Honor in the Iliad and Antigone

The concept of glory is common throughout Iliad and Antigon. Both articles show that honor is the foundation of society and family, so it is important for Greek heroes. Homer and Sophocles clearly show that honors guide people's behavior and reactions and determine the destiny of themselves and others. Both authors emphasize the importance of proper burial as it is the honor of the dead and a strong manifestation of the deceased's family. From Iliad and Antigon, you can see that the goal of each Greek hero is to gain eternal honor. Because, even after his death, he can make noise in society. .

• How do you define your own heroes in your own way? How do you define heroes in Homer's epic (Iliad and Odyssey)? Do Antigone fulfill these paradigms? As a woman, can Antigone be a hero? Where is the heroic and heroic aspect? Before judging her, please be sure to create the definition of the hero. Journal entry. Students can reflect their own lives and similarities and differences between modern society and the ancient Greeks' lives. For example, what kind of gender expectations do students encounter? How does society handle whether to obey these expectations? What kind of loyalty is there in the student 's life? Because of these loyalties, did they feel that they are inconsistent?

The concept of glory is common throughout Iliad and Antigon. Both articles show that honor is the foundation of society and family, so it is important for Greek heroes. Homer and Sophocles clearly show that honors guide people's behavior and reactions and determine the destiny of themselves and others. Both authors emphasize the importance of proper burial as it is the honor of the dead and a strong manifestation of the deceased's family. From Iliad and Antigon, you can see that the goal of each Greek hero is to gain eternal honor. Because, even after his death, he can make noise in society. .

Perhaps the most important theme of "Iriad" is honor. Honor in battle is a precious sign and quality that all men of ancient Greece expect. Honor makes it possible for ancient Greek soldiers to live as a dead legend, a god-like name. To most ancient Greeks, getting honored to death is preferable to living. Here you can learn the importance of honor to Achilles. In this article, when I thought about whether Achilles should go home or stay in Agamemnon, I noticed my mother's words. Achilles chooses to live forever until death and does not choose to live unexpectedly at home. In fact, Achilles rewarded the death of Patroclus, but because he knew that by doing so he ended his fate and died before returning to the country.