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In two extended similes Hector nd Achilles are compared to animals. Find these epic similes and others in this part of the story. What comparisons are made in each simile?
In the Iliad, Hector is compared to a wild boar and Achilles to a lion in Book 22. Hector's comparison emphasizes his fierce determination in battle, while Achilles' comparison highlights his strength and ferocity. Another epic simile describes Achilles pursuing Hector like a hawk chasing a dove, enhancing the sense of speed and inevitability of Hector’s fate. Another compares the Trojan army to a swarm of bees disturbed by a rock, conveying their panicked and disorganized retreat.
What is a quote that describes Hector from The Iliad?
φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ - Brilliant (glorious, shining) Hector -φαίδιμος is an attribute of Ἕκτωρ
Which word best describes the relationship between Michael and Hector?
strained
In 'On rushed bold Hector gloomy as the night' what literary device is used to describe Hector's mood?
In the phrase "On rushed bold Hector gloomy as the night," the literary device used to describe Hector's mood is simile. The comparison of Hector's gloominess to "the night" emphasizes the depth and intensity of his mood, suggesting a sense of darkness and foreboding. This simile enhances the reader's understanding of Hector's emotional state, portraying him as both courageous and burdened.
How is hectors body abused by the Greeks?
After Achilles killed Hector, he drags Hector's body around the walls of Troy. In the Iliad, it describes how Achilles drilled holes in Hector's heels and strung ropes through them in order to attach it to his chariot. Also, the Greeks poked, kicked, and generally abused Hector's body when Achilles brought it back to the Greek encampment.
What does Iliad describes the sacking of troy by?
The Iliad ended with the death of Hector, it never described the sacking of Troy yet.
In The Iliad does Hector battle Ajax?
Yes he does. Iliad, book 7, describes their single combat in which Hector is almost defeated but the duel is interrupted by a "herald of Zeus". Interestingly enough, to end their aborted duel they exchange weapons as gifts, Hector receives Ajax's war-belt and Ajax receives Hector's sword. Achilles lashes Hector's body to his chariot with the war-belt as he drags his corpse around the walls of Troy. Ajax, ashamed at losing the arms of Achilles, commits suicide with Hector's sword.
In two extended similes, Hector and Achilles are compared to animals. Find these epic similes (Homeric similes). What comparisons are made in each simile?
The simile that best describes their characteristics begins in line 194 until line 198. Homer compares them to stallions as Achilles chases Hector around the city of Priam three times before Hector encounters Deiphobus, Hector’s brother, who Athena takes form of to deceive him
What was hector?
Hector is a demigod
What is Hector in Italian?
hector
How do you write Hector in Hebrew?
Hector = הקטור
How did The Iliad end?
The Iliad ends with a description of Hector's burial.
