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The Thematic Ideas and Topics of The Iliad

The Thematic Ideas and Topics of The Iliad. Gender Theme. Women were viewed as prizes or ways to increase men’s time, and men were dominant over women and valued their fighting skills. Iliad Gender Quotes.

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The Thematic Ideas and Topics of The Iliad

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  1. The Thematic Ideas and Topics ofThe Iliad

  2. Gender Theme • Women were viewed as prizes or ways to increase men’s time, and men were dominant over women and valued their fighting skills.

  3. Iliad Gender Quotes • Pg. 87, “He wants to rule over all, lord it over all, give out orders to every man in sight.” • Pg. 96, “Now go sit down, be quiet now. Obey my orders.” • Pg. 544, “Have some respect for this!”

  4. Song Gender Quotes • Title: I Got a Girl • Author: Lou Bega “ I got a girl right here, I got a girl right there.” “And I got a girlfriend everywhere.” “That’s my way and I do it like day by day.”

  5. gods Theme • All aspects of Greek life relied on the gods including, hard time and Glorious times.

  6. Iliad gods Quotes • Pg 416 “Cutting him off from battle dashing all his plans Zeus determined to grant the Trojans triumph now.” • Pg 79 “Only the gods would share the smoky savor the lambs and full grown goats, Apollo might be willing, still, somehow, to save us from this plaque.” • Pg 590 “Still the immortals loved Prince Hector dearly, best of all the mortals born in Troy…so I loved him.”

  7. Song gods Quotes • “I raise my hands and praise the god who gives and takes away.” • “I remember when I stumbled in the wind you heard my cry and raised me up again.” • “Where does my health come from, my health comes from the lord”

  8. Courage Theme • To the Greeks, courage was necessary to obtain: honor (time), glory (kleos), and immortality through acts of sacrifice, all of which defined a man.

  9. Iliad Courage Quotes • P. 252 – “The father gave you honor beyond all other men alive but he never gave you courage, the greatest power of all. Desperate man! So certain, are you the sons of Achaea cowards, poor soldiers, just because you say so?” • P. 595 – “No coward the man Achilles killed – my son stood and fought for the men of Troy and their deep-breasted wives with never a thought of flight or run for cover!” • P. 549 – “No more running from you in fear, Achilles! Not as before. Three times I fled around the great city of Priam – I lacked courage then to stand your onslaught. Now my spirit stirs me to meet your face-to-face. Now kill or be killed!”

  10. Song Courage Quotes • “Courage is when you’re afraid, but you keep on moving anyway” • “Like a bird with broken wings, it’s not how high he flies, but the song he sings” • “It’s not how many times you’ve been knocked down, it’s how many times you get back up” • “Courage is when you’ve lost your way, but you find your strength anyway”

  11. King Theme • Good kings prioritize the lives of their people and “fight” for them. • Bad kings are impulsive and selfish

  12. Iliad King Quotes • “But fetch me another prize… else I alone of the Argives go without my honor. That would be a disgrace.” • “Mad, blind I was… I’ll give a priceless ransom paid for friendship.” • “But you must go alone, no other Trojan attend you... and bring back the hero’s body to sacred Troy.”

  13. Song King Quotes • “My words are a matter of pride.” • “And injustice deliciously squared.” • “To take certain duties on board. The future is littered with prizes.”

  14. Love Theme • The Greeks’ perception of love from person to person was based on lust and possession. The only true love they experienced was for the gods, their family, and their heroes.

  15. Iliad Love Quotes • Pg. 78 “Just set my daughter free… Here, accept these gifts, this ransom. Honor the god who strikes from worlds away- the son of Zeus, Apollo.” • Pg. 263 “A man with sense, loves his own, cares for his own as deeply as I, I love that woman with all my heart, though I won her like a trophy with my spear…” • Pg. 544 “And holding out her bare breasts with the other, her words pouring forth in a flight of grief and tears: ‘Hector, my child! Look- have some respect for this!’ ”

  16. Song Love Quotes • “But when it comes to me you don’t care if I’m alive or dead.” • “Next to her cheap silicon I look minimal. That’s why in front of your eyes I’m invisible.” • “I’m falling apart in your hands again. No way I’ve got to get away.”

  17. Soldier Theme • The Greeks’ image of as true soldier is one that strives for immortality, remains obedient to the gods, and does not display cowardice in the midst of battle.

  18. Iliad Soldier Quotes • Pg. 261 “They will honor you, honor you like a god. Think of the glory you will gather in their eyes!” • Pg. 593 “So be it. The men who brings the ransom can take away the body, if Olympian Zeus himself insists in all earnest.” • Pg. 213 “You are a good soldier, but you hang back of your own accord, refuse to fight”

  19. Song Soldier Quotes • “The battle ends on top of here, this is where we conquer fear, on blackcount armored our swords” • “I will stand my ground until the end, until I conquer them all” • “My ears hear only screams, brave soldiers are dying, one spartan stands alone and shouts THIS WAR IS OURS!”

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