The End of Homer's Iliad: Achilles & Priam Book 24
Homer's Iliad is an extraordinary meditation on life and death. In this video I provide a summary of Book 24 of Homer's Iliad, explaining the ending of Homer's Iliad in some detail. I focus on the meeting between Priam and Achilles, and the major themes of the poem that are picked up and reexamined in that pivotal exchange. Why doesn't the Trojan Horse appear in Homer's Iliad? How is the return of Hector's body related to the contest over Helen of Troy? How does the death of Patroclus affect Achilles? I address these various questions and explore the Iliad's engagement with mortality, grief, the gods, piety, and hospitality
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