Homer's Treatment Of Women In The Iliad

In homer’s epic poem “The Iliad”, it explains the depiction between women and men. In “The Iliad”, it is considered that men are superior than women. Nevertheless, it also recognizes the heroines that contributed to Greek society. The poem recognizes the contradictions of different personalities. For more clarification, the poem shows their roles in reality. In sequence, their events cause an effect on Ancient Greek society. “The Iliad”, seems to be described as a man’s world. There are females who play important parts in the poem. The Goddesses, however, seem to be more powerful than the Gods. Homer gives a comparison of “The Iliad”, to Greek society. Today, his work is universal and causes an effect on society and different cultures.

In fact, there are some goddesses that are the opposite of those characteristics. “The Iliad” explains different types of heroines and the most essential goddess is Athena. Athena is important to a variety of things. She is the goddess of wisdom and war. Athena is the daughter of Zeus and she doesn’t have a mother. In the epic, it states that Athena vaulted from Zeus’s head, mature and dressed in armor. According to Homer, Athena was a fierce and coldhearted warrior. Another goddess that shows strength is Artemis. Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, chastity, virginity, the moon and environment. “But his sister, Artemis of the wild, the lady of wild beasts, scolded him bitterly and spoke a word of revilement: You run from him, striker from afar...Fool, then why do you wear that bow, which is wind and nothing.”-Homer, The

Likewise, the Greeks believed in the power of the immortals which is clearly shown in gods and goddesses. The gods and goddesses embodied the heroes in Greek society. The Iliad is dramatic. Not only was Homer being able to use a vivid description of different war events, but he was successful at comparing his epic to society. Greek culture is shown throughout the Iliad. Just as described in the previous stanzas, the people were endured in supernatural abilities; which they believed it came from the gods and goddesses. Homer used several different characters in the epic to tell how society was. The Greeks are also played as intellectual people, not as perplexed by confusion and problems, strong in facing the challenges in their lifestyles. In general, society has evolved. The ancient civilization up to the modern generation, undergoes a sense of “metamorphism.” The people adopted the constant change in society. Homer’s epic effects Greek culture by its fictional heroes and warfare. For example: Achilles is fast, strong, courageous and a half-immortal. He is the main reason why the Greeks were winning against the Trojans. As a matter of fact, when he quit in the middle of the war paved a way for the Trojans. The physical attributes of Achilles explain the physical beauty and strength of the Greek race. He was invincible and this made him become egoistic and proud. Achilles allowed his emotions rule