The Iliadtells the tale of heroes engaged in a brutal war, but it is much more than that. Homer had a philosophical message to convey and much to say about the fleeting nature of human life. Although his epic is set in a culture that modern people cannot fully understand, taking the ti...
Iliadou, P. et al. A comparison of traditional and serious game-based digital markers of cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy controls. J. Alzheimers Dis. 79, 1747–1759 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Ingadottir, B. et al. Let the ...
Since 2015, Greece has hosted most refugees arriving in Europe. In the refugee camps, humanitarian organizations have reported unsafe and bad health condit
The ThemeTracker below shows where, and to what degree, the theme of Honor and Glory appears in each section ofThe Iliad. Click or tap on any chapter to read its Summary & Analysis. How often theme appears: section length: Book 1 ...
‘The Iliad’: Priam and his manservant stop at the tomb of his ancestor Ilios, indicating that the whole thing has been about fathers and sons. When Achilles is transformed by the recognition of his grief for his own father, and extends this empathy to Priam, he shows his true ...
If you ever took a class on the Greek classics, you might remember that the epics of Homer are defined by their first words. TheOdysseyis the story of a “man,” while theIliadis a story of “μῆνις,” which is often translated as wrath, rage…or fury. The epics of George...
The Iliad, Priam begs Achilles for the body of his son Hector and evokes his memory as a true hero who should be honored with a dignified funeral without desecrating him as a “false” hero, referring to those who “steal their own people” (epidémioi harpaktéres, Iliad XXIV.262)2. ...
Troy is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, but it is also the setting for the legendary Trojan War in Homer's epic poems the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey."
Homer continues to gain “Iliad” fans after thousands of years and Shakespeare retains his reputation as a master playwright. How did they assemble the parts to create a satisfying whole? Is it possible to find a common denominator for all the successful plots out there? The approaches to bui...
The team is part of the SIRIC ILIAD (INCA-DGOS-INSERM-ITMO Cancer_18011). Author information Authors and Affiliations Team SOAP, CRCI2NA, Nantes University, INSERM, CNRS, Université d’Angers, Nantes, France Clotilde C. N. Renaud, Kilian Trillet, Jane Jardine, Laura Merlet, Zoé Catinaud...