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--book nine--

--book nine--. ::by:: Astrid & Jeffrey. Major Characters. Achilles: the son of Peleus and one of the leaders in the Achaeans army. He is also a favorable soldier of the Gods Agammenmon: the king of the Achaeans

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--book nine--

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  1. --book nine-- ::by:: Astrid & Jeffrey

  2. Major Characters • Achilles: the son of Peleus and one of the leaders in the Achaeans army. He is also a favorable soldier of the Gods • Agammenmon: the king of the Achaeans • He is leading the Achain army in the war and is also trying to reconcile with Achilles. • Diomedes: a young Achaean leader who proves to be brave. • Stands up to Agammenmon and encourages the army to continue fighting. • Nestor & Odysseus: two experienced Achaean leaders and advisors to Agamemnon. • Nestor is also the king of Pylos. Odysseus along with Nestor are speakers to the Achaean army.

  3. Plot summary • Book nine begins with Agamemnon making a public speech to his army and announcing the retrievement from Troy. • Soldiers such as Diomedies do not agree with Agamemnon and stand up to him with respect but still wish to stay behind until the city of Troy is theirs. • Agamemnon agrees to continue fighting and tries to reconsoliate with Achilles in hopes that he will return. • After Odysseus and Nestor try to convince Achilles to join the army again and in return receive prizes, they discover Achilles is going back to his homeland. • Despite the pleas of Nestor and Odysseus, Achilleans ends the chapter with standing firm of his decision of leaving the next morning.

  4. Book Nine & The Iliad • After book nine, the war continues on and the lack of Achilles in the battle begins to take a toll on the Achaeans. • At one point, the Trojans push back the Achaean army and destroy many more soldiers and a ship. • Connecting back to book nine and the pleads of Nestor and Odysseus, Achilles agrees to assist them but not return himself. • The result of Achilles’s plan ends up being the death of his friend, Patroclus. • In the end, Achilles vows revenge and fights once again along side the Achaean army.

  5. The Gods and The Mortals • Before the beginning of book nine, it is presented that Zeus supports the Trojan army, partly because Achilles asks this of his mother, Thetis, a sea-nymph. • This leads to an unfair battle between the Trojans and the Achaeans. • Throughout the Iliad, not only do the Gods assist the different characters in the battles, but also have a play in their emotions. • Also, soldiers, such as Hector and Achilles, have received some of their skills and talent from Gods. • After book nine, in result of Achilles’s anger towards Agammenmon his friend, Patroclus, dies after Apollo pulls off his armor for Hector to slay him.

  6. Heroes • In the book nine, as well as the Iliad, heroes are demonstrated often. • Our group stepped away from the book with the perception that a hero is someone who is willing to face their fears with pride, like Hector. • The authors perception of a hero is a warhero, someone who wins many battles and slaughters many soldiers. • This idea of heroes reflects how seriously the Greek culture took their battles.

  7. Greek Gods & Heroes Greek God; Apollo. Zeus; King of Gods. Thetis; Achilles mom. Trojan war heroes; paris/ diomedesodysseus/achillies/& agammenmon.

  8. Internet links • http://www.uark.edu/campusresources/achilles/iliad/iliad.html • http://www.culturalresources.com/images/Heroes.jpg • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/iliad/summary.html

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