Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 11 of homers epic poem the iliad. Analysis book 11 begins with agamemnon s aristeia, or best work in the poem, a passage in which he dominates the fighting and cannot be opposed. Rodents do spread plague, so the association between a divine mouse function and delivering plague makes sense, even if the greeks werent completely aware of the connection. He dresses in his war clothing and surprises even the goddesses hera and athena. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. Zeus sends hate eris to rouse the greeks to battle. Pivotal is the story that patroklos hears from the old hero nestor. The following texts are the property of their respective authors and we thank them for giving us the opportunity to share for free to students, teachers and users of the web their texts will used only for illustrative educational and scientific purposes only. Chryses, priest of apollo, comes to the greek camp to ransom his daughter, chryseis, held captive by agamemnon. The fighting continues in the morning, and agamemnon leads a charge. Dawn rises from her bed and zeus sends the goddess of hate down to the greeks to stir up the battle.
The greek line breaks, and the trojans enter the greek camp. The outcome of achilles anger is the will of zeus, but it also killed a huge number of achaean soldiers. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Homer, iliad book 11 theoi classical texts library. The artistry of the homeric simile dartmouth college. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 24 summary. Paris wounds diomedes, and odysseus is almost taken prisoner. The traditional arming sequence is extended to focus on a detailed description of agamemnons arms and armor.
First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Homer still depicts his achaean heroes as unmatched fighters. A sampling of comments on iliad rhapsody 11 classical. This contains a book by book summary and analysis of homers epic. He is insulted and sent away, and apollo sends a plague on the greeks. Nestors cup mythology, legendary golden cup owned by the mythical hero nestor and described in book 11 of the iliad nestors cup mycenae, golden cup discovered in a shaft grave at mycenae, so named for its similarities to the cup described in the iliad nestors cup pithekoussai, clay cup discovered at pithekoussai, italy. At first, agamemnon is doing very well on the field, slaughtering many trojans and causing them to retreat. Im returning to the iliad after an interval of nearly 6 months real life, new born son, sleepless nights, busy job. In book xi, homer moves into the second of the great structural waves of the iliad books ixxviii where achilles is clearly in the wrong and agamemnon in the right.
Share flipboard email print achilles with patroclus. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes the iliad study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. It is no surprise then that the duel between the best of the achaeans and the best of the trojans that occupies the entirety of book xxii includes no. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In book xi, homer moves into the second of the great structural waves of the iliad books ixxviii where achilles is clearly. The story opens in the ninth year of war between troy and the achaeans, when a. Agamemnon is the hero of at least a part of the day. Homer begins by asking the muse to help him sing the story of the rage of achilles. Even though moments like this may seem repetitive and gross, they. Dawn rises the next day and strife goes to the achaeans. In book 11 of the iliad, zeus takes a break from his direct involvement in the battle between the greeks and the trojans. Check out our revolutionary side byside summary and analysis. My comments here on iliad 11 work around nestors story at i.
At this festival, the iliad was performed in relay fashion by many storytellers. Information on the first book of the iliad of homer. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles. At the behest of jupiter the goddess, hate goes to the battle field to fill the soldiers with an insatiable thirst for blood.
Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the. One of the most famous passages in the iliad comes at the start of book. Book 10 is thought a possible later addition on stylistic grounds, but it could also be a deliberate attempt at an intermission in the narrative. Book xi is, in fact, the aristeia of agamemnon as he battles majestically across the field. This points to the fact that troy was an extremely wealthy city and, therefore, would be able to pay a ransom to get back its prisoners of war. Agamemnons armor is described in detail, for he will play a key role in the battle today. This study guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis. Among several important battle incidents in book xi is the wounding of diomedes.
He sends patroclus, his dear friend, to see what is going on. This is the first of many, many scenes like it in the iliad. Iliad xxii stands as the culmination of the entire epic, in which the dramatic conflict between achilles and hector finally takes place. I see that my comrade in arms huilen has finished the odyssey in the mean time. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. The battle lasts from this book, 11, until book 18. This is the beginning of the greeks and trojans longest day. The plea for ransom comes up approximately a dozen times in the iliad. This is in fact the epics telos, the goal toward which the plot has been moving since its very beginning. Zeus sends iris to tell hector to pull back until agamemnon is wounded, and then the power will swing in hectors favor.
Battle thrills the greek troops as agamemnon speaks to them to raise their morale. Homer calls upon the goddess of poetry and inspiration the muse to sing of achilleus anger. It is an epic or very long poem with 24 chapters written in hexameter. Summary and analysis of book 11 of homers iliad, with a focus on ranged weapons.
Summary of iliad book xvi what happens in the sixteenth book of homers iliad. Books 11 12 two instances of divine intervention contribute to an extreme sense of suspense in these scenes. Zeus evil intent towards the greeks is figured as clouds dripping blood. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. The three main goddesses in the story are two of zeus daughters, athena, and aphrodite, and his wife, hera. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares, paris and helen of troy.
In his capacities as warrior, book 11 is his finest hour. First, zeus firmly manipulates the battle, from showering the achaeans with blood to enabling hector to become the first trojan to cross the achaean fortifications. Achilles is brutal, vain, pitiless and a true hero. Find helpful summaries and analyses for every chapter in homers the iliad. The greeks are on the verge of defeat, and they begin to. Summary and analysis book 11 the visit to the dead summary the land of the dead is near the homes of the cimmerians, who live shrouded in mist and cloud 11. Iliad 11, nestors speech textkit greek and latin forums. Trojan war book summaries summary book 1 literature infographic challenges hero literatura.
The iliad is the oldest surviving work of greek literature. It is probably based on a real event, the attack on troy by the mycenaeans. To repay the indignity chryses has suffered, apollo, the mouse god, rains arrows of plague on the greek forces for 9 days. Throughout the iliad, women are depicted within the confines of very specific expectations that are barely touched upon within the mortal world, but are examined and fleshed out thoroughly in the characters of the olympian goddesses. The iliad, written sometime in the 8th century bce, is a tragic epic poem of more than 15,000 lines organised by scholars in alexandria into 24 books. Book eleven contains a vivid record of the third battle.
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