The iliad as oral The iliad as oral traditiontradition

The greeks applied the iliad and The greeks applied the iliad and the odyssey as the bases of the odyssey as the bases of pedagogy, classical scholars pedagogy, classical scholars

treated the iliad and the odyssey treated the iliad and the odyssey as poemsas poems

Mythological charactersMythological characters

In the literary trojan war of the iliad In the literary trojan war of the iliad the olympic gods goddesses and the olympic gods goddesses and demigods fight and play great roles I demigods fight and play great roles I human warfarehuman warfare

Unlike practical greek religious Unlike practical greek religious observance, homers portrayals of observance, homers portrayals of them suited his narrative purpose, them suited his narrative purpose, being very different from the being very different from the polytheistic Ideas that the greeks polytheistic Ideas that the greeks used.used.

English translationsEnglish translations

George Chapman published his George Chapman published his translation in the iliad.translation in the iliad.

Beginning in 1598 published in Beginning in 1598 published in fourteeners a long line ballad that fourteeners a long line ballad that has room for all of homers figures of has room for all of homers figures of speech and plenty of new ones.speech and plenty of new ones.

FateFate

Propels most of the events of the Propels most of the events of the iliad once set gods and men abide it iliad once set gods and men abide it neither truly able or willing to contest neither truly able or willing to contest it.it.

How fate is set is unknown but it is How fate is set is unknown but it is told by the fates and seers such as told by the fates and seers such as calchas a.k.a the bronze man.calchas a.k.a the bronze man.