The iliad book 16 death of patroclus american literature. The iliadthe iliad tells of the war betweentells of the war between greece and troy located in asia minor or the present day country ofor the present day country of turkey. The iliad book 10 marauding through the night monday, sept. Achilles is able to rout the trojan forces, splitting their ranks. The iliad provides the background for the odyssey and background onand background on odysseus. It is a curious fact about the iliad that, for all its focus on the theme of death, it rarely shows characters longing for immortality. Achilles pride and anger toward agamemnon are extreme, and even the deaths of many of his comrades fails to move him.
In an attempt to capture the tension and emotion between sarpedon. The iliad homer translated by samuel butler homer 800 bc an ionian poet. E the site of troy as depicted by schliemanns painter, william simpson, in 1877, before schliemann began excavating. Aeneas and his discontent book so he spoke, and the heart in dephobos was divided, pondering whether to. Then patroclus drew near to achilles with tears welling from his eyes, as from some spring whose crystal stream falls over the ledges of a high precipice. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Aeneas and his discontent book so he spoke, and the heart in dephobos was divided, pondering whether to draw back. Over time, bards developed common expressions, phrases, and descriptions that fit the rhythms of the epic verse line. Achilleus refuses to return to the fighting despite agamemnons offer of gifts, and his anger proves to be more intractable than his fellow warriors and the audience may have expected. So they fought to the death around that benched beaked ship as patroclus reached achilles. Homers iliad clst 181sk ancient greece and the origins of western culture final preliminaries.
The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees. While achilleus still refuses to return to battle, his friend, patroklos, persuades him to let him fight in his place. If youve read book 16, youll know that what patroklos says is technically true. Patroclus approaches achilles in tears and achilles asks him why he is. The deaths of sarpedon and patroklos in this book introduce an elegiac tone into the last part of the iliad, as the characters that the reader sees as sympathetic are killed. The achaeans agamemnon king of mycenae, leader of the greeks achilles leader of the myrmidons, halfdivine war hero. He was not the first author because in his day stories were passed downthey were told. Homers iliad homer is said to be the first teller of adventures of all times.
Humor in the iliad is most often associated with the gods but does occasionally show up among the humans, most often in connection with. Achilles watches the retreat from afar and worries about the fate of patroclus. Worlds best powerpoint templates crystalgraphics offers more powerpoint templates than anyone else in the world, with over 4 million to choose from. Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the. Patrokloss overstepping the bounds set him by first achilles see above, then apollo lines 707709, effectively dooming himself. Until now, achilles has been torn by a conflict between the noble elements of his soul.
Homer is the author of the iliad and the odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient greek epic poet. The two are different in subject but the same in their style. This powerpoint presentation summarizes the following books for my students. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. Book i sing, o goddess, the anger of achilles son of peleus, that brought countless ills upon the achaeans. Achilles also warns him to only go to the ships and not any further. For achilles, the preservation of his honor is the measuring stick for his life, and every achaean injury makes his honor greater, as it will make it all the more impressive when he returns to battle and saves the day. Ppt the iliad summary powerpoint presentation free to. Patroclus begs achilles to send him back to the war to help the achaeans.
Ppt the iliad book 19 powerpoint presentation free to download id. He lets out a terrible cry and all the sea nymphs gather. The technique is also used in later epics, such as the long histories of the swords in the great anglosaxon epic beowulf. The point is, now that you know what the things are, its high time we jumped into the middle of them. Homeric epithets epithets often compound adjectives came about as a result of composing and listening to oral poetry examples include brilliant achilles or hector. Ppt the iliad book 19 powerpoint presentation free to. Hektor was only the third person to strike him though he was the only one to deliver a fatal blow. These epics tell the story of the trojan war and odysseus journey home after the war, respectively. Ppt odyssey book 16 powerpoint presentation free to view. When the messengers from agamemnon arrive, achilles hands her over. The desire to protect sarpedons body motivates hector to return to battle where hector and patroclus face off in a literal tugofwar over the body of hectors driver. This is one of the few times when this happens, and it is interesting that hektor says it out of excitement wanting the moment to last forever instead of despair at a moment passing. Book xvi thus did they fight about the ship of protesilaus.
Winner of the standing ovation award for best powerpoint templates from presentations magazine. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Our new crystalgraphics chart and diagram slides for powerpoint is a collection of over impressively designed datadriven chart and editable diagram s guaranteed to impress any audience. The iliadpowerpointpresentation1 linkedin slideshare. This lesson focuses on book 16 of the iliad by homer. Fateful choicesthe price of glory readings monday class, sept. Ppt odyssey book 16 powerpoint presentation free to view id. This contains a book by book summary and analysis of homers epic poem. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods. The first scene of the iliad finds chryses, the priest of apollo god of the sun and a whole lot of other stuff, approaching the achaian camp to ask for his daughter back. He pushes half of them into a river known as xanthus to the gods. Well, the first place you could look is the enotes summary on homers iliad. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to hades, and many a hero did it. Jan 16, 2012 the iliad, like other epics, is a small fragment of a large body of legendary material that formed the cultural and historical heritage of its society.
