Examples Of Ancient Greek Culture In The Iliad

Culture has been around since the creation of mankind. Culture has been used to bring various groups of people together as well as distinguish different groups of people from each other. Culture is an aspect of life that identifies who we are and defines us as well. Culture has taken various aspects in one’s life and combined them together. It uses tradition, beliefs, morals, laws, religion and etc. and puts it all together to come up with one broad category known as culture. Many people have similarities in their cultures but others may have vast differences that may seem out of the ordinary because they are so accustomed to their own culture. An example of this took place during Ancient Greek culture. In Ancient Greek culture, a country consists

In the Iliad, we learn about the five different aspects used to come together to create culture. However, in the Odyssey, we learn about Cyclops and how they are the exact opposite of the culture shown on the shield in the Iliad. In the Odyssey, Homer talks about how the shield contains aspects of power, traveling, seeing different things and etc. that contribute to culture on the island. In addition, the power and traveling show us how colonialism is being depicted and portrayed. While the two cultures are different, they are also similar. An example of this is that agriculture and farming is present in both cultures. Without it, cultures would fail to survive due to the fact that agriculture and farming plays a huge role in the survival and success of a culture. In the Odyssey, Homer says, “For on it, by the gray sea's banks, there are meadows, watered, soft ones. Vines would be very hardy there. On it there's smooth land for plowing”(Odyssey, 9.132-4). This shows us how there obviously is agriculture on the land almost as similar as the agriculture that is practiced by the humans. In the Iliad, we see how humans are directly working to keep that land healthy so that the agriculture and farming continues to prosper so that they can survive (Iliad, 541). Both cultures note how agriculture is very vital. Both cultures also show how peace does exist and how it naturally occurs for both