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An 8 page paper which
examines Homer’s Iliad in terms of it presenting us with both a tragic and miraculous
look at the condition of man and at life itself. The events of September 11, 2001 are also
incorporated into the examination. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAil11.rtf
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side of mankind. But, at the same time it is a timeless tale of mankinds struggle for good, finding peace and power in family, humanity, and ones fellow man. These
never ending realities are what make Homers tale one that will likely live throughout the entire history of man to come as it touches on the most tragic pains and
the most wondrous miracles and glories of life. In the following paper we examine this tale as it relates to both the tragedy and miracle of life and humanity. In
doing so the paper also makes many comparisons between the Iliad and the tragedy of September 11, 2001. The Iliad It is quite interesting, and informative, to note
that the first word in the Iliad is menis which essentially means rage. In this we note that Homer is describing his theme which is "the rage of Achilles. But
it is not just Achilles who rages through the poem. For the poem is as Simone Weil said, a poem about rage (or la force in French): it is rage
that is its true hero and real subject, the abstract power that working through the human hero makes a thing of him and corpse of his victim" (Wilson iliad.htm).
In a more recent translation we note a great deal of anger and a powerful sense of revenge, as we see in the following excerpt from a Samuel Butler translation:
"Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many
a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of
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