Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares, paris. He seems to be irritated that so many other gods have played a role in the battle between the greeks. Think about the effect this has on the poem as a whole. Book 8 of homers the iliad opens with zeus having a bit of a tantrum. The annenberg cpbproject provided support for entering this text. How is the reconciliation between agamemnon and achilles observed. Visit to buy new and used textbooks, and check out our awardwinning nook tablets and ereaders. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. He berates hera and threatens to search out the gods who helped her. Zeus wakes and sees the havoc that hera and poseidon have wreaked while he dozed in his enchanted sleep. At the achaean camp, achilles and the myrmidons continue their mourning for patroclus. Why might the poet have decided to spend so much time describing patroclus funeral and funeral games in book 23. Homer, iliad, book 7, line 1 perseus digital library.
Zeus has departed for the time being and poseidon is now involved. Thetis comes up from the sea to console her son over his loss. Achilles organizes an elaborate funeral for patroclus, a big party to celebrate killing hector, a stealth attack on the trojans, a meeting of officers. Hera swears to him that poseidon attacks without her knowledge.
Jaynes sees the iliad as a book dealing with premodern minds. Athena appears behind achilles, telling him she will persuade hector to fight. Jaynes idea accounts for the intervention of the gods as a way in which these early men accounted for the voices they heard within their own brains. The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of achilleus and its consequences. Homer, iliad, book 1, line perseus digital library. The song of achilles now exists in 23 languages and despite disapproving mutterings. Book x deals with a totally different aspect of war espionage. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 16 of homers epic poem the iliad. The men prepare for the funeral, putting on their arms and building patroclus pyre.
Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares. When achilles is ready to reenter the battle, what is his motive. He is insulted and sent away, and apollo sends a plague on the greeks. Read the commentary on books 2022 and on books 2324 readings wednesday class, sept. Questions dealing with the books and greek culture learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. As helen and paris make love, menelaos rages on the battlefield looking for the man he thought he had defeated. The skillful structuring of sections of the iliad, such as in book iii, suggests that a single author lay behind the composition of the poem. Achilles perhaps most notably among all literary characters is allowed the most extensive reflection of all. Question 2 of 18 1 select from the dropdown list to complete the. Achilles watches the retreat from afar and worries about the fate of patroclus. How are the gods portrayed in these last two books. A massive sacrifice is made to the gods, including the twelve trojans that achilles took captive the previous day. Even though moments like this may seem repetitive and gross, they are important to the poem as a whole. Apollos priest chryses comes to the achaian camp and asks to ransom back his daughter chryseis, who has been captured.
The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon in book 1 of homers iliad sets in motion a chain of events that will affect the tenth and final year of. Achilles finally begins to accept food, but he still. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 23 summary. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 6 summary. After the destruction of troy, the trojan prince aeneas leads a small band of survivors in search of a new home in italy. Book describes the continuing battle between the greeks and trojans. We all know of the horse, but how did it come together. Oct, 2017 the iliad book summary in under five minutes. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. This lesson provides an overview of book 23 of homers the iliad. Great books for the short attention span nagan, greg on.
She knows from experience that shell have only 10 tries to get it right. The iliad by homer share book recommendations with your. Identify deiphobus, antilochus, niobe, leto and cassandra. In this chapter, we see achilles mourn and honor patroclus by overseeing his friends funeral and proceeding funeral games. Calypso, the sweet nymphfor seven of the ten years odysseus has spent wandering the mediterranean sea, hehas been held captive by the goddess calypso on her island. Chryses, priest of apollo, comes to the greek camp to ransom his daughter, chryseis, held captive by agamemnon. She has ten replays if the first time doesnt work out. If you cant stand reading the book, blow a few bucks and listen to derek jacobi read it on a cd. To what extent does agamemnon take responsibility for his actions. But zoe, 15, has a special ability to turn back the clock 23 minutes just by saying playback, allowing her to change the outcome of events. Everyone removes their armor and attend achilles feast. Therefore, when athena tells achilles not to draw his sword to kill agamemnon, the speaker is actually one side of achilles brain. Zoe, the protagonist, can go back 23 minutes in time and replay that time slot. The goddess appears beside hector in the form of deiphobus, telling him that the two of them together can face.
