In his two most famous books, The Iliad and The Odyssey, those principles are seen in situations and characters. ... The Iliad is the story of a short event that happened during the ninth year of a so-called ten-year war. ... He composed the Odyssey and the Iliad in long lines of six beats each called Dactylic Hexameter, which the ancients thought suited the formality of epic poetry. ... In the Iliad when he mentions Achilleus it is complemented by the phrase "of the swift feet". ...

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Homer's Iliad is laden with messages and ideals that people of ancient Greece once valued and to some extent we still value today. ... The main themes of the Iliad are heroes" code of conduct, honor and rage, hospitality/community, greed and power, the definition of a hero, and social systems between Greeks and Trojans. ... The Iliad begins with Achilles" selfish and childish acts of rage. ... He actually considered for a brief moment living a long and dull life rather than a short and glorious one. Books 23 and 24 of the Iliad show how Achilles becomes human again by ...

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What was Odysseus's primary motive in the Odyssey? His primary motive was to come home to his wife, Penelope, and to his home in Ithaka. It was the reason he battled hardship after hardship, his heart always turned towards his home and his wife. Some people make the claim that he had a "restless spi...

• Word Count: 2055
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• Grade Level: High School