The Iliad, one of Homer’s Epics, was written about a ten year war between the city of Troy and the Greek city-states. This great poem, still somewhat prevalent today in modern society, is the tale of the Trojan War. Recently the epic was recreated into a two hour film loaded with historical inaccuracies, although in some instances, does follow the Iliad fairly well. Some of the mistakes made by Hollywood are minor details, such as when the Trojans brought the gigantic wooden horse into the city of Troy. In the Iliad, gates had to be dismantled, which wasn’t shown in the movie, instead the horse was simply brought into the city. None the less, inaccuracies greatly outweighed any real historical relevance in the Iliad. Examples are the actual length of the war. In history, it lasted ten years, in the motion picture, a mere 17 days. Another example is that in the Epic, Achilles was actually dead before the Trojan Horse infiltrated the city. In the movie Troy and the Iliad, there are many instances where reality and Hollywood clash, such as the character backgrounds, geography and the actual war. A large part of the historical Trojan War rested with the geographical layout of the city of Troy. In the movie, surrounding Troy are walls, forty to fifty feet tall. In the film, Priam, King of Troy, while
There was a river in front of Troy on the plains of the battle field. Although it may seem like a minor detail yet again left out by Hollywood, it actually played quite a large role in the Iliad. Having a river in any situation makes all the difference. If the river was included in the movie, everything from the battles to the invasion of Troy to the basic day to day duties of the characters in the film would be changed. The exclusion of the river in the movie is a big chunk of reality that was harshly excluded by
...iece together circumstantial evidence relating to the Iliad, such as the layers of Troy, the citadel of Mycenae and the shaft graves revealing numerous clues into what the Mycenaean civilisation was like. Mycenaean pottery found in Troy gives evidence to the importance of late Bronze Age trade and the wealth, inevitably leading to the Achaeans sacking Troy. The Hittite archives give outstanding evidence to this proving that the Mycenaean’s really did fight at Troy, although instead of it being a ten year time span, it was over hundreds. Therefore Homers legend seems to have been based on a real conflict between two super powers of the late Bronze Age. These conflicts were distilled into a tradition of a single war lasting around 10 years . It seemed the war occurred because Troy was a wealthy city with a strategic location and both super powers wanted to control it.
In the case of the Argonautika the book illuminated every step of the journey that the Argonauts took but in the movie there were major parts left out and the story line was skewed severely. If you compare the Odyssey, the book and the Odyssey the movie, the movie was much closer to the book, yes there might have been things left out or changed for the purpose of making the movie easer to view, but there weren’t large chunks left out or changed severely. For instance, in the movie Jason and the Argonauts, the voyage home was left out completely. They got the fleece and got in their boat and in a few moments were back home. This was not an accurate account of the trials of the Argonauts. The Argonauts had many hard ships getting back home because they could not go the same way they had come, because the Clashing Rocks were now to forever stay together never to reopen once a ship successfully passed through them, as did the Argo. Also the Argonauts had the Kolchians following them wanting to get Medeia and the Golden Fleece
The Iliad is an epic written by Homer around 750 BC. It tells the story of the struggles of the 10th year of the Trojan War. Hector, prince of Troy, is one of the main characters in this book and was killed by Achilles. The hero of The Iliad is Hector because although he isn't the most courageous soldier, his respect for others and dedication in battle makes him the hero of The Iliad.
Perhaps a more suitable question would be “Has archaeology proved the historicity of the Iliad?”, or even “Did the version of events Heroditus describes have any foundation in truth?”. If the existence of Troy itself is uncertain, then the historicity of the war can only be more so. Bibliography Ancient Sources:.. Homer, the Aeneid, translated by Samuel Butler, taken from www.patroclos.de. Homer, the Aeneid, translated by T.E. Lawrence (Wordsworth, 1995).
The Iliad by Homer is an epic poem separated in different books or chapters that shows a fictionalized account of the Trojan War. Book 6: Hector Returns to Troy is the specific portion of the poem that is being covered in this essay. Hector from the Iliad shows a very clear aspect of his personality, a strong sense of loyalty and tenderness for his loved ones and also his people by being on the front lines during the war and showing his people he is willing to fight with them and essentially sacrificing himself for his family. Hector even knows his forgiveness towards his brother, Paris even though Paris is the main reason the Trojan War is in existence.
The Iliad is a reliable source of information about the city of Troy in the late Bronze Age. This is because it presents the evidence from two very different fields: archaeology and linguistics/philology. Though there is the idea that details in the Iliad reflect society, as it was long before the eighth century B.C. Then on the other hand the Iliad isn’t entirely a reliable source. Homer wasn’t writing to accurately recount history, but instead his objective was to entertain the people with epic poetry. Homer was so far disconnected from the events that took, so where did he get his information? Homer most likely collected his information from generations before him, stories told from generation to generation. The pr...
...side of Troy’s gates. Of course, Hector losing his nerve and running around Troy before facing Achilles for his fatal duel would have been quite entertaining to see in the movie also. As mentioned before, Hector was portrayed as somewhat of a hero, and if this aspect of the fight was shown, Achilles would have been glorified even more and shown as more of the hero that he was in the Iliad. Most of these things were probably changed in the making of the movie to create a happier, more finalized and simpler storyline.
