![]() ![]() ![]() Themes of 'The Iliad' include anger and hatred, betrayal, fate and chance, love, and patriotism. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Throughout subsequent books, Homer outlines how the truce is broken the goddess Aphrodite is wounded the Greek people build a wall the fighting continues to rage Achilles reconciles with Agamemnon and Hector's body is recovered and buried. Although Menelaus is successful in the battle and just as he is about to kill Paris, Aphrodite pulls him out of the battle. By Book 3, a duel begins with Paris and Menelaus. The dream only contributes to Agamemnon's failure to restore order and mobilize his troops. In Book 2, Zeus sends a prophetic dream to Agamemnon which proves to be false. ![]() Achilles enlists the help of Zeus, which angers his wife Hera. ![]() Agamemnon takes Achilles' concubine, which enrages the latter and causes him to pull out of the war. Homer's work first begins with Achilles' wrath. These events include how the warriors are gathered for battle, the cause of the war, and the prophetical events that will affect the life of Achilles. It references Greek history, legends, and other earlier events. In addition, Homer's work chronicles the battles between King Agamemnon and Achilles, a warrior. By the time the reader reads the work, ten years have passed Homer only covers a few weeks of the end of the war. Homer's work represents an epic poem, which he sets during The Trojan War. Homer's 'The Iliad' is divided into 24 books. ![]()
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