fate - scholarship - Iliad Flashcards
how many scholars reference power of fate in the Iliad
4
Which scholars reference the power of fate in the Iliad
- Edwards
- Yilmaz
- Silk
- Wilcock
Who wrote:
“Fate is the will of the poet”
Edwards
how did Edwards reference the power of fate in the Iliad
“Fate is the will of the poet”
Who wrote:
“Zeus’ will is the ultimate law since he is the monarch and acknowledged.”
Yilmaz
who wrote:
“Although his death is decided before, his actions almost seem to justify his death; he disobeys Achilles, takes pleasure of killing men and also killing Sarpedon, the son of Zeus.”
Yilmaz
Who wrote:
“Poseidon, who actually favours the Greeks, steps in to help the Trojan [Aeneas] and intervenes to prevent Achilles from killing Aeneas, whose destiny required him to live”
Yilmaz
Who wrote:
“The gods are represented as the controllers of human lives”
Yilmaz
How does Yilmaz reference the power of fate in the Iliad
- “Zeus’ will is the ultimate law since he is the monarch and acknowledged.”
- “Although his death is decided before, his actions almost seem to justify his death; he disobeys Achilles, takes pleasure of killing men and also killing Sarpedon, the son of Zeus.”
- “Poseidon, who actually favours the Greeks, steps in to help the Trojan [Aeneas] and intervenes to prevent Achilles from killing Aeneas, whose destiny required him to live”
- “The gods are represented as the controllers of human lives”
Who wrote:
“Homer presents Zeus as “the symbol of fate, as when he holds up his gold scales, weights the fate of Hector and Achilles, and finds the fate of Hector heavier.”
Silk
How does silk reference the power of fate in the iliad
“Homer presents Zeus as “the symbol of fate, as when he holds up his gold scales, weights the fate of Hector and Achilles, and finds the fate of Hector heavier.”
Who wrote:
“one school of thought argues that fate is indeed a separate force from Zeus, at least in the Iliad, and that other details such as the scales of destiny can be read as confirming this. Others argue that everything Zeus and Hera say here [book 16] is consistent with the assumption that fate is simply what Zeus has himself earlier decreed”
Wilcock
How does Wilcock reference the power of fate in the Iliad
this is one that can and should be paraphrase
“one school of thought argues that fate is indeed a separate force from Zeus, at least in the Iliad, and that other details such as the scales of destiny can be read as confirming this. Others argue that everything Zeus and Hera say here [book 16] is consistent with the assumption that fate is simply what Zeus has himself earlier decreed”
