pdf.

Wound Bed Preparation: Time for an Update - Onlinelibrary.wiley.com.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/iwj.12662.