1. Heroes in cultures are not necessarily good people. Look at how Achilles tre

1. Heroes in cultures are not necessarily good people. Look at how Achilles treats the body of his
arch-rival Hector. Explore why the treatment of Hector’s body and the aftermath of that event
would BOTH be considered heroic by the ancient Greeks.
2. The seer Tiresias in the Homeric epics is depicted as blind. Homer himself was often considered
to be blind (the story that this is because he portrays himself as a blind character in one of the
epics is not true, by the way). Research why blindness and the ability to communicate with the
gods and the world of spirits is a common pattern in the ancient world.
3. How did the rise of phalanx warfare help solidify Greek society? Use the text and additional
sources.
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