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Discussion: Homer's Iliad & Odyssey--Heroic Qualities

Discussion: Homer's Iliad & Odyssey--Heroic Qualities

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?

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Homer demonstrates his own Homeric and heroic qualities in two of his famous epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, according to which the hero's honor was explicitly vital. This way of thought can make Homeric characters feel indestructible and untouchable by their foes, as well as pride in dying honorably. Achilles and Hector were the two great opponents in the Iliad who shared