Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The iliad book 6 helen and andromache of all the characters in the iliad, the most complete person in the whole story may not be a greek, but a trojan. So saying, hector of the flashing helm departed, 370 and came speedily to his wellbuilt house. Jan 30, 2011 victoria im a second year college student. He removes it and throws the boy into the air, and the family shares a moment of laughter. Murray 1 so was the dread strife of the trojans and achaeans left to itself, and oft to this side and to that surged the battle over the plain, as they aimed one at the other their bronzetipped spears between the simois and the streams of xanthus. Hector urges his playboy brother paris to suit up and get back to the battle. Compare his remarks here with those of hektor in book 6, lines 488489, quoted in the section on fate and free will. The episodes of glaucus and diomed, and of hector and andromache, the iliad, lit2go edition, 1899, accessed april 29, 2020. In the movie, hector is strong and is prepared to fight archilles which no doubts. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. A summary of the main events of homers iliad book 6 hector and andromache. Ceres and andromache one of the inherent problems that is prominently on display in both the iliad and in ceres and proserpina is the role of women in greek and roman mythology.
The fight between trojans and achaeans was now left to rage as itwould and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain asthey aimed their. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 6 summary. In the iliad, hectors exploits in the war prior to the events of the book are recapitulated. Below is an extract from one of the iliads most famous scenes, taking place at end of book 6. Diomedes attempts to make up for the great warriors absence. Andromache weeps for the past loss of her family to the achaeans, and asks for hector to stay within troys walls, fearing that she will become a. It is a portrait of the warrior at home, war forgotten as he watches his son play and talks with his wife. Hectors wife andromache makes a tearful speech to hector, begging him to be more careful and stay behind the battlements more often. An important idea in the iliad is how the plan, or will of zeus affects hektor.
Most commentators consider this scene to be the most moving in the iliad. By examining these three conversations with the women of his family, which humanize hector, a realistic tension between private and public life emerges as central to hector. In my previous post i looked at hectors farewell to his wife and child in book 6. The role of andromache in the iliad 781 words bartleby. This example is the only reference to writing in the iliad. Helenus, far the best of augurs, come up to aeneas and hector, and said to them. He is determined to have revenge, and in book 22 he faces hector in single combat. Hector speaks to his wife and child after returning from battle and although he does not know it yet, it is to be their last meeting before he is killed by achilles. Paris rejoins hector at the gates now the grim war between trojans and achaeans. He had fought the greek champion protesilaus in single combat at the start of the war and killed him. How is the relationship between helen and paris different from the relationship between hector and andromache in books 3 and 6 of the iliad. The two armies approach each other on the battlefield, the trojans with war cries and the achaeans in silence. Although the achaeans suffer a disadvantage from achilles absence, they manage to subdue the trojans.
Within the iliad, andromaches role as a woman and wife to a warrior during war contributes to her. Do you think that this attitude is consistent with his character elsewhere in the iliad. Throughout her appearances in the iliad, andromache is portrayed as a wife and mother. Hector hurried from the house when she had done speaking, and went down the streets by the same way that he had come. Jul 08, 2016 before returning to battle, hector has an encounter with his wife andromache, who is portrayed in the iliad as a gentle woman who just wants her excellent husband to live a full and essentially domestic life. Andromache is almost always depicted in tears in the epic. Here she is carrying out an action hector had ordered her to perform during their conversation in iliad 6 6. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. Oct, 2017 the iliad book summary in under five minutes. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. Video book vs movie contd in the iliad, when hector finds out archilles is coming to fight him he runs around the walls of troy several times because he is so scared.
The gods promise to thetis to give victory to the trojans traps hektor into a key role. In the iliad andromache has quite a small part in the plot but is a main figure in hectors life. Hector in troy study guide by gracevolante includes 25 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. Homer characterizes hector through the speeches he shares with three women in iliad vi. What ways in the book 6 of the iliad characterizes paris and helen negatively and in contrast hector andromache. Get a detailed summary and analysis of every chapter in the book from. Start studying the iliad book 6 hector and andromache. Because of the way homer portrays andromaches relationship with hektor, andromaches reaction to hektors death generates audience empathy. Achilleuss attitude here is not unique in the iliad. Priams wife and hectors mother, who chooses her best robe as a gift to athene. Jun 20, 2011 from homers iliad, in the richmond lattimore translation from the university of chicago press, this is the moment on the battlements of troy, when the trojans great hero hector has left the fighting momentarily. The book ends with paris returning to battle in his splendid armor.
Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Hector runs to the gates, where he meets andromache and their infant son astyanax. This would seem to be a contradiction unless andromache had more than seven brothers. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. This book raises the issues of war and life beyond war. This book begins by continuing the slaughter of the last two books.
