I had never read Homer's Iliad before this specific assignment. I haven't always been a big fan of mythological stories and tend to steer clear of them in my own personal reading. But I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Homer's Iliad is a story about the Trojan War (I'm sure we've all heard of this story in high school or even middle school history) but is told in such a different and unique way focusing directly on the Greek character, Achilles, and Trojan character, Hector. Here are few key facts:
- The story begins with a quarrel and right of the bat the readers are able to sense the immense amount of tension between the characters.
- Achilles is the first to state that out of anger he refuses to participate in the war.
- The King of Sparta's daughter's name is Helen.
- Helen marries a man names Melenaüs.
- When Helen's father dies, Melenaüs became King of Sparta.
- Paris ran off with Helen.
- Menelaus and the men who made a promise to the original King of Sparta wen too retrieve Helen but could not enter through the walls of Troy.
The story continues by way of attempting to enter the city of Troy and joins together other characters such as Zeus, Olympus, and Hera. The story is very detailed and includes a lot of detail. I think when I retell the story I might use an abbreviated or excerpted piece of the story in order to be able to tell exquisite, in depth detail without going over the word limit.
- The story begins with a quarrel and right of the bat the readers are able to sense the immense amount of tension between the characters.
- Achilles is the first to state that out of anger he refuses to participate in the war.
- The King of Sparta's daughter's name is Helen.
- Helen marries a man names Melenaüs.
- When Helen's father dies, Melenaüs became King of Sparta.
- Paris ran off with Helen.
- Menelaus and the men who made a promise to the original King of Sparta wen too retrieve Helen but could not enter through the walls of Troy.
The story continues by way of attempting to enter the city of Troy and joins together other characters such as Zeus, Olympus, and Hera. The story is very detailed and includes a lot of detail. I think when I retell the story I might use an abbreviated or excerpted piece of the story in order to be able to tell exquisite, in depth detail without going over the word limit.
Bibliography:
https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_homer_iliad.html
Luke Mastin, 2009.
Ancient Greece-The Iliad-Homer.
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