N.F. death + mortality - scholarship - Iliad

Question 1

What scholars quotes reference death and mortality in the Iliad

Answer 1

• Parker
• Yilmaz
• Silk
• Wilcock

Question 2

Who wrote
“It is plausible to suppose that warring societies are marked by a complex mixture of heroic ferocity and wistful sadness over the death of heroes”.

Answer 2

Parker

Question 3

How does Parker reference death and mortality in the Iliad

Answer 3

• “It is plausible to suppose that warring societies are marked by a complex mixture of heroic ferocity and wistful sadness over the death of heroes”.

Question 4

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.”

Answer 4

Yilmaz

Question 5

Who wrote:
“Homer’s Iliad reflects the conflicts of the gods as similar to a conflict of humans. The Greeks and Trojans are on the point of ending the war, but the gods are not ready for this and stir them up to continue battling each other because the gods still want to resolve their own struggles, so they use the men for their own purpose. We can say the that the battle turns to be a war of the gods.”

Answer 5

Yilmaz

Question 6

How did Yilmaz reference death and mortality in the Iliad

Answer 6

• “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.”
• “Homer’s Iliad reflects the conflicts of the gods as similar to the conflicts of humans. The Greeks and Trojans were on the point of ending the war, but the gods are not ready for this and stir them up to continue battling each other because the gods still want to resolve their own struggles, so they use the men for their own purposes. We can say that the battle turns to be a war of the gods.”

Question 7

Who wrote:
“heroes’ quarrel is set to bring death and destruction: the gods’, by comparison, is aimless and even frivolous.”

Answer 7

Silk

Question 8

How did Silk reference death and mortality in the Iliad

Answer 8

“heroes’ quarrel is set to bring death and destruction; the gods’, by comparison, is aimless and even frivilous.”

Question 9

Who wrote:
“Achilles makes his choice: his life is worth nothing to him with Patroclus dead.”

Answer 9

Wilcock

Question 10

How did wilcock reference death and mortality in the Iliad

Answer 10

“Achilles makes his choice: his life is worth nothing to him with Patroclus dead.”