Homer's Iliad-- Extra Reading Diary

Homer's Iliad Table of Contents

In high school in my Latin class, I translated Homer's Iliad from Latin to English. So to refresh my memory of the story of the Trojan War, I chose to do my extra reading diary post on Homer's Iliad.

The story begin Of How the War with Troy Began. In this chapter the character Helen was introduced. She was very beautiful and many men desired her. It was not very long until another man fell in love with her and stole her away from her husband. This is how the Trojan War began.

My favorite part of Homer's Iliad were the chapters Hector and Andromache and Hector and Andromache (cont.). I really enjoyed these chapter because Hector has always been one of my favorites. He is noble and unselfish. Even though Paris is at fault for causing the Trojan War by kidnapping Helen, Hector leads the Trojans to war. This makes him and brave. He protects his loved ones: Andromache and their child and Paris.

I also think that the romantic story behind Hector and Andromache is very sweet. I enjoy it a lot more than Paris and Helen. Hector and Andromache are very loyal toward each other. Hector will do whatever it takes to protect his loved ones and his country. Even if it mean leading the Trojans to war, making him the most vulnerable to being killed.

I also really enjoyed reading The Embassy of Achilles. Reading this allowed me to see that Achilles is very independent. He does not take orders from anyone but himself. He is not loyal to anyone but his loved ones.

(Andromache, Astyanax, and Hector)