Suffering, Pity and Friendship: An Aristotelian Reading of Book 24 of Homer’s Iliad

An Origin of a Theory: A Comparison of Ethos in the Homeric Iliad with that Found in Aristotle’s Rhetoric

Homer’s Iliad is an epic story about human character, which predates the Aristotelian lectures by some four hundred years. While classical scholars have always valued Aristotle’s notion of ethos as a primary factor in persuasion, few have traced this concept to this earlier period. Following a close analysis of speeches in the Iliad, this examination attempts to reconstruct what Homer’s theory ...

Greek and Roman Perceptions of the Afterlife in Homer’s <em>Iliad</em> and <em>Odyssey</em> and Virgil’s <em>Aeneid</em>

The Chaste Consecration of the Thighs: Post-homeric Representations of Achilles and Patroclus in Classical Greek Literature

Although Homer’s Iliad does not explicitly portray Achilles and Patroclus as lovers, they were characterized as such by many later authors in antiquity. A number of post-Homeric texts attempt either to redefine Achilles’ and Patroclus’ friendship as a sexual relationship, or to argue against such redefinition. Previous scholarship has tended to focus on the difficulty of adapting the Iliadic Ac...

The death of Hector: pity in Homer, empathy in medical education.

Empathy is thought a desirable quality in doctors as a key component of communication skills and professionalism. It is therefore thought desirable to teach it to medical students. Yet empathy is a quality whose essence is difficult to capture but easy to enact. We problematise empathy in an era where empathy has been literalised and instrumentalised, including its measurement. Even if we could...

The Effect of Free book Reading Skills on Students' Reading Habits, Attitudes toward Reading and Academic Achievement

Purpose: Since nowadays study is one of the most important tools of human communication with the world around us, advanced systems not only encourage individuals to study the textbook, but also lead them to free book reading; However, a comparison of statistics of the amount of free book reading shows that the status of study in our country is lower than other developed countries. Having wrong ...