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The Iliad: Mid-Term Paper

Quotations:
"Priam was sitting in the conference with the elders of the town. Old age
had brought their fighting days to an end, but they were excellent speakers...When they saw Helen coming to the tower, they whispered winged words to each other: "No one could blame the Trojans and Greek man-at-arms for suffering so long for such a woman's sake."- Iliad book 3.
This quote can easily be summed up into today's language: One day Priam was sitting with a group of the town elders, who were now to old to fight, but still made great conversation and stories. Along comes Helen, this gorgeous goddess, and the elders lean over to each other and whisper: "No one can blame the Trojan and Greek soldiers for fighting and suffering for so long for such a beautiful women's sake." One part to the significance of this quote is showing Helen's part in starting the Trojan War. The quote above shows what effect Helen eventually deciding to elope with Paris had on......

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