HUM2220 Homer and Greek Arete

Read the excerpts from Homer’s Iliad (https://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.16.xvi.html) Book 16 and Odyssey (https://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.9.ix.html) Book 9, pp. 138-143 [Follow the links it you want to explore more of the text]. Explain the concept of areté with specific examples from the text and discuss what details you can determine about life in archaic Greece, include clothing and weapons, social interactions, and religion. Your paper must be between 900-1250 original words in length and in MLA format.