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LAVC Homer Iliad & Odyssey Heroic Qualities Discussion

 

I’m trying to learn for my Humanities class and I’m stuck. Can you help?

Discussion Prompt:

What heroic qualities did Homer emphasize through example (heroic) and contrast (not heroic) in characters such as: Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, Paris, and Odysseus.  Of those mentioned above, rank each from most heroic to least heroic and why you think so? 

Approx. 500 words

Link (Links to an external site.) Summary of Homer’s Iliad

Link (Links to an external site.)Summary of Homer’s Odyssey

Link (Links to an external site.)–Background on Homer