Iliad by Homer To Live or to Die

Robert Fitzgerald translated The Iliad, composed orally by Homer three thousand years ago. In this book the idea of "honor" was considered significant to the ancient Greeks and the Trojan. It meant the values attributed to a person by his clan and society. The quest for honor and the anxiety over dishonor often related. For the ancient Greeks the idea of honor in war involved the public acknowledgement of value and glory and through elaborate …

…at all. He wanted to stand out in his own way and in other's eyes. His code of values meant that it's either to kill or be killed for honor and glory. Achilles soon that he could have been heroic not only by performing heroic deeds but also by acting in a heroic way. In this way even after his death, Achilles is still considered to be a great hero that has attained forever glory.