The wind scatters the leaves on the ground, but the live timber burgeons with leaves again in the season of spring returning. Perhaps a further description in brief would be advantageous here. Nevertheless, it seems that the most crucial characters in the epic are female. The quiz will test you on key characters and their actions, including the name. It is a portrait of the warrior at home, war forgotten as he watches his son play and talks with his wife. Learn all about how the characters in the iliad such as achilles and hector contribute to the story and how they fit into the plot. The iliad book i s ing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that brought countless ills upon the achaeans. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 6 summary.
What do we learn about diomedes character as a hero diomedes and agamemnon. Check out our revolutionary sideby side summary and analysis. Detailed analysis of characters in homers the iliad. Diomedes, son of tydeus the great greek warrior who is the focus of book 5 glaucus, trojan hero who exchanges his golden armor for diomedes bronze armor bellerophon, ancestor of. Iliad study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Information on the first book of the iliad of homer. Glaukos literary devices helen highhearted son of tydeus, why ask of my generation. The achaeans, including great ajax and diomedes, kill several trojans. In book 6, he and diomedes exchange information about their.
Homer the iliad homer the iliad the iliad is an ancient greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to homer. The battle continues with ajax telamon killing trojans along side the rampaging diomedes. Calchas s identification of the cause of the plague ravaging the achaean army in book 1 leads inadvertently. The heroes, however, are presented literally as greater human beings than the ordinary warriors. This contains a book by book summary and analysis of homers epic poem. Menelaus almost spares the trojan adrestus life in exchange for ransom, but agamemnon. The role of women in homers iliad homers iliad is undoubtedly focused on its male characters. This video provides an indepth summary and analysis of the plot, characters and themes of book 6 of homers epic poem the iliad. Book vi is about the continued war for troy but homer focuses a lot of the book on hector, prince of troy. Achilles, primarily, but also hector and agamemnon. With the gods absent, the achaean forces again overwhelm the trojans, who draw back toward the city. This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work. Characters plot summary book summaries book 1 book 2 book 3.
Also the youngest warrior, and the only of the kings who was there by choice rather than because he had sworn an oath to uphold. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. In the modern vulgate the standard accepted version, the iliad contains 15,693 lines. Some may have a divine or semidivine parent, though the hero himself is still mortal and subject to death, unlike the gods. Most commentators consider this scene to be the most moving in the iliad. Titles of each book in the iliad flashcards quizlet. As you read through book 6 of the iliad and, for tuesdays class, book 9, be on the lookout for what are called epic similes. Menelaus considers accepting a ransom in return for the life of adrestus, a trojan he has subdued, but agamemnon persuades him to kill the man outright. Along with the odyssey, the iliad is among the oldest extant works of western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the 8th century bc. The most powerful warrior in the iliad, achilles commands the myrmidons, soldiers from his homeland of phthia in greece. This example is the only reference to writing in the iliad. Proud and headstrong, he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad.
The first three books of the iliad introduce us to the plot, some of the main characters, and important elements and themes of epic poetry e. But glaucus, son of hippolochus, and the son of tydeus 120 came together in the space between the two hosts, eager to. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of. Homer often fleshes out the characters being killed by telling stories about their backgrounds or upbringings. To repay the indignity chryses has suffered, apollo, the mouse god, rains arrows of plague on the greek forces for 9 days. She protected helen, to whom she gave great beauty, and, in book three, she rescues paris from menelaos, and brings him to helen. The trojans were weakened so the achaeans took full advantage and slaughtered as many as they. Odysseus helps rally the troops in book 2 after agamemnon foolishly tells them to go home, and he also helps the greeks gain the upperhand in battle during the third day of fighting in the iliad. Our summaries and analyses are written by experts, and your. One example of animal imagery, is the description of the chimaira on page 86 this creature came of divine stock, with nothing of man lion in front, serpent behind, shegoat in the middle.
Achilles brought his troops known as the myrmidons, was insulted by the leader of the achaean greek forces, and was sitting out the war until his close friend patroclus was killed. Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between king agamemnon and the warrior achilles. In it they can jot down any questions that come up during their reading and ask them in class or in discussion groups. We havent yet talked about these in class, but once you know what they are, theyre easy to spotand theyre all over the place. Achilles the son of the military man peleus and the seanymph thetis. Homers iliad clst 181sk ancient greece and the origins of western culture book 6 the principal new characters are. Summary and analysis of book 6 of homers iliad, with a focus on hospitality. Here are major characters, both mortal and immortal, from the iliad. Compare his remarks here with those of hektor in book 6, lines 488489, quoted in the section on fate and free will. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of. Rodents do spread plague, so the association between a divine mouse function and delivering plague makes sense, even if the greeks werent completely aware of the connection. In fact, as you can see from the first book of homers iliad, the goddess tethis is very important, here possibly more than any other of the greek works of literature. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
The questions on this worksheet and quiz will test you on the events and characters in book 6 of homers the iliad. Chimaera a monster with a lions head, a snakes tail, and a goats body, killed by bellerophon. It begins in the tenth year of the war and ends before any sign or mention of an achilles heel or a trojan horse. Characters from the iliad book 6 flashcards quizlet. A comprehensive database of iliad quizzes online, test your knowledge with iliad quiz questions. Son of peleus, the greatest warrior of the greeks, known for his leadership in council as well as on the battlefield. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Homer uses the characters of thetis, andromache, and helen as a. The achaeans also called the argives or danaans machaon a healer.
Consult the cast of characters and the outline of the plot. The iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the odyssey, also attributed to homer. The iliad homer book 1 ragegoddess, sing the rage of peleus son achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the achaeans countless losses hurling down to the house of death so many sturdy souls, great fighters souls, but made their bodies carrion feats for the dogs and birds and the will of zeus was moving towards its. In the iliad certain heroic characters play major roles in the battles even though the reader knows that many more common soldiers must be involved. The end of book vi is the famous scene between hector and andromache and their infant son, astyanax. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 6 of homers epic poem the iliad. Teaher guide 6 background and drill the iliad is full of surprises, especially considering the preconceived notions of modern readers. The iliad is attributed to homer, although we dont know for sure who wrote it.
Main characters greeks or people in the greek camp achilles. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. What makes them distinctive is that they come from achilleus. Iliad study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete. Mostly, thetis importance can be found right here in book i. Agamemnon, king of mycenae, supreme commander of the.
This is a list of principal characters in homer s iliad and odyssey. Zeus begins to taunt hera, mocking her and athena for standing by while aphrodite rescues paris. Both the distaff and loom are associated with women in the iliad. Odysseus is the son of laertes and commands the contingent from ithaca where he. So saying, hector of the flashing helm departed, and the black hide at either end smote against his ankles and his neck, 1 even the rim that ran about the outermost edge of his bossed shield. Achilles, agamemnon also called atrides, patroclus. The battle continues between the achaeans and the trojans. As is the generation of leaves, so is that of humanity. It is thought to describe characters and legends traditionally dated to the 12th century bce, passed down orally, and then written by a poet or bard identified as homer who lived during the. Do you think that this attitude is consistent with his character elsewhere in the iliad. Achilleuss attitude here is not unique in the iliad. Idomeneus leads a charge against the trojans in book. Hannah alsobrook and tino quiocho the iliad book vi animal imagery animal imagery. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.