The Concept of Honor and Glory in Homer’s Iliad

Abstract

The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic; this poem shows us the Troy vs. Greece war and many more scenes in between Hector [The Hero of Troy] and Achilles [The Hero of Greece], and King Agamemnon King of Greece]. In this research paper, the Honor and the Glory of Greek society will be discussed based on the Iliad by Homer. In ancient times, Honor and Glory were the most important for the Greek king and the warriors. This research paper will try to find out the fact and myth of Glory and Honor prevalent in that ancient time of Greece. There are many ideas in Iliad but one of the major ideas of Iliad is the Glory of the king and the Honor of the warriors in the war. To be a wealthy person, the ancient Greek men try to show their ability on the battlefields. Those warriors who are glorified in the war performance become hearsay and those people stay in the future tales after their death. So, Honor and Glory are more important in their part of life, and the importance of Glory and Honor are discussed in this paper. Keywords: Worth of Honor, battlefield, importance of Glory, Hero and their heroism, Ancient Greek power.