Odyssey book 16 is the property of its rightful owner. Greeks the iiliad by homer ppt by high school english. A view of the seaward side of troy a view of the landward side of troy comparable to mycenae troy, which contained many levels and sublevels. Choose from 500 different sets of the iliad book 16 flashcards on quizlet. I go through this presentation after my students have read these books in order to clarify anything they may have been confused about. Battles over fallen comrades become more significant in book 16.
A supplementary powerpoint constructed to help understand the text, the iliad. Remove this presentation flag as inappropriate i dont like this i like this remember as a favorite. The trojans slowly advance until hector becomes close enough to touch one of the ships. Summary patroclus seeks achilles, crying and pleading for help, about how the aechaeans are losing the war. The iliad and the trojan war miss michel english i the iliad the iliad starts nine years into the trojan war the trojan war took place in troy which is in the northwest corner of what we now call the republic of turkey many things had to happen to get this big war under way wwp. Iliad what happened after the end of iliad book 24. These conventions became the building blocks of the epic genre. Grief overcomes achilles as he falls to the ground weeping. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. Euphorbus, the trojan who first speared him, tries to strip him of achilles armor but is killed by menelaus. Such involved descriptions of weaponry are common in both the iliad and the odyssey.
Iliad summary of books 16, 18, and 21 by johnny s teaching. Initial effects of front book price increases post 1st year for both. Achilles refuses to physically help, but offers patroclus his armor so that he can fight. Book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 postscript.
Learn the iliad book 16 with free interactive flashcards. Meanwhile, patroclus goes to achilles tent and begs to be allowed to wear achilles armor if achilles still refuses to rejoin the battle himself. An aerial view of troy as it is now, after a century of excavation. The adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content. Historians cannot agree where homer was born, whether he was blind, whether he wrote both the iliad and the odyssey, or even if he actually existed. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. Greeks the iiliad by homer ppt by high school english and. He was a blind man whose date of birth is unknown eris, goddess of discord angry because she was not invited to the wedding of the sea goddess thetis to king peleus, eris tossed the golden apple marked to the. I go through this presentation after my students have read these books in order. Chart and diagram slides for powerpoint beautifully designed chart and diagram s for powerpoint with visually stunning graphics and animation effects.
Books sixteen to twentytwo all quotations from the iliad are from the translation of richmond lattimore, university of chicago press, 1951like book nine, book sixteen marks a crucial turning point in the iliad. In the iliad, occasional syntactic inconsistency may be an oral tradition effectfor example, aphrodite is laughterloving, despite being painfully wounded by diomedes book v, 375. Iliad, and odyssey homer, iliad, and odyssey homer eighth century bce. All the same, it definitely sounds like patroklos is trying to knock hektors ego down a few notches, basically telling him he talks the talk, but doesnt walk the. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. The battle rages on between the trojan and achaean forces, and patroclus devises a scheme to free the achaean ships from the trojans. Learn iliad iliad book 16 with free interactive flashcards. Choose from 500 different sets of iliad iliad book 16 flashcards on quizlet. In two and a half lines of simple diction, antilochus tells achilles what has happened. Read the commentaries on book nine readings wednesday class, sept. Ppt odyssey book 16 powerpoint presentation free to. Book 17 consists entirely of grim, nightmarish combat over his body, until it is finally taken by the greeks in book 18, after achilles finally appears and screams at the trojans. He captures twelve young men to be used as sacrifices at patroclus funeral.
Read book 16 death of patroclus of the iliad by homer. Like a girl, a baby running after her mother, begging to be picked up, and she tugs her skirts, holding her back as she tries to hurry off all tears, fawning up at her she takes her in her arms. Insulted, she threw from the door a gift of her own. Then patroclus drew near to achilles with tears welling. Whatever the case may be, the influence of the two enduring epics attributed to him is indisputable. Iliad summary of books 16, 18, and 21 by johnny s teaching tpt.
Theyll give your presentations a professional, memorable appearance the kind of sophisticated look that todays audiences expect. If so, share your ppt presentation slides online with. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Quite a few comments have been posted about the iliad. The death of patroclus is reported in brief words to achilles. Patroclus own death at the hands of apollo, euphorbus, and hector, follows quickly after sarpedons, at the end of book 16.
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