The Iliad

"Iliad" is not about the Trojan horse war, the war lasted ten years, the central action of this poem was completed in just a few weeks. The cruel war destroyed men and women, hurt their bodies and minds, enslave them and kill them. This is Homer 's message. Because he focuses on hero, Achilles to show the anger of self and others. The moral journey of Achilles in Iliad confronted him with his own human nature and gave him a surprising, mostly non-generous generosity to his enemies.

Iliad is an early work (first written). The incident in Odyssey is also a direct consequence of the event that happened in Iliad The reader of Odyssey is believed to know the outline of Iliad's conspiracy and who the hero is. Therefore, it is natural to read Iliad first. I can not argue which is more attractive to read, but it is much easier to read because the Odyssey has a more autonomous alternative (stage of navigation) and fewer letters. Iliad is darker to read (and bloodshed), and according to the nature of its contents, the imagination of the poet is less decorated. For children and young readers in particular, we recommend you read the Odyssey first. For example, the Greek public school system taught Odyssey in front of Iliad (they are currently in seventh grade, but Iliad was taught in the eighth grade when I attended school).

Odyssey is everything that Iliad does not have in many ways. In the place where Iliad was about the war, the Odyssey was back home. Iliad was resolutely restored for a few days (in a 10-year conflict) and in a narrow range of land (between Troy and Achaia's refugee camp), the scope of Odyssey has been the past decades (mainly Odysseus X) This year's change We know both of the unknown land. In the eyes of Odyssey is accompanied by various fantastic folklore elements with one eye monster, witch, and ungrateful dead. Basically, Achilles is known for its strength and strength, Odysseus is known for his endurance and intelligence.

§ 77. Mortality is the most important theme in ancient Greek heroic epics, Iliad and Odyssey are no exception. For Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" heroes, especially Achilles and Odysseus, the mortality rate is an urgent matter to be resolved. The state of human death and all its tests define the heroic life itself. The confidence that you will die someday makes you a human being, unlike animals that do not know the future - unlike immortal gods. All torture of human condition eventually led to the ultimate suffering of warrior hero's violent death in the fight. And I detailed all the terrible variants of Homer Iliad.