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➢ Hector and Andromache ➢ Thesmophoriazusae by Aristophanes ➢ Elegies by Simonides ➢ Symposium by Plato ➢ Orphius and Eurydice The Iliad sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy (Ilium) by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Genre Love and War Setting Troy (Hisarlik, Turkey) 800 B.C.E. and 12601240 BC Period Bronze Age Summary Hector perform duties related to the war as the Prince of Troy but Andromache, his wife, weep and begs Hector not to go back to the battle. She is afraid for the death of Hector because of Achilles. Hector was touched by her plea but reminds her that he only does what he must is to defend his city, and that by defending the city he is defending her. He says that he would die to defend her from suffering the fate of a conquered woman (servitude and rape). Summary He hold his son and prays for the toddler's welfare -that when he grows up he will be an even greater man than him and will inherit the role as protector of the city and better him at it. Hector believed that if it his time to die, fate will make his way. Picture A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. Prince Hector of Troy Picture Hector’s lo ...
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