How Is Pride Shown In The Iliad

In the epic The Iliad there are many themes that Homer presents. Many of these themes presented can pertain to real life. A main theme of The Iliad is pride Homer presents this theme in multiple ways. In The Iliad, pride is presented in multiple ways such as a Prize of Honor. The Prize of Honor is a woman who a man won for doing something incredible or heroic. If their Prize of Honor is taken away their pride goes with her. For example, When Agamemnon says, “because Apollo has taken my Chryseis from me, I will come to your hut and take your Prize of Honor, fair Briseis from you. Then you will understand how much more powerful I am than you are.” (The Iliad pg. 130) This quote shows that a Prize of Honor gives you power and pride. This is an example of how Homer presented the theme of pride in The Iliad. …show more content…
If they get killed they want their corpse to be respected and treated well. If they are not, it takes pride away from that person. It is represented as an embarrassment. Their pride has already been damaged by not winning the fight, and the corpse is being drug by a chariot is not is not ethical, nor does it help boost their pride. For example, Hector asked when he is killed for his body to be returned to his family respectfully, instead Achilles dishonored Hector’s corpse. “The son of Peleus then punctured the tendons of Hector’s feet between the ankle and heel, inserted a narrow strip of oxhide through each slit and tied Hector’s body to his chariot, leaving the hero's head to trail behind in the dust.” (The Iliad pg. 150) After Hector had already been killed, Achilles went a step further. Hector nor his corpse did not have any pride