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Book 1: The Rage of Achilles
Iliad Book 1
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Classics
Undergraduate 1
04/10/2014

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menis

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anger/wrath, typically applied only the the gods

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aristeia

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feats of excellence

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kleos

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fame

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time

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lit. 'price', value an individual has in his community and the honour they gain as a result

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The Wrath of Achilles

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-1st word, menis, sets tone/scope for the work

 

-Iliad is about the god-like anger of Achilles and the god-like deeds he performs as a result

 

Iliad= accounts of the aristeia of Achilles

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The Iliad fits w/ the basic function of Greek Epics....

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to commemorate/preserve the name and memory of famous indiiduals and their deeds

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Heroic Values in Homer (Heroic code)

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-heroes fight for fame (kleos) in the face of the inevitability of death as a means to gain a limited 2nd hand form of immortality

 

-this fame (kleos) results from the value (time) an individual has and the honour they gain as a result

 

-for the Homeric hero the evaluation of this reputation is highly dependnet on material goods; prizes a hero wins in battle are the physical representation and proof of his valorous deeds 

 

Iliad Book 12 276-96

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3 Sources of Conflict in Iliad Book 1

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(1) Breakdown of Peaceful Modes of Exchange

 

(2) Disrespect of the Gods

 

(3) Competition for Recognition and Status

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Responsibility for the Conflict

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Agamemnon- threatening heroic code by his actions

 

Achilles- opposing commanding officer in time of war; order in Homeric world was one of hierarchy and to oppose one's leader is to threaten/undermine the very basis of social order

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Double Determination (w/ in the context of the Iliad)

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every important action in the Homeric epics has both a huma and a divine cause

 

(ex. Athena pysically prevents Achilles from killing Agamemnon, but also uses persuasion, through this persuasion Achilles makes his choice not to kill Agamemnon)

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Philia

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-social bond whereby individuals receive and give favours and aid to one other, bond is pragmatic not emotional

 

(ex. Achilles' appeal to Thetis and Thetis' to Zeus)

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