This material has been used for many years by Professor Tom Sienkewicz in his courses at Howard University and
at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. If you have any questions, you may contact him at toms@monm.edu.
ANALYSIS OF ILIAD VI
This analysis is based upon A Study of the "Iliad" in Translation by Frank Lowry Clark. (Chicago: The University of
Chicago Press, 1927).
I. Continuation of the battle of Book V. Note especially:
a) The death of Axylus, 12-19
b) The vain supplication of Adrastus, 55-65
II. Appeal of Helenus to Hector to go up to Troy to sacrifice and pray to the gods to help the Trojans, 73-118. Note the picture of Hector going off the field, 116-18
III. The meeting of Glaucus and Diomedes, 119-236. In this section note:
a) The myth of Lycurgus, 128-41
b) The comparison of the generations of men to leaves, 145-149
c) The myth of Bellerophon, 150-211
d) The exchange of armor, 212-36
IV. The visit of Hector to Troy, 237-529 (end)
a) Hector speaks with his mother, Hecuba, 237-85
b) The sacrifice by Hecuba and the women to Athena, 286-311
c) Hector with Paris and Helen, 312-68
d) Hector says farewell to his wife Andromache and his son Astyanax, 369-502
e) Hector and Paris go forth to battle, 503-29 (end)