From the day he was born, Achilles was shown of high status. ... From then on, Achilles was to be known one of great physical strength. ... So the status of Achilles was shown before he was even born. ... Even though Achilles is supposed to be physically strongest, Agamemnon claimed to be the stronger one out of the two asserting that no one would dare go against him, not even Achilles. ... After being chased around the city a couple times, Hector is defeated by Achilles. ...

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Odysseus and Achilles In Homer's epic poems "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey", Achilles and Odysseus are two characters that greatly encompass the human nature idealized by ancient Greeks. ... Being half-God, the son of immortal Thetis, Achilles" physical power is inherent. ... Achilles" speed is also admired, for it gains him victory in battle. ... Indeed, men do note both Odysseus" and the mighty Achilles" physical prowess. ... Achilles is very rational: he thinks before acting. ...

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However, when looking in detail at both men, Odysseus and Achilles, Achilles has much more in common with Socrates than one would expect. Achilles was the most gifted Achaean to grace the battlefield. ... The Iliad paints the picture of Achilles, a self-centered, yet honorable man. ... After an argument with Agamemnon, Achilles withdraws from the Trojan War. ... After deciding to enter the war, Achilles effectively manages to beat death by entering the battle not being afraid, the very attribute that Socrates shares with Achilles. ...

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Achilles begrudgingly complies, but feels shamed by the action. ... The gods immediately come to the aid of Achilles. ... Thetis goes to the fire god, who agrees to make new armor for Achilles. ... He knows that the plan will work to restrain Achilles. ... He challenges Achilles by throwing a spear at him, which Athena diverts. ...

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Even Patroclus, suited in Achilles armor, does not phase Hector, but rather intrigues Hector and causes him to stay and fight with the one whom he thought was Achilles. ... Hector steals Achilles' armor off of Patroclus' dead body and almost acts as if he has killed the great Achilles himself to earn the armor, rather than just Patroclus. ... Regardless, once Hector has calmed down a bit, he realizes that he really is no match for Achilles. ... Later in the Iliad, Hector has another lapse in courage when he meets Achilles right outside the gates of Troy. Hector does not stand up and ...

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In Homer's the Iliad, Achilles struck back against Hector because Hector killed his friend, Patroclus. Achilles could be described as irrational after Patroclus was killed. ... Achilles did not want his body to go back to the Trojans or his family, but Achilles ended up taking pity on Hector's father and gives the body back. ... Achilles represents the U.S., Patroclus symbolizes the attack on America, and Hector is Iraq. ... This suggests that Achilles lost his reasoning in the moment and was too rash in his decision-making. ...

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In the Iliad, this element consists of the visit of Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax to Achilles" camp to persuade him to return to the battle waged against the Trojans. ... Homer narrates their arrival by describing the camp huts surrounded by the ships and Achilles consoling himself as he played a harp he had taken as a spoil of a previous battle (Iliad, IX, 223-25). ... The element of exchange of information in Book IX of the Iliad is quite lengthy because it contains six long speeches: three arguments by Ajax, Odysseus, and Phoenix, which are each rebutted by Achilles. These arguments are f...

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Every country has there own Superman, there own Odysseus, there own Achilles, and maybe even there own Bork. ... The comparison of Odysseus and Paul or Achilles and Paul is quite absurd. For when it comes to Odysseus and Achilles they get a lot of help from gods and have a lot of connections. ... Odysseus and Achilles both went through big wars but Odysseus and Achilles were both experienced and ready for battle, Paul on the other hand was not. ...

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One may believe that there is only one hero in the Iliad, Achilles. ... He helps mediate between Agamemnon and Achilles during their quarrel and often prevents them and other warriors from making rash decisions. In Book IX, Odysseus" eloquence reminds Achilles of his duty: What you must do is to keep a check on that proud spirit of yours; for a kind heart is a better thing than pride. ... The fact that Odysseus was sent to speak to Achilles shows that the Achaeans feel his abilities as a speaker and leader are as important as strength. ... He also distinguishes himself by valour and w...

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The first song talks about the beginning of the Trojan war and his quarrel with Achilles, which made Odysseus cry, but he was able to hide it. ... This theory could support the emphasis of Achilles on the burial rites and games for Patroklos, where he symbolically held his own funeral. ... What Achilles loved most was his pride, then Patroklos, and once this love was robbed from him, he was able to feel pain so intense it began his re-humanization process. ... The trend continues in Homer's work, as Achilles empathized with Priam, and Odysseus with Andromache. ...

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Chapter five goes to explain why the war went on for as long as it did and the reason was Achilles and the side-wars. ... Chapter ten goes over the Achilles death and all that led to it and after it. Achilles kills Hector and according to Strauss is the point when Hector was no longer selfish and was a brave hero that died for his home. After this Achilles kills Penthesilea. ...

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Furthermore, Achilles, a great warrior, points out that the afterlife is not the positive location of a better existence. ... Achilles is pointing out that although he had died an honorable death in battle, he is not satisfied with where he has ended up, stating that he would "rather slave on earth for another man" than be the ruler of the underworld. ...

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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...

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Throughout the first five books of the Odyssey we hear little of Odysseus the hero of the poem, instead we focus of his son Telemachus and his journey to seek information of his father. This journey initiated by Athena is to spark Telemachus" growth into a mature man. But I shall make my way to Ithaca, so that I may stir up his son a little, and put some confidence in him Book I:81-95 This journey takes Telemachus to Pylos and Sparta where Nestor and Menelaus teach Telemachus how to act as a mature man, including learning how act around elders, how to construct appropriate spe...

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