It is very obvious for the readers of Iliad by Homer, that there is a more profound explanation how the battle between Achaea and Troy began. The explanation that the war started because Paris took Helen from Menelaus is merely a shallow one. Though Menelaus was very angry because of this, he still had uncertainties about going to war with the Trojans. It was only Agamemnon who was very eager to join the battle. Agamemnon had been very interested in taking control every city and suborning everyone under his will. To say there was a ground for starting a war with Troy, he convinced Menelaus that he should retaliate for the abduction of his wife, and then he summoned all other Greek tribal kings to fight against Troy. On the other hand, the greatest warrior from Pthia Achilles, after being dishonored by Agamemnon, never had the interest in joining the battle against the Trojans.
CHAPTER ZERO
In the Trojan War, the offensive side was the Achaeans, and not the Trojans. While the Trojans try to keep secure their territory, the Achaeans continue attacking them by sending troops. They had only one objective, and that was to penetrate the walls of Troy. If you are the King of Troy, you should have no other option but to defend your city from an enemy who is also a potential autocrat. The only solution, therefore, was to fight their predicament in completely eradicating the Greeks from the land of Troy. That could only happen if the Trojans had a battalion strong enough to push the enemies away from their territories.
My chapter zero may seem very monotonous or a little uninteresting to read, because it actually makes the story a little less complicated. I believe that it was just how our life should be – simple. In the case of Achilles, I realized that in certain circumstances, our moral obligation is more important than the governmental law (the things which Agamemnon commands them to do). Collaborating with your country's war opponent may not seem alright for some, but we are not forgetting that happiness is derived from the same root as happenstance, haphazard, and hapless. There are a lot of consequences when you choose to go by the higher moral law, but sometimes we must have the courage to stand up on our own principles. That is where real happiness cultivates perhaps.
PS: All for Troy! I am glad that I read The Iliad.
My chapter zero may seem very monotonous or a little uninteresting to read, because it actually makes the story a little less complicated. I believe that it was just how our life should be – simple. In the case of Achilles, I realized that in certain circumstances, our moral obligation is more important than the governmental law (the things which Agamemnon commands them to do). Collaborating with your country's war opponent may not seem alright for some, but we are not forgetting that happiness is derived from the same root as happenstance, haphazard, and hapless. There are a lot of consequences when you choose to go by the higher moral law, but sometimes we must have the courage to stand up on our own principles. That is where real happiness cultivates perhaps.
PS: All for Troy! I am glad that I read The Iliad.
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ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with what you said in the last part of this blog.
I'm happy that you found reading the Iliad a worthy experience. Thank you.
Miss Carmie
The ILILAD? hahaha!
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