ENGB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Iliad, Achilles, Argos
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Lecture 13: the iliad books 5,6, and 9. Solidarity / protecting fallen comrades: you don"t fight alone but as a member of a group, aineias protects pandaros" body (cid:523)(cid:887). (cid:884)(cid:891)(cid:889)-302) You don"t want a comrade to be dishonoured even if it means: wounded sarpedon"s request for (ector"s protection ignored (cid:523)(cid:887). (cid:888)(cid:890)(cid:884), agamemnon"s morale boosting talk (cid:523)(cid:887). (cid:887)(cid:884)(cid:891)-532) Individual warrior is still the heart of the code. This is also an explanation of the greek fighting style, where the person beside the warrior is expected to shield them. Taking of (cid:498)prizes(cid:499: echemmmon and chromios (sons of priam) stripped of armor; horses taken by diomedes (5. 159-165, aineias speaks of withdrawal as a part of doing battle(5. 221-223) By taking ransom, you aren"t seen as being greedy as hero"s hand. But we don"t return forgiveness for dishonour to let him live. It becomes unclear what the morally preferable thing is.
