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Consisting of 15,693 lines of verse, the Iliad has been hailed as the greatest epic of Western civilization. Although we know little about the time period when it was composed and still less about the epic's composer, the Iliad's influence on subsequent generations of poets and writers is…

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why do Hector's mother and father plead with him to come inside the gates of Troy?
Posted by jade a #269579
Last updated by: Aslan on Sep 21, 2012 11:19 PM
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help me compare the behavior of Achilles to the behavior of Agamemnon?
Posted by johnnie g #262697
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Aug 17, 2012 8:19 PM
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How are Achilles and Hector contrasting heros?
Posted by tina c #240333
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 30, 2012 12:35 AM
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Are Achilles actions just or unjust? Why?
Posted by elizabeth g #236727
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 14, 2012 6:32 AM
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Who learns the least in the book and who learns the most
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 02, 2012 4:45 AM
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What ways are the gods similar to human beings
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 01, 2012 7:50 PM
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What is the significance of death in the Iliad
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 29, 2012 6:50 PM
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In what ways do the poems characters exhibit or manifest courage?
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 29, 2012 6:48 PM
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Posted by jill d #170087
Last updated by: brian m #233747 on Feb 29, 2012 6:33 PM
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Who is the wisest Greek and wisest Trojan? Who is the most foolish Greek and Trojan? Which character learns the most in the poem? Which character learns the most?
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 29, 2012 6:19 PM
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In what ways are the Olympian gods similar to human beings? What ways are they different from the mortals who worship them? Describe 3 different ways in which the poems mortal characters depend upon the gods. Finally in what ways do the Olympians depend u
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: brian m #233747 on Feb 29, 2012 6:02 PM
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In what ways are the olypian gods similar to human beings? What way are they different from the mortals who worship them? Describe 3 different ways in which the poems mortal characters depend upon the gods.finally, in what ways do the olympians depend upo
Posted by brian m #233747
Last updated by: brian m #233747 on Feb 29, 2012 5:59 PM
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in book five of the iliad what where the conflicts between gods
Posted by kyle d #232065
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Feb 22, 2012 7:41 PM
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In his oath Agamemnon, achilleus forshadows what events?
Posted by jenece m #229329
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 08, 2012 11:41 AM
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what was hector thinking about?
Posted by saskia i #190899
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Jan 20, 2012 11:33 PM
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What are some leadership qualities of King Priam? What actions did he take in the Trojan War?
Posted by conner b #223065
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 04, 2012 7:50 PM
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Describe the "enemy" of the war in the Iliad.
Posted by aaron w #149839
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 31, 2011 5:27 PM
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I have two questions about the Trojan War.
Posted by gigi l #221687
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 23, 2011 8:43 PM
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what was revealed about King Priam when he admonished his son hector?
Posted by saskia i #190899
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Dec 12, 2011 6:49 AM
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Outline Homer's view of leadership in the iliad??
Posted by sebastian s #217521
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Dec 04, 2011 8:12 PM
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whose advice do the achaians seek to stop bloodshed?
Posted by vince o #201463
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 20, 2011 7:25 PM
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how does the story start and what issues appear?
Posted by karla l #213695
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Nov 16, 2011 11:29 AM
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why does hera send athena down to achilles?
Posted by loryn n #212933
Last updated by: Roskolnikov on Nov 14, 2011 11:48 PM
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why are agamemnon and achilles fighting?
Posted by nezar h #213137
Last updated by: Aslan on Nov 14, 2011 2:57 PM
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What Are Some Weaknesses Of Achilles From The Story Iliad, Book 1 ?
Posted by khloe j #204941
Last updated by: Aslan on Oct 09, 2011 1:13 PM
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