Saturday, November 21, 2015

Diomedes

Does Diomedes display arete or hubris in Book 5 of the Illiad? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

I'd have to say Diomedes displays hubris, and here is why. Diomedes defies Athena by attacking Apollo when Athena said he could only attack Aphrodite. Athena herself said,"...you must not fight the immortal power head-on, all but one of the deathless gods, this is if Aphrodite daughter of Zeus slips into battle,she's the one to stab with your sharp bronze spear." And so Diomedes does that, but when Apollo comes in, Diomedes attacks him, and therefore defied Athena.

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