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The Iliad Miss Johnson

The Iliad Epic poem Oral tradition Written 760-710 B.C. Post Dark Ages *One of the oldest stories in Western literature Tells the story of the siege of the city Troy (Ilium) In media res

Traditionally written by Homer Authorship Traditionally written by Homer Probably written by many men sometime between 900 and 700 B.C. Homer Blind poet Lived somewhere in Asia Minor (near Troy)

Oral Poetry Epic Greek epos “saying, line of poetry” Meter is dactylic hexameter (one long + one long or two short syllables per meter) Six metrical feet Oral poetry is formulaic because it makes memorization easier

Who is the fairest woman? Aphrodite, Hera, or Athena? Judgement of Paris Who is the fairest woman? Aphrodite, Hera, or Athena? Athena offered wisdom and skill in war Aphrodite offered the world’s most beautiful woman as wife Hera offered to make him king of Europe and Asia

The Beauty That Launched A Thousand Ships

Epic Poetry Lengthy narrative poem The hero Serious subject Medias Res: beginning a story by plunging into the middle of the action Latin In Medias Res “in the midst of things” Writing style of lofty elevated Invocation of the muse The hero Is of national or even cosmic importance Embodies the values of the civilization Encounters gods and monsters Shows great valor during heroic deeds or events; superhuman courage Trip to the underworld Often significant to a culture or nation

Rage: Sing; Goddess, Achilles’ rage, Black and murderous, that cost the Greeks Incalculable pain, pitched countless souls Of heroes into Hades’ dark, And left their bodies to rot as feasts For dogs and birds, as Zeus’ will was done. Begin with the clash between Agamemnon— The Greek warlord— and godlike Achilles The Invocation

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