The Construction Of The Mythical Troy In Homer's Iliad

The movie Troy was an accurate representation of the Ancient Greek culture in the sense that it accurately portrayed many of the major ideals that the people lived by. Some of these characteristics were their belief in many Gods, their portrayal of women, their respect to their King, and the setting of which the movie was played. The Ancient Greek people were people of honor, who paid a great deal of respect to their king and worshiped the gods. They also had a great amount of respect for their women, and treated them as such. These are all recurring themes in the movie Troy.

The true history of Troy has been shrouded in mystery and has, to a certain extent, been lost. In the middle of the 18th century, the site of Ilios was the most sought after archaeological mystery. In the years between Achilles and Hector and modern time, the location of Troy had been lost. Only echoes of the ancient city remained in texts found elsewhere in the Anatolian peninsula and mainland Greece, and even though Homer’s epic poems ignited the passion to find Troy, they did little to reveal the exact location of his famous city. The one who found Troy would once and for all answer the Homeric Question: were the Iliad and Odyssey based on historical fact?

The Trojan War; one of the most glorious wars ever fought. Despite the deep connections between the themes of honour and death, Homer inserts comic reliefs throughout the poem in order to mock the stupidity of the war and the grudges that were created between two nations because of a woman. In The Iliad, Homer illustrates the irrelevence of the Trojan War through the chorus’s narrations, characters’ foolish decisions, and obsession with honour.

This is an important event in Greek mythology and has been recounted most prominently through Homer's Iliad which recounts the siege. The first excavations at the site were conducted in 1870 by Heinrich Schliemann. Heinrich Schliemann was a young businessman and a pioneer in the field of archaeology. Around his 40’s he retired to pursue his dream of finding the site. Prior to Schliemann’s excavation most scholars considered the site to be a mythological place. There was much scholarly debate as to whether the site actually existed, however it is almost universally accepted that the excavations have revealed the city of Troy. Due to Schliemann’s determination to uncover the site he has enabled modern civilisation to gain a understanding into European civilisation in its early years of development. Because of his finds he has been given the title ‘Father of Mediterranean Archaeology’. Schliemann collapsed into a coma on Christmas Day in 1890 with the cause being ‘Cholesteatoma’ and died the next day. Heinrich Schliemann located the city of Troy by following the geographical clues in the 'Iliad' and started excavating a hill called Hisarlick in Anatolia on the coast of North West Turkey. The

People in ancient Greece, although the fear of the gods, they are more love life, cherish own life, their heart is filled with the affirmation of the self. “The ancient Greeks believe in fate, but they never negatively to succumb to fate. Greek myth of the Trojan war is human mix with Gods, Zeus decided the fate of the war, every big war god omen, seems to be the fate of the success and failure is inevitable, but the hero still depend on own strength to gain victory. They also dare to god only on and support each other, win, establish feats, heroes never lost will to fight for each other is god only, they even beat god head, fled back to Mount Olympus to

The Iliad influenced Troy because has remade the Iliad in a film but making it a lot more even sided. What I mean by this is Homer made it look like the Greeks were warriors and the Trojans cowards, Peterson made it look as it was even sided, but without some aspects of the Iliad Peterson could not have made his movie. Take the Gods, for example, Peterson barely mentions the Gods but the Iliad is all about the Gods so Peterson had to mention the Gods he uses Apollo for the Trojans because King Priam praises Apollo for curing his son Hektor. So yes the Iliad had a big influence on the film Troy.

Homer’s Iliad is a wealth of contradiction and manipulation. The epic tale serves as a lesson in human nature and desire. It follows the journey of those involved in the Trojan War. Homer paints the arrogance and humility of man and God in the same manner. This concept is best illustrated through the many speeches found in the epic poem. Time and again, the cast of characters drive home their own desires and beliefs. Each individual is imploring their compatriots and enemies toward their desired goals which become evident in their choice of words.

Due to the geographical location of Troy, the cities distances from major land routes and ports proved Troy to be a major contender

Between two similar workings like a story and a movie, there are going to be similarities and differences that are going to set both pieces apart. The movie Troy and the poem Iliad are a great example of this, both of these have similarities connecting them and differences that are unique.

In Homer’s the Iliad there are two types of culture which are shame and honor. The Greeks rank great significance on personal honor. Why is that? The reason being is that to them honor means the ability to fight and be triumphant on the battle field. There are many ways honor is obtained to the Greeks, another way to prove your honor is to reveal athletic abilities. Meanwhile, the shame culture has a different concept to the Greeks. Shame meant to have good morals towards others and it is a more logical way of living. In the ancient Greek era a majority of people were associated with the honor culture compare to the shame culture. The honor culture was more praised back then and the reason being is that everyone wanted to feel in control and powerful in a certain way. Homer believes that one culture is better than the other and the reason being is that Homer thinks that honor drives anger, anger drives war, which will revitalize the cycle back to greater honor. The meaning of shame and honor to the ancient Greeks is completely different in today’s society. I will be discussing the difference between shame and honor and the Greeks warriors that belong in those categories.

Troy (or Ilium), situated on the west coast of modern day Turkey, was a city-kingdom with, at the time of the events described in the Iliad (an epic poem attributed to Homer), Priam as its king.

The son of Laertes is neither weak nor a poor fighter, but he is certainly not Achilles who blows through waves of Trojans in a flood of fury. Rather, Odysseus is a witty hero, contrasting to the powerful, hardheaded fighters that generally appear in The Iliad. His purpose in The Iliad is to demonstrate, through tact and strategic ability, that strength and brawn isn’t all that compose a hero.

Many literary characters experience some sort of change in their story that changes the trajectory of their motives and development. In Homer’s epic poem The Iliad, there is a humongous amount of conflict due to the Trojan War, but the characters surrounding it make the story appealing. One of the most captivating characters of his piece, however, is the demigod warrior Achilles. Even when he is missing in action throughout the middle of the epic, he is still one of the most interesting characters in the piece due to his character background and development throughout the story. Homer does this in such a way so the reader/listener can sympathize with him and the Greek army, even when he is committing horrible acts of violence. Clearly, Homer’s The Iliad is actually a response to the violent world surrounding Achilles, due to how he and his loved ones are ultimately affected by it and his sad but necessary response.

Homer 's poem The Iliad is a prime example of your protagonist and antagonist going against each other, With one main character Achilles fueled by his all consuming wrath and need for vengeance, and the other main character Hektor fueled by his obligation and desire to guard his city and protect his family. Homer 's Iliad has been open to several different interpretations and different versions have circulated even in Greek art. The Harvard Collection has a vase in it that tells a similar but very different version of Achilles tale.

In Homer’s The Iliad, women can often be overshadowed by the strong male warriors that dominate the epic poem. However, many women in The Iliad are central to the plot; without these women the poem would have a drastically different story. The influence of women in The Iliad varies from woman to woman, usually having some effect on the plot, but the extent of their involvement is typically dependent on their status in society. However, even when a woman is in a position of great power, she is still expected to bow to the will of others.