Q Discussion: Homer's Iliad & Odyssey--Heroic Qualities 3030 unread replies.3232 replies. Watch Video on: Themes in the Iliad (Links to an external site.) Read the abbreviated versions of the Iliad and the Odyssey and a background on Homer (links at bottom). Discussion Prompt: What heroic qualities did Homer emphasize through example (heroic) and contrast (not heroic) in characters such as: Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, Paris, and Odysseus. Of those mentioned above, rank each from most heroic to least heroic and why you think so?