In book 3 she calls him a coward and says she doesnt want to share his bed. In book vi of the iliad homer retells the scene between hector and andromache, ending with hectors departure for battle, where valiant diomedes is killing the trojans by the dozen. Hector also prepares to return but first visits his wife, andromache, whom he finds nursing their son astyanax by. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares, paris. Paris appears at the front of the trojan force, challenging achaeans to fight him one on one. She was born and raised in the city of cilician thebe in which her father ruled. The achaeans, including great ajax and diomedes, kill several trojans. Include information about andromache from later in the poem. Andromaches lament as an important element of the iliad. At this hector and andromache have a moment of laughter, and hector takes off his helmet before dandling his child. You should visit browse happy and update your internet browser today the gods having left the field.
The end of book vi is the famous scene between hector and andromache and their infant son, astyanax. Bitter fighting resumes, causing massive casualties on both sides. The episodes of glaucus and diomed, and of hector and. Feb 07, 2015 in my previous post i looked at hectors farewell to his wife and child in book 6. Andromache weeps for the past loss of her family to the achaeans, and asks for hector to stay within troys walls, fearing that she will become a widow. The battle continues between the achaeans and the trojans. When he had gone through the city and had reached the scaean gates through which he would go out on to the plain, his wife came running towards him, andromache, daughter of great eetion who ruled in. This is one of the most famous moments in the iliad. In book 17 of the iliad, homer mentions podes, a brother of andromache. Hector and his wife andromache are the most complete characters we meet in the iliad. Oct 01, 20 in book vi of the iliad homer retells the scene between hector and andromache, ending with hectors departure for battle, where valiant diomedes is killing the trojans by the dozen. Andromaches rampart scene with hektor in book 6 provides the audience with prior knowledge about. Hector and andromache from book 6 of the iliad youtube.
Polypoetes, and antilochus join in the fray while menelaus attacks the trojan adrestus. Hector returns to troy at thetis request, zeus intervenes to help the trojans defeat the achaeans. In the iliad, hector s exploits in the war prior to the events of the book are recapitulated. She had gone with her son and a fair companion, to the battlements, where she stood in tears and sorrow. Hector and andromache illiad book 6 by mary thomson on prezi.
What ways in the book 6 of the iliad characterizes paris. Murray 1 so was the dread strife of the trojans and achaeans left to itself, and oft to this side and to that surged the battle over the plain, as they aimed one at the other their bronzetipped spears between the. Zeus has promised him divine help with victory that will last until the trojans have reached the beaches and the achaian ships. Hector has killed patroclus, achilles beloved comrade, and achilles rage is terrifying. As hector returns to battle, andromache grieves as if. Adrestus begs to be given mercy and menelaus considers, but. Prophet helenus advises aeneas and hector to rally the trojans and then orders hector to tell the women of troy to make an offering to athene to try to stop diomedes rampaghe. What makes them distinctive is that they come from achilleus. Menelaus almost spares the trojan adrestus life in exchange for ransom, but agamemnon. The battle continues with ajax telamon killing trojans along side the rampaging diomedes. In book 6, andromache is shown in a rather untraditional place for a woman.
In iliad 22, andromache is portrayed as the perfect wife, weaving a cloak for her husband in the innermost chambers of the house and preparing a bath in anticipation of his return from battle 22. Andromache was the wife of hector, prince of troy, and was perceived as the perfect wife. From homers iliad, in the richmond lattimore translation from the university of chicago press, this is the moment on the battlements of troy, when the trojans great hero hector has left the fighting momentarily. Aeneas and hector, seeing that upon you above all others rests the wartoil. In book 6 of the iliad, andromache is depicted as saying that her father and his seven sons were killed by achilles in cilician thebe during the trojan war. She primarily appears in books 6 and 22 of the epic poem. Homers epic poem the iliad tells the story of the trojan war and the epic heroes and gods, including achilles, hector, odysseus, athena, ares. Andromache the mythical wife of trojan prince hector. Oct 24, 2019 in book 17 of the iliad, homer mentions podes, a brother of andromache.
But he found not whitearmed andromache in his halls. A servant tells him that she has gone to troys tower to watch the fighting. The battle narratives in books 5 and 6 and the very end of book 4 constitute the epics first descriptions of warfare, and, within the war as a whole, the first battles in which the sulking achilles has not fought. I love music and history and dressing up, which makes historic reenacting and sewing something ive been interested in and doing since late 2009. The end of book vi is the famous scene between hector and andromache and their infant son. The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. Now that the gods have left the battlefield, the bloodshed continues between the trojans and the achaeans. As hector returns to battle, andromache grieves as if he were already dead. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. Summary of the iliad book 6 hector and andromache free download as word doc. Two scenes illustrate brutality and humanity in war. Hector returns to the city for a brief time in book 6 of homers the iliad.