A simple question about The Iliad.
Sdaeriji
12-10-2004, 20:00
I need some help with an essay I am writing about The Iliad, perhaps someone here can help. I know there's a scene where the various leaders of the Achaeans are sitting down at a table, and Odysseus gets all bent out of shape when someone doesn't sit at his proper place at the table, but I can't find it. I want to quote it as an example for the essay. If anyone can give me the book number and approximately the lines, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Sdaeriji
12-10-2004, 20:23
No one can help me?
Grave_n_idle
12-10-2004, 20:44
I need some help with an essay I am writing about The Iliad, perhaps someone here can help. I know there's a scene where the various leaders of the Achaeans are sitting down at a table, and Odysseus gets all bent out of shape when someone doesn't sit at his proper place at the table, but I can't find it. I want to quote it as an example for the essay. If anyone can give me the book number and approximately the lines, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The scene with Odysseus and Telemachus in book XX?
Don't know the line number for that... but I think it's about the 15th paragraph of the book, so it should be fairly easy to find....
Of course, I might not be remembering the scene you are looking for...
Sdaeriji
12-10-2004, 20:56
The scene with Odysseus and Telemachus in book XX?
Don't know the line number for that... but I think it's about the 15th paragraph of the book, so it should be fairly easy to find....
Of course, I might not be remembering the scene you are looking for...
No, no, the Iliad, not the Odyssey. I think I'm thinking of an actual scene. There's a group of various leaders of the Greeks all sitting down to a table, and Odysseus scolds one of the leaders for not sitting at his proper place at the far end of the table.
New Obbhlia
12-10-2004, 21:00
I think it is just after the arrival to the coast of Troja (I know that is not the country's name but you know what I mean), it was a long time ago since I read it, it may be when they are discussing about which men that are going to get the daughters of that priest or after the attack of the amazons, I belive that a woman was somehave involved in the scene you are describing...
(but as I said, it ws a long tim e ago so don't trust me above someone else)
EDIT: Asked a friend and he said that he thinks it is the first "chapter" of the second book.
Sdaeriji
12-10-2004, 21:37
I think it is just after the arrival to the coast of Troja (I know that is not the country's name but you know what I mean), it was a long time ago since I read it, it may be when they are discussing about which men that are going to get the daughters of that priest or after the attack of the amazons, I belive that a woman was somehave involved in the scene you are describing...
(but as I said, it ws a long tim e ago so don't trust me above someone else)
EDIT: Asked a friend and he said that he thinks it is the first "chapter" of the second book.
Excellent, I will search for it there.