Homeric Treatment of Death

As much as death is important in "The Illiad", the important and glorious lives of warriors is where it begins. War is very celebrated in the Iliad, and Homer portrays his character's worthiness in the story based on their bravery to die. All the fighters shared the same ambition, which was to die with fulfillment from war. Homer points out that the fight is never a waste of time and rather a journey that leads the soldiers to death. Achilles, for example, could have chosen a pleasant, calm life with his family, but instead chose to fight proudly and end his life doing that.…