/lit/ - Literature

>>18346137
Some say that it is an anti-war polemic. It shows the tragic loss of war, and how at the end of it nobody really wins. The story climaxes with Achilles allowing Priam to take Hector's body to be buried according to civilized rites. This act shatters the dialectic of friend/foe, and paints a very humanistic and international portrait.

It also shows that even people like Hector who fulfill their duty can be unfairly struck down by the Gods, while disloyal and egotistical soldiers like Achilles can get drunk on the beach while his countrymen die to the enemy, then come in at the last moment to take the victory and all the glory for himself.

The Illiad is definitely a cautionary tale about the damages that can be incurred through war, and the generally unpredictable nature of the Gods during wartime.

>>18293306
I don't dislike BAP, I'm just disappointed, because with his outreach & influence he could really make a difference if he would change himself first. He could single handedly commandeer the entire political dialectic if he didn't fall for the race-bait.