Rituals in Iliad - Book 1 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationHomer's IliadASAQA Created by: chunks-42Created on: 30-05-15 11:19 Why does Homer include them? makes the characters more believable you can remember them and become more interactive You have to acknowledge the gods teaches the Greeks how to do this, always about the community using set paragraphs to make it remember it, it was read out 1 of 4 Political war prizes, e.g. Briseis and Chryseis addressing them as 'son of...', a title, the most important people speak Achilleus should be more formal Nestor has the most appeased political ritual Decisions are made publicly 2 of 4 Religious following the recipe, a hecatomb worth of sacrifices making it to honour the gods equal sharing so they never go hungry 3 of 4 Social show abbreviament, socially interaction Gods shows respect to humans and each other There is a scoial hierarchy, nobody should go against it as it is dishonourable equal sharing, the Greeks do this as well Being part of the community 4 of 4
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