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. In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in Homer. I will also answer the following questions:.
• Do men make themselves by fighting with one another?.
• How do women figure into these fights between men?.
• Do men compete with one another by using women?.
• And what kinds of power do women have in relationships between men?.
Homer describes heroic masculinity by the willingness of men to fight in the war. According to Homer, you are considered a coward if you do not fight, yet you are considered honorable if you do fight in the war. In The Iliad, Paris is not considered the best of men because he is lowering himself because of the war. The reasoning of the war is because Paris was bribed by Aphrodite, who wanted to be the most .
beautiful woman in the war, and promised Paris that he could have Menelaus" wife Helen. Because Paris gave Aphrodite her wish, she gave him Helen. Paris is a coward because he isn't fighting in the war that is considered to be his fault. Instead he is spending time with Helen. How can a soldier be heroic if he isn't willing to fight for what he wants?.
Throughout the entire poem, Homer endorses that war makes men. Yet only "warriors" such as Achilles and Agamemnon are the heroic men. It seems that soldiers are only heroic if they were predestined to become great warriors.
Many wonder if men make themselves by fighting with other men. In many ways it seems that you are only a man by killing other men. Once they enter the war and fight and kill other soldiers, it makes them have masculine honor. In some cases I feel that .
isn't true. In The Iliad two soldiers, Glaukos and Diomedes, have masculine honor between one another.
In this paper I will discuss the heroic masculinity in Homer. ... Yet only "warriors" such as Achilles and Agamemnon are the heroic men. It seems that soldiers are only heroic if they were predestined to become great warriors. ... They are both great warriors. ... The goddesses have a part in deciding which warriors live or die. ...
The writings that evolved from this time period usually involved many heroic and warrior like bases with some kind of underlying religious theme. ... In these poems, Beowulf and the Cross are portrayed as loyal and heroic, and Jesus and Beowulf as a warrior and a savior. ... The Cross from the Dream of the Rood also had many heroic qualities. ... It is clear that Beowulf and The Dream of the Rood are similar in that they both have charters with loyal and heroic qualities. ... In Beowulf, Beowulf is depicted as a warrior. ...
The 13th Warrior Vs. ... The warriors of "The 13th Warrior" and Beowulf, clearly, had incongruous reasons for fighting the bear men. ... Beowulf was supercilious unlike the men in "The 13th Warrior." Ahmed and his comrades were not offered money or any reward; they did not, necessarily, want to be remembered for their heroic deeds at Herot; they just wanted to help save the villagers. ... The Anglo-Saxon code relates to many characters in Beowulf and "The 13th Warrior." ...
Hrothgar also embodies the heroic code by being the protector of his land. Hrothgar warriors give him such great titles as: "Lord of the mighty Danes,"" "protector of warriors," and "Guardian of the Scyldings"" (p.35-36). ... This heroic trait is important, because he puts no fear into his warriors so therefore he receives those great titles. ... Hrothgar doesn't boast of the victory but he gives thanks to God, for finding a young warrior, (Beowulf), to kill Grendel. ... To conclude the heroic code is a person who has accomplished great deeds. ...
Roland and Achilles are fierce warriors. ... Achilles was the one person who killed the Trojan's greatest and bravest warrior, Hector. ... Roland also carries Durendal; only a great warrior may carry this sacred sword. ... Achilles and Roland have both lived heroic lives, but Achilles was a better person because he had more compassion. ... This is what has come to be; Roland is not as compassionate but just as heroic as Achilles is. ...
This heroic adventure tells the tale of Beowulf, a powerful and brave knight, whose fame is known throughout the land. ... "And then when Beowulf needed him most, Wiglaf showed his courage, his strength, and skill, and the boldness he was born with." (2694-2696) The heroic code's system of loyalties is valued greatly but there is no attempt to disguise the fact that it is motivated by the need to receive the support of warrior's followers. ... Because this warrior society so highly values its heroic code, it highly esteems those who conform to the code's principles. ... O...
Heroic Process Essay In order to accomplish something, there are always steps to take and the process in which the steps occur. ... There are six archetypes in the process of heroic journey. ... Altruist comes in after the Warrior. ... It is not for self benefit as it was during the Warrior stage. ... During the Magician stage of the journey of the heroic process, the Magician wants to change and to transform. ...
A Brief Analysis of a Heroic Poem "The Iliad- At first thought of reading the epic poem seems like its main theme is ultimately the totality and gruesomeness of war. ... However this ultimate wreckage and emotion of the actual fighting and Trojan War is not the main point of this heroic tale. ... Achilles shows the greatest military skill of any of the Achaean ranks and has the greatest fighting ability of all of the warriors, Trojan or Achaean. ... This is a violent and highly principled society where only a real warrior would show courage in a battle. Achilles is a hero and an example ...
The warriors in battle seem to base their decisions on how much respect would be given unto them if they act in a particular way. ... This set of undefined rules is what Greek and Trojan warriors alike try to utilize when in battle. ... To Achilles, his brutal vengeance relates completely with his notion of the Heroic Code. ... This sort of action seems to be part of Achilles" Heroic Code. ... His Heroic Code seems to change in this scene and become more like Achilles. ...
