Classifying the main characters of The Iliad and The Odyssey as heroes may be a daunting task. ... Achilles is the hero of the Trojan War. He is more of a flashy super hero type unlike the other heroes mentioned. ... This behavior is not a trait of a true hero but of a warrior therefore Achilles is not a hero. ... After comparing heroes from the Iliad and the Odyssey we see that they all encompass some human flaws. ...

• Word Count: 602
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The episode that I decided to pick from The Odyssey as my example of tragedy is the story of Agamemnon's death at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus and his son Orestes avenging his death by killing his mother and Aegisthus. ... The reason why I chose this example or episode was because it has a premise that involves a tragic hero or protagonist as well as many deaths including the innocent. ... Although this is a short story that is only told verbally to Telemachus, it resonates powerfully to the overall theme of the poem, The Odyssey, about fate, betrayal and loyalty. .....

• Word Count: 1403
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. ... It goes back to the basic understanding that you are a hero by fighting, killing and winning in the war. ... At the heart of The Iliad is a celebration of heroes, men who rely on their own abilities to win battles and strive for the honor that result from victories. Although savage at times, Achilles is the great hero of the Achaeans, a man o...

• Word Count: 836
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Homer's great epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, tell different parts of a single epic cycle about Greek military expedition to the distant city of Troy, the war with the Trojans, and the return of the heroes to their cities and kingdoms. ... It goes back to the basic understanding that you are a hero by fighting, killing and winning in the war. ... At the heart of The Iliad is a celebration of heroes, men who rely on their own abilities to win battles and strive for the honor that result from victories. Although savage at times, Achilles is the great hero of the Achaeans, a man o...

• Word Count: 850
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The odyssey is the continuation of the Iliad in which the Trojan war took place. ... When the war was over and they had won Helen back, many of those brave warriors died and never went back home, Yet Odysseus didn't die but stayed there longer SECTION 1 - Starts off with the narrator bragging about Odysseus, the main character of the Odyssey "the man skill in all ways" - Odysseus is in the island of Ogygia, trapped by the goddess Calypso who is in love with him and doesn't let him go home. ... CHARACTERS Odysseus - The protagonist of the Odyssey. Odysseus fought among the ot...

• Word Count: 1452
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School