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The Iliad, with its crude, intricately devised plot and epic stylistics was once looked at by the Greeks as Homer’s greatest accomplishment. ... It is also a golden example of an epic. An epic is defines as “long poems or stories that tell of the achievements of a hero or heroes”. The Iliad brings this definition to life, but it would not have been so without epic conventions. The epic conventions amplify the excitement of these remarkable pieces, enhance our enjoyment, and pull us deeper into the rabbit hole of Homer’s mind; through he portrays many messages to us. The three epic conventions, which are of utmost importance in the Iliad, are epithets, similes and supernatural machinery. ...
As epithets give background and description, epic similes give us a vivid viewpoint of the subject, going deep, beyond the surface. ... 387) is an epic simile that gives us detail into the struggle that has been put forth by the gods. ...
Epithets and similes are surely very important when we discuss epic conventions and the details of the epic itself, but none surpasses the importance of supernatural machinery when we speak of the Iliad. ... The most important event which involves supernatural machinery in the Iliad, however, is Athene’s malevolent plan in which she goes in disguise as Hector’s brother, persuades him to fight Achilles, and then disappears at the last second, leaving helpless Hector doomed; there is not way that Hector could have escaped, his fate had already been sealed.
Approximate Word count = 973
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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