Monthly Archives: October 2015

The Muslim faith prescribes 5 articles of faith, or “pillars” of Islam: 1) daily prayer, 2) charity, 3) fasting, 4) pilgrimage, and 5) profession of faith. Where do you find examples of or injunctions to these acts in the selections … Continue reading →

The Norton editors describe the Gospels as, perhaps “the single most influential text of world literature.” How many images, motifs, characters, sayings, etc. from the readings do you recognize from other texts or from everyday speech? How would you define … Continue reading →

Achilles had a very interesting grieving process from the moment he heard of Patroclus’ death. The author describes a “mist of black grief” that engulfs Achilles. Describing the grief as a mist gives the reader an image of pure sadness … Continue reading →

In several places, Patroclus is addressed directly, in the 2nd person, by the speaker of the epic (XVI.615; XVI.721; XVI.826). Why does Homer do this and what effect does this have on the narrative? Compare Achilles’s reaction to the death … Continue reading →

In Book One of the epic The Iliad by Homer, one element that is present is the element of honor. The plague introduced in the beginning of the epic is the result of Agamemnon dishonoring a priest of Apollo. “‘The … Continue reading →

Love In BOOK VI, Hector return to Troy, his wife Andromache came running up to meet him. “Hector, you are my father, you are my mother You are my brother and my blossoming husband. But show some pity and stay … Continue reading →

As we read Illiad, we can find a lot of conflicts between characters. There are conflicts between humans, conflicts between human and god and conflict between gods. Also, in most of conflicts in this story, it is quite easy to … Continue reading →

“And seven sons were born to him, and three daughters. And his flocks came to seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels and five hundred yokes of cattle and five hundred she-asses and a great abundance of slaves.” One of … Continue reading →

  Book IX of Iliad began with Agamemnon and the rest of the Achaeans drown in the deep fear of Trojan Army’s further attack. As an effort to prevent Trojans to burn down Greek’s ships, Agamemnon sent Nestor and Phoenix … Continue reading →