Paideia Today (Season 1, episode 4) Homer's Iliad, The Theme of Death

In this final episode discussing some of the key themes of Homer's Iliad, we look at the way in which death is represented. We relate it to the notion of heroism and glory, but also to the notion of wrath which appears to be Homer's main theme. How does Achilles' glory relate to his attitude to death, and furthermore to the death of his enemy Hector? How does the treatment of the dead body reflect Homeric conceptions of virtue and honour?

[claudette]

Really enjoyed listening to this very informative discussion. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge with us all.

[spellboundtarot]

Thank you Dr. Masson & Dr. Friesen. 👐🏻🌟 such an enjoyable topic.

[harrison_williams]

Excellent content. I’m deeply grateful to your mission. Thank you for your generosity, sirs!

[k.v.m]

Hi, absolutely love this channel its so useful, would you be able to do some of the other themes in the Iliad such as reconciliation and the idea of menis etc

[johnhwang]

Audio is so much better not recording with a single mic.