Women in the Iliad

A critical comment on the essay of women in the role of "Iliad" in "Iliad" is still being discussed. Among her articles "Heroic Girls in Greek Epic", Lefkowitz believes that if Iliad has no role for women, no story will happen (504). Lefkowitz pointed out that the opening of "Iliad" portrays the plague caused by Agrysmnon (504) robbing Clichy. Chryseis is the daughter of a pastor named Chryses. As Chryses wants his daughter to come back, he will offer a ransom to Agamemnon and try to bring him back to his daughter.

Homer's Iliad is a product of society in which men play a leading role. Throughout history, women are seen as playing a small role in society. The role of women in Iliad is very small, ambiguous in the main story of wars of Achilles and Trojans. The shadow imposed on Iliad's women often prevents readers from seeing their important role in this classic epic. - Importance of male relations in Homer Iliad The most important relationship between Homer Iliads is the friendship between Achilles and Patroclus. Other male relationships play a major role in the epic and can directly relate to the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus. Agamemnon and Menelaus, and brothers between Hector and Paris represent their loyalties. They fought throughout the war for their affection for each other

The role of women in Homer's story Homer's "Iliad" is undoubtedly focusing on the character of men: mainly Achilles, and Hector and Agamemnon. But the most important role in epic seems to be women. Homer uses the role of Tethys, Andromache and Helen as the basis for comparison with male characters. Homer wants to make it possible for the audience to see and understand the foolishness of his male character when he chooses peace war, good aggression, and respect for his family. The behavior of these characters clearly shows itself, but the contrasting attitude and behavior of female characters provides alternative options; by contrast, readers are hard to understand