Lillian Lai - Illiad 1 & 22

In the Illiad Books 1 and 22, it was more interesting than the other texts because it had more characters and an actual storyline. Like the other texts we’ve read, the story reveals the Greek culture. The main characters’ actions depict the Greek culture and their beliefs. For example, Agamemnon sacrificed goats for Apollo because he offended the God and for him to stop killing his army. Another example was when Hector was debating whether to fight Achilles or retreat back to his city. He chose to stay and fight Achilles because he didn’t want to feel ashamed and worst comes to worst, he can die in glory. This illustrates the characteristics of a classic Greek hero who lives with pride and goes by the principle that glory is more important than their lives.