Book 1
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and “’Make the Greeks pay
suffering with your arrows for
my tears.’”
The gods “Zeus’ purpose was
fulfilled”
“Apollo inflicted a
deadly plague”
“’keep up your anger
against the Greeks and
take no part in
fighting.’”
“Phoebus Apollo
heard him.”
“’Father Zeus, if I
ever have served you
well among the
gods...honour.’”
“’when I lay my
unconquerable hands
on you.’”
“’It will be impossible
to enjoy a good
feast...the feast will be
entirely spoilt.’”
“watched him bustling
up and down the hall.”
“So, the feast went on,
all day till sundown.”
“There he went and
slept, with Hera of the
golden throne beside
him.”
Women
War and fighting
Book 3
, Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “the quickness of
Aphrodite”
Women “’She is fearfully like
the immortal
goddesses.”
“fight it out with their
spears for the
woman...the women,
property and all.”
War and fighting “the Trojans advanced
with shrieks and cries
like cranes”
“Shrieking, they make
for the rivers of the
Ocean to bring death
and destruction.”
“But the Greeks
moved forward in
silence, breathing
courage, filled with
determination.”
Book 4
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “’Are we to stir up evil
war again, with all the
sound and fury of
battle, or shall we
make peace between
the two sides?”
“Zeus, controller of
war on earth”
“So spoke Athene, and
she persuaded the
fool.”
“like a mother
, brushing a fly away
from her gently
sleeping child.”
Women
War and fighting “crisp twang, and the
string sang out, and
the sharp arrow leapt
into the air, eager to
wing it’s way into the
enemy ranks.”
Book 4
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and “’if the Greeks are
suffering defeated, he will also
get the grief.’”
“His life was too short
to repay his parents for
their loving care.”
The gods
Women
War and fighting “accepted the rebuke
from the leader he
respected.”
“the Greek contingents
moved relentlessly into
battle...but the men
advanced in silence.”
“Trojans like
sheep..bleating
incessantly.”
“They leapt at each
other like wolves, and
man grappled with
man.”
Book 6
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality “So now you will have
a good friend in me in
, the heart of Argos, and
I shall have you in
Lycia if I ever visit that
country.’”
“’And let us exchange
armour so that
everyone will know
our grandfather;s
friendship.’”
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “’So I will not be
fighting against the
blessed gods.’”
“But Zeus robbed
Glaucus of his
wits..exchanged his
armour..a hundred
oxen’s worth for the
scale of nine.”
Women “and a number of
older women hurried
along at her side.”
“’my wife has been
gently urging me to
return.’”
“’So, Hector you are
father and mother and
brother to me, as well
as my strong
husband.’”
“’your freedom
gone...your will,
unable to do anything
about it...” There goes
the wife of Hector”
they will say’”
“’War is the business
of men.’”
“’attend to your work,
the loom and
spindle.’”
War and fighting
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and “’Make the Greeks pay
suffering with your arrows for
my tears.’”
The gods “Zeus’ purpose was
fulfilled”
“Apollo inflicted a
deadly plague”
“’keep up your anger
against the Greeks and
take no part in
fighting.’”
“Phoebus Apollo
heard him.”
“’Father Zeus, if I
ever have served you
well among the
gods...honour.’”
“’when I lay my
unconquerable hands
on you.’”
“’It will be impossible
to enjoy a good
feast...the feast will be
entirely spoilt.’”
“watched him bustling
up and down the hall.”
“So, the feast went on,
all day till sundown.”
“There he went and
slept, with Hera of the
golden throne beside
him.”
Women
War and fighting
Book 3
, Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “the quickness of
Aphrodite”
Women “’She is fearfully like
the immortal
goddesses.”
“fight it out with their
spears for the
woman...the women,
property and all.”
War and fighting “the Trojans advanced
with shrieks and cries
like cranes”
“Shrieking, they make
for the rivers of the
Ocean to bring death
and destruction.”
“But the Greeks
moved forward in
silence, breathing
courage, filled with
determination.”
Book 4
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “’Are we to stir up evil
war again, with all the
sound and fury of
battle, or shall we
make peace between
the two sides?”
“Zeus, controller of
war on earth”
“So spoke Athene, and
she persuaded the
fool.”
“like a mother
, brushing a fly away
from her gently
sleeping child.”
Women
War and fighting “crisp twang, and the
string sang out, and
the sharp arrow leapt
into the air, eager to
wing it’s way into the
enemy ranks.”
Book 4
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality
Death, grief and “’if the Greeks are
suffering defeated, he will also
get the grief.’”
“His life was too short
to repay his parents for
their loving care.”
The gods
Women
War and fighting “accepted the rebuke
from the leader he
respected.”
“the Greek contingents
moved relentlessly into
battle...but the men
advanced in silence.”
“Trojans like
sheep..bleating
incessantly.”
“They leapt at each
other like wolves, and
man grappled with
man.”
Book 6
Theme Quotation Analysis Contextual
Mortality “So now you will have
a good friend in me in
, the heart of Argos, and
I shall have you in
Lycia if I ever visit that
country.’”
“’And let us exchange
armour so that
everyone will know
our grandfather;s
friendship.’”
Death, grief and
suffering
The gods “’So I will not be
fighting against the
blessed gods.’”
“But Zeus robbed
Glaucus of his
wits..exchanged his
armour..a hundred
oxen’s worth for the
scale of nine.”
Women “and a number of
older women hurried
along at her side.”
“’my wife has been
gently urging me to
return.’”
“’So, Hector you are
father and mother and
brother to me, as well
as my strong
husband.’”
“’your freedom
gone...your will,
unable to do anything
about it...” There goes
the wife of Hector”
they will say’”
“’War is the business
of men.’”
“’attend to your work,
the loom and
spindle.’”
War and fighting
