Compare Achilles’ aristeia to those of Diomedes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Hector. Read the episode in which Achilles kills Lycaeon …

Think carefully about how the death of Patroclus affects Achilles.  How does the death of Patroclus affect the relationship between …

  Think carefully about how the death of Patroclus affects Achilles.  How does the death of Patroclus affect the relationship …

  Why does Achilles allow Patroclus to go into battle wearing his armor? Who are the Myrmidons, and how does …

Has anything about Hector’s behavior changed?  What happens to Hector in Books 14 and 15? What do you learn about …

  Why does Diomedes choose Odysseus to accompany him on the night raid on the Trojans?  What do you learn …

Book 9 If the Iliad is about “the rage of Achilles,” how does Book 9 amplify or contribute to this …

What is an “epic”? What kind of leader is Agamemnon?  What kind of warrior is Achilles?  What kind of army …

Because Achilles is so prideful, his decisions end up hurting other characters, even mortally so. His decision to permit Patroclus …

The roles that the gods play in The Iliad are central to the development and denouement of the plot. In …