Immortals in the Iliad

Main Supporters of the Trojans

• Ares• Apollo• Aphrodite

Aphrodite

• Oldest Olympian?• Hesiodic Version:

Born from Foam Ouranos vs Kronos

• Homeric Version: Zeus & Dione

Aphrodite’sFavorites I• Paris

Aphrodite’s Favorites II

• Aineias (Shame)– Anchises

Aphrodite & Hephaestus

Ares

• “Scream”, “Revenge”, “War”

• Penthesilea & Amazons

• “Double-faced liar, most hateful of all Olympians gods”– Zeus

Ares & Aphrodite

• Deimos & Phobos (Terror & Panic)

Busted• Demodokos’

song (Od.VIII)• Hephaestus’

Trap• Apollo &

Hermes

• Van Heemskerk 1536

Athena over Ares

• Vien

Apollo

• Music & Muses• Beast-slayer• Smintheus

– Mouse-killer– Arrows for plague

Why Trojans?

• Slave to Laomedon• BUT• Chryseis affair• Father of Troilus• Priam & Hecuba• Father of Tenes of

Tenedos• Victims of Achilles

Main Supporters of the Greeks

• Hera• Athena• Poseidon

Hera

• “Protectress”?• Champion of

Achaians, Danaans = Greeks

• Queen of gods

Hera’s Favorites: Achilles & Menelaos

Athena

• Giant Alcyoneus• Obeys Hera

Athena’s Favorites

• Pro-Achaian rather than anti-Trojan

• Beats up Ares & Aphrodite

• Protectress of – Achilles– Odysseus– Diomedes

Poseidon

• Hates Troy• Slave of Laomedon• No pay!• Laomedon’s Threats

• Resents Greek Camp wall

• Helps Aineias• Offers to fight Apollo