The Illiad Presented By Jordan Beckley-Scherr
The Story The story takes place in the end of the last couple months of fighting during the T rojan War. Starts with a quarrel between two kings, Achilles and Agamemnon, over the daughter of a priest of Apollo; a spoil of war for Agamemnon Thus begins many meetings and conversations between men and Gods including Agamemnon’s dream invoked by Zeus
Continued Story Line Duel between Paris and Menelaos Paris’ defeat and rescue Battle between Archean and T rojans Battle ends to bury dead Archean wall is built Battle is renewed, God’s forbade to get involved
Beginning of the End Poseidon is first to secretly help in war Hera deceives Zeus Zeus recovers and puts Hera and Poseidon in check Patroclus dies by Hektor’s and Apollo’s hand wearing Achilles’ armor which was taken by Hektor Achilles receives new armor promised by Thetis and provided by Hephaestus (Britannica T . E., 2018) Achilles Pushes to T rojan gates and slays Hektor
The End Achilles in a blinding grief, drags Hektor’s body around Patroclus’ tomb God’s instruct Achilles to ransom the corpse Priam travels to Achilles tent at night and they break bread Priam returns to T roy in the morning cremates Hektor The Illiad ends
Why the Illiad? The Illiad tells many tales that are told across many cultures but are not often changed much. The tale of Achilles in the Illiad is one of pride, dignity, a warrior’s honor, and the all to real reality that even demigods and kings are part human, have flaws, and makes mistakes.
How The Story Is T old The Illiad has been told for hundreds of years via many different methods Orally Written Audiobooks Movies and TV
The Changes This Caused Oral story telling can cause a wide amount changes in a story Homer was the first to write these tales down around the 8th to 12th century BC (some believe they happened and were misinterpreted or recorded wrong, most believe they are tales of fiction) The writing of these tales mostly solidified them through history while occasionally shortened or retold Movies and TV is the real factor for change. Due to consumer standards and budgets only so much of the story can be told if expected to make money. Every conversation and detail cannot be relayed in a mere 2 to 3 hour production and still capture an audience.
Important Changes For T echnological Reasons (T roy Movie, 2004) The involvement of the Gods on the war Important Battles were not depicted Characters played lesser roles than Homer had told events leading to Hektor’s death were missing Many people and conversations were removed Story was added to or modified to be more “enjoyable” for the audience
Why The World Loves The Iliad In my opinion the Iliad is a romanticized beginning to an end of one of the greatest stories ever told. It displays so many emotions and ideologies that individuals and cultures alike can relate to It was a huge influence on a large part of western cultures
Resources Cited Forman, R. J. (2009, January). Iliad. Retrieved November 25, 2018, from http://web.a.ebscohost.com.oclc.fullsail.edu:81/ehost/detail/detail? vid=0&sid=5fc2b951-30e6-41a3- bdd5-460f2051d3a1@sessionmgr4010&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2 ZQ==#AN=103331MSW18659850000864&db=lkh Britannica T . E.(2018, February 18). Achilles. Retrieved November 25, 2018, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Achilles-Greek-mythology OUTLINE AND TIMELINE OF HOMER'S ILIAD. (n.d.). Retrieved November 25, 2018, from http://ucbclassics.dreamhosters.com/djm/ 10A_2011/IliadOutline.html
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