The iliad is a classic and the reason it is so is because it is so applicable to all of us. The iliad study guide practice test take practice test. Zeus takes up his scales and tips the balance against hector, sentencing hector to death. This is the first of many, many scenes like it in the iliad. The greek armies pull away from troy and achilles has the myrmidons proceed three times in battle formation to honor patroclus. Achilles drops the body of hector beside his fallen comrade. Hector consults within himself what measures to take. The iliad, an epic poem attributed to homer and the oldest extant piece of european literature, is conventionally divided into 24 books. So the son of menoetius was attending to the hurt of eurypyluswithin the tent but the argives and trojans still fought desperatelynor were the trench.
Book x, often called the doloneia, provides a bridge between the speeches of book ix and the extended battle scenes in books xixviii. Holt literature textbook 9th grade unit 11 the odyssey. But zoe, 15, has a special ability to turn back the clock 23 minutes just by saying playback, allowing her to change the. This lesson will summarize the action in book 10 of homers the iliad. The story relives the same 23 minutes over and over again for 176 pages. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Purchase a copy of this text not necessarily the same edition from.
Achilles still chases apollo who turns and tells him that it. This lesson will summarize book of homers the iliad. Homer calls upon the goddess of poetry and inspiration the muse to sing of achilleus anger. Homer is the author of the iliad and the odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient greek epic poet. Book 10 involves both the greek and trojan sides sending out spies during.
Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 7 summary. I wasnt sure how the author was to pull that off without it getting too repetitive and boring, but it worked very well. Book iii makes it clear that human passion must be controlled if men are to be successful. Here youll find an approximately onepage summary of each book, a description of the major characters and sometimes places, and an english translation. Achilles pursues him thrice round the walls of troy. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war, and his. The videos on accomplish in 5 minutes what would take me an entire class. The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon in book 1 of homers iliad sets in motion a chain of events that will affect the tenth and final year of the legendary. On their fourth circuit of troy, achilles cannot gain on hector, but hector cannot escape from achilles speed. Book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24. Ares, phoibos, artemis, leto, xanthos, aphrodite and apollo. As all the troops of troy catch their breath within its walls, hector stands at the gates to withstand the coming raid.
As book 5 begins, zeussends the god hermes to tell calypso to release odysseus. Book 23 question 1 of 18 1 select from the dropdown list to complete the text. After the first 20 minutes it gets hard to turn off. Hence, his death is reflected in the death of patroclus. The achaeans agamemnon king of mycenae, leader of the greeks achilles leader of the myrmidons, halfdivine war hero. Summary and analysis of book 23 of homers iliad, with a focus on the funeral games of patroclus. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. What is the effect of having hermes being priams guide. Circe, the subject of her second book, is also a nymph. The odyssey by homer book 5 summary and analysis youtube. This study guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the iliad. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive.
At first patroclus pyre does not burn, but achilles prays to the gods of the west and north wind. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. Name the gods who sided with the greeks and those who sided with the trojans. The greeks continue to push the trojan line back, but zeus wakes to see hector vomiting and poseidon in the battle. The achaeans agamemnon king of mycenae, leader of the greeks achilles. He mourns his friend, prepares his funeral, and conducts the funeral games. By entering your email address you agree to receive emails from shmoop and verify that you are over the age of. Joseph campbell condensed his understanding of story into a theory he called monomyth, also known as the heros journey or the. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods. Book 23 of homers the iliad is all about achilles finding closure from patroclus death. By the end of the book, i said to myself, wow, this book is much better than i thought it would be.
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