Values of a Greek Warrior and Values of a Greek Family from the Iliad
The Iliad was written by Homer in 750 B. ... The Iliad is about the Trojan War between the Trojans and the Achaians, or Greeks. The actual Trojan War started five hundred years before The Iliad was composed. Book one of The Iliad details the values held by Greek warriors. Book six outlines the values held by families. The Greek culture of the day is mostly about being a well-known warrior and being part of a family. The values of a warrior and of a family are in conflict with each other. The values of being a warrior are greatly dependent on what the people think. ... In The Iliad when Achilles and Agamemnon ransacked small villages on the other side of Troy, they took two girls, Chryseis and Briseis.