The Iliad versus Troy
As the great military general and philosopher Sun Tzu said, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. The Greeks utilize a huge wooden horse in order to defeat the Trojans. The movie, Troy, and The Iliad contain the same plot, yet there are numerous differences that are depicted. Nevertheless, despite the countless similarities, The Iliad is far more superior to that of the movie.
The Trojan Horse is present in the epic and movie. First, the Greek built a huge horse structure that was filled with men. The Trojans, who thought that the Greeks surrendered, found the huge horse structure. The Trojans “dragged the horse through the gate” (Hamilton 207). Moreover, this led to the destruction of the great Troy. The Greeks who deceived the Trojans returned with their ships therefore the army was awaiting the opening of the doors. The soldiers of the Greek got out of the wooden horse and in no time “Troy was burning” (Hamilton 207). In conclusion, Troy was demolished because of the Trojan horse.
Helen of Troy was the significant cause of the war between the Greeks and Trojans. Primarily, Paris, who chose Aphrodite in the contest of beauty against Hera and Pallas Athena, was to be awarded the fairest woman. As a result, the fairest woman on Earth was “Helen, the
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In the epic, the gods affect the war immensely. For instance, if it weren’t for Aphrodite, Paris would have died sooner. Aphrodite tore the strap that kept the helmet on, so that he would be free from Menelaus’ hand. Aphrodite then “caught up in a cloud and took back to Troy” (Hamilton 192). On the other hand, there was no involvement of the gods in the movie. For instance, when Achilles cut off the golden head of the statue of Apollo, nothing happened. To sum up, in the movie, Troy, the gods were not present, yet in The Iliad they played major roles throughout the