Achilles Pursuit Of Honor In Homer's Odyssey

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What the Greek heroes most longed for was a reputation for excellence, time (worship, esteem, honor) and kleos (fame).Classic definition of honor is having a reputation worthy of respect, integrity in fulfilling commitments, responsibilities, and covenants. Personal honor begins with willing obedience and is fully developed when we consistently govern ourselves by true principles. Manly honor is a very public and external thing.
Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
Achilles wrath is initiated by his sense of honor. Honor for the Greeks, and specifically heroes, as readers have seen, existed on different levels. First, arete: the pursuit of excellence. Second, nobility: on the personal level, men had to treat each other properly; personal regard and honor from one's peers was essential to the proper functioning of society. Third, valor: obtained by a warrior for his accomplishments in battle. Fourth, and finally, the Greeks could obtain everlasting …show more content…
Agamemnon one of the most powerful king and leader of the Achaeans, and Achilleus is his best warrior. Achilles and Agamemnon are the most dominant aspects of the Ancient Greek life with a personal honor. Agamemnon believes that as king and leader of the Achaeans forces, he deserves special treatment as a prize Chryseis and when he loses her he don not want to defuse the situation and claims Briseis as a compensation prize. Agamemnon puts his own interest on the first place rather than act of honor or duty. Anger of Achilles and refuses to participate in the battle and Agamemnon attitude as a personal spoil of victory, and believes is properly owed to him makes Achaeans to
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