Please read the below-assigned passage from Homer's Iliad (here translated by Stanley Lombardo). The Iliad deals with just one year in the Trojan War, a mythic confrontation between Greeks and the city of Troy. Look up the basic story if you're unfamiliar with it (or read more of it from this online translation), but for the written response focus only on the passage noted here. Questions to consider...what is heroic in this world? How do the heroes interact with each other? What personal qualities are valued in this world? Are they the same as what we'd describe as 'heroic' in our society? Keep in mind what we discussed about the likely political landscape in the aftermath of the collapse of Mycenaean palaces...local chiefs jockeying for position and negotiating new networks for prestige. In class discussion, we'll tack back and forth between this exaggerated heroic conceit and its real-world analogues in the Dark Age. Remember that as an oral tradition, Homeric epic must have resonated with audience expectations even as it details the impossibly grand exploits of its protagonists. As you respond to these questions, please support your interpretation by citing specific lines and phrases from your passage -- quote them directly or record line numbers in parentheses. General comments that don't stick close to the following passage aren't sufficient.