Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Epic similes in book 22 of the iliad by caroline treis on. This contains a book by book summary and analysis of. The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon in book 1 of homers iliad sets in motion a chain of events that will affect the tenth and. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. In book 24 of homers the iliad, priam of troy goes to the myrmidon camp and asks achilles for hectors body. Achilles is angered that apollo has prevented him from gaining more glory, and begins running toward the walls of troy. Achilles routs the trojans and splits their ranks, pursuing half of them into the river known to the gods as xanthus and to the mortals as. Structurally, this book has three early appeals to hektor, begging him to come inside the walls of troy, balanced late in the book by three laments for hektors death. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares. In this chapter, we see achilles mourn and honor patroclus by overseeing his friends funeral and proceeding funeral games. As all the troops of troy catch their breath within its walls, hector stands at the gates to withstand the coming raid. Hast thou in good sooth no care for thy toil regarding the trojans whom thou.
Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 22 of homers epic poem the iliad. Book xxii of a new complete english translation with hyperlinked index. In the iliad, book 22, in what way is hectors decision to. Then toward the town with might and main he ran, magnificent, like. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods. Joseph campbell condensed his understanding of story into a theory he called monomyth, also known as the heros journey or the. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. The iliad book xxii the great books quest day 22 duration. Well, the first place you could look is the enotes summary on homers iliad. The epic poem ends with the trojans burying hector. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 23 summary.
Homer, iliad book 22 theoi classical texts library. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In book viii, the achaian, teucer, hides behind the shield of aias and kills several trojans with his arrows. So he pondered as he abode, and nigh to him came achilles, the peer of enyalius, warrior of the waving helm, brandishing over his right shoulder the pelian ash.
Book xxii of a new complete english translation with hyper linked index. This lesson provides an overview of book 23 of homers the iliad. This contains a book by book summary and analysis of homers epic poem. In between occurs the fight between hektor and achilles. Achilles is angered that apollo has prevented him from gaining more glory, and begins running. This style of fighting is unusual in the iliad and seems almost dishonorable compared to. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Hector stands as the only trojan left outside troy, too ashamed to join the other trojans in their retreat becuase of his previous orders for them to camp outside eventhough priam besgs him to come inside. Achilles chases the man he believes to be agenor, but soon apollo reveals himself to achilles, taunting him for chasing a god. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
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