Class Notes
- We don't really know who Homer was. He was possibly a foreigner. The style of the writing indicates one author.
- In Medias Res - meaning in the middle of things. Book I of The Illiad begins in the middle of war after ten years of battle. Many things are assumed to be known of that culture.
- Kleos - honor/reputation, street credentials, spiritual
- Xenia - quest, friendship, reciprocation
- Chryse - place
- Chryses - priest
- Chrseis - daughter
Other Names for the Greeks
- Achaens
- Danaans
- Myrmidons
- Argives
Other References for the Characters
- Achilles - fleet footed, the runner
- Hera - white-armed
- Athena - grey eyed
- Hector - horse breaker
Work Cited
Puchner, Martin.
"Homer: The Illiad." The Norton Anthology: World Literature.
Shorter Third ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. 121-177.
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