Iliad Books 14-18

Book 14:

Hera's arming scene... 153-223

Aphrodite lends her the "zone"

Women's arming scene is a bit of a parody on Book 2's Catalogue of ships.

Also compare to arming scenes of Patroklos and Achilles

Seduction of Zeus...292-360

Is Zeus really omniscient/omnipotent?

How do the divine affairs parallel human affairs?

What can this scene tell us about Greek social norms for women?

Book 15:

Zeus's prophesy... 5-77

Zeus wakes up from his seduction nap... 4-91

Book 16:

Patroklos' arming scene with Achilles' armor... 130-154

Achilles prays to Zeus... 220-248

Zeus Hears Achilles' prayer. He grants ONE wish but NOT the second... 249-256

Zeus, Hera, Sarpedon... 419

Zeus tries to interfere with the fate of Sarpedon (his son)... 433-461

What does this tell us about fate?

What would happen if Zeus DID interfere?

Death of Patroklos = Death of a SUBSTITUTE!!... 816-end

Book 17:

Menelaos defends the body of Patroklos...6-105

Apollo encourages Hektor... 69-81

Menelaos is forced to surrender the body of Patroklos to Hektor... 89-105

Menelaos talks to Aias about getting the naked body back (armor was stripped)... 120

Aias stops Hektor from decapitating Patroklos' corpse... 125-131

Hektor gives Achilles' armor to the Trojans... 130-131

Aias protects corpse of Patroklos... 132-139

Glaukos shames Hektor on the behalf of Sarpedon... 140-168

Glaukos suggests a barter with the heroes' corpses... 156-164

-- If the Trojans could have secured Patroklos' body, they could have bargained for Sarpedon's body with the Achaians.

Zeus comments on the action... 198-208

Fight over Patroklos' corpse ensues... 237-581

Menelaos saves the corpse of Patroklos... 574-581

Achaians carry the body of Patroklos back to the ships... 735

Book 18:

"Achilles is told of Patroklos' death. Achilles mourns Patroklos and Hephaistos makes him a new shield"

Nestor tells Achilles the news... 15-21

Achilles mourns Patroklos... 22-31

Achilles speaks with Thetis... 50-145

Funeral Preparations for Patroklos... 343-353

-- example of ancient Greek funerary practices

Thetis persuades Hephaistos to make Achilles a new shield... 424

Hephaistos makes Achilles a new shield... 474-616

Bronze, gold, silver, tin... 474-477

sky, constellations... 483-489

Two cities... 490-540

** focus on 497-508. Compare blood price feud to Achilles' situations.

Agricultural scene... 541-560

Vineyard scene... 561-572

Oxen... 573-586

Ocean River... 605-607