Homer, Iliad is the narration of the Trojan war. The Trojan war was one of the most important and significant wars of Greek mythology, Homer described how the war was triggered by the abduction of the most beautiful women known as Helen. This paper will argue how the traditional view of this poem is accurate because it indeed was Helens beauty and her selfishness that sparked the Trojan war. Although Helen was not happy about the outcomes of her mistakes. This paper will present how Helen faced many forms of self judgment, how she created many relationships with significant characters, such as Paris, Priam and Aphrodite. Homers portrayal of this significant women was remarkable as we were able to feel her pain and anguish, the readers were
However, in his description Homer also mentioned the names of eight particular rivers that ran from the Aegean sea to the shore of the city. “All the rivers which flow down from Ida, to the seas,Rhesos and Hepta Poros, Cyprus and Rhodes, Genericos and Aisopos, Scamander and Simois, where shield and helmets had fallen in heaps and the bodies of brave men-all these rivers they led upon it, turning their streams together… torrents of rain fell unceasing that the sea might sooner swallow it up “. (Iliad, Book XII)It appears that as time progresses, the equipment used to collect data to help solve the Mystery of Troy is getting more sophisticated; therefore, more precise details are being compiled about the city of Troy. As a matter of fact, Thomas Neil who is one of many geologists that have stated “The reality of Homer’s description of place, event and topography correlated with geologic investigation helps show that the ‘Iliad’ is not just a legend but regularly consistent with paleogeographic reconstruction” (Thomas, Neil, March 3, 2003. Geology corresponds with Homer’s description of Ancient Troy). Also, the Scamander River and the Semois River were mentioned multiple times in the Iliad. (Book XIII, Book V and XII). These rivers were important in linking the coastline of Troy to its location in Hisarlik,
The Iliad is not a story about the Trojan War at all, the war is just to set the stage for Homer to bring together the swift footed Achilles and Hector, the Prince of Troy, so they can be compared. The Iliad starts with how Achilles is dishonored by Agamemnon and withdraws from the war and ends with his return to the fight and eventually falling at the end. Hector is brought into the story and displays through his character what a real hero should be like.
...tling over Helen, Zeus sending the dream to Agamemnon, and Thetis convincing Zeus in the aid of the Trojans. We can see how the Gods affected the plot of the Iliad. If we were to eliminate them, the movie Troy makes more sense. In the movie, since Zeus did not send a dream to Agamemnon he had no real reason to attack Troy. But because Aphrodite was not there to save Paris from his death in the duel with Menelaus, Hector had to save him and death of Menelaus was the perfect motive for Agamemnon to take Troy. The addition of these changes was beneficial to the movie, if one is looking at it from the standpoint of a businessman. These changes allowed the audience to feel more emotion towards the characters, thus allowing them to “bond” with them. In the end of the Iliad, most of the characters die, and as we all know, that is the worst way to end a Blockbuster movie.
Films have always been used to bring out various cultural artifacts and traditions. Through film, it would be easier for one to point out the culture in which one or the main character belongs to. The Iliad and Troy remains to be amongst the most renowned literal and film pieces that have been read, viewed and appreciated throughout history. Just as is the film Troy, which is based on the epic, The Iliad, Gladiator is a 2000 British–American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott. The Gladiator features the character of Crowe, a fictional character, who is very loyal to Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius. Crowe is betrayed when Commodus, a very ambitious son to the then the emperor Marcus Aurelius takes over power after killing his father.
One of the most noticeable differences between the book and the movie is the absence of the Gods. In Homer's Iliad, the Gods played a major part in the Trojan War. Though the viewers are made aware that the characters believe in the Gods, the only God we see in the movie is Thetis, Achilles' mother. The omission of the Gods from the movie may give the audience a chance to view the characters more believable, however by omitting the Gods, the viewer did not get the full history of the characters.
The Iliad is a classic epic poem written by Homer about the Trojan War and the rage of an Achaean warrior, Achilles. The book introduces the reader to the war and the personal battle between Achilles and King Agamemnon; because of this argument between these two major characters, Homer introduces the role of the gods when Achilles asks his mother, Thetis, to go to Zeus and beg for his interference on Achilles’ behalf. The major role the gods play in the Iliad is their interference in the Trojan War as immortal versus immortal and mortal versus immortal.
The Iliad is still a relevant piece of literature because the themes of the Iliad can still be applied to our current lives, therefore readers can learn valuable lessons from the choices or mistakes of the characters. Much of the the Iliad involves Trojans and Greeks fighting a war over a dispute that originated between Paris and Menelaus. For most of the fighters, the dispute was impersonal, however they fought because they had previously sworn an oath to go into battle for their leaders, if war should happen. This is relevant to today’s time because when conflicts between nations occur people are called to fight a war for their country out of loyalty, although the conflicts do not personally involve them. The Iliad exemplifies how deep loyalty