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War, Honor And Aggression In The Iliad

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Abstract: War, honor and aggression was the first thought that came to mind when I read the Iliad. The Iliad of Homer talks about how and why they went to war, the effects on the human society and the rage of Achilles against his comrade Agamemnon and the Trojans. Helen, who is the wife of Menelos and sister in law to Agamemnon, was kidnapped by Paris, the son of the king of Troy. The Achaians who were under King Agamemnon, had been fighting off the Trojans off and on for nine years, trying to bring home Helen. After many years of Achaian attacks somehow Troy remained intact, and the Trojan army remain undefeated. The Achaian troops were unlucky, many of the Achaian troops were infected by the plague and died. People believed that the King

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