Iliad, Book 5

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Iliad, Book 5 is a section of Homer’s epic poem that focuses on the intense battlefield exploits of the Greek hero Diomedes during the Trojan War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book of epic poem
associatedCulture Ancient Greek literature
associatedGenre war epic
author Homer NERFINISHED
centralTheme conflict between gods
divine intervention in battle
heroic aristeia of Diomedes
mortality and vulnerability of heroes
chronologicalPosition early in the Iliad
follows Iliad, Book 4
precedes Iliad, Book 6
featuresCharacter Aeneas NERFINISHED
Agamemnon NERFINISHED
Aphrodite NERFINISHED
Ares NERFINISHED
Athena NERFINISHED
Hector NERFINISHED
Menelaus NERFINISHED
Odysseus NERFINISHED
Pandarus NERFINISHED
Sarpedon NERFINISHED
Sthenelus NERFINISHED
Tlepolemus NERFINISHED
featuresDeity Aphrodite NERFINISHED
Apollo NERFINISHED
Ares NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
Athena NERFINISHED
Hera NERFINISHED
Hermes NERFINISHED
Poseidon NERFINISHED
Zeus NERFINISHED
focusesOnCharacter Diomedes NERFINISHED
focusesOnEvent battlefield exploits of Diomedes
language Ancient Greek
literaryForm epic poetry
mainConflict Achaeans versus Trojans on the battlefield
narrativeEpisode Diomedes’ aristeia NERFINISHED
intervention of Athena on behalf of Diomedes
rescue of Aeneas by Aphrodite and Apollo
wounding of Aphrodite by Diomedes
wounding of Ares by Diomedes
narrativeFunction develops Diomedes as a major Achaean hero
expands on the role of gods in human warfare
originalMedium oral poetry
partOf Iliad NERFINISHED
setting Trojan War NERFINISHED
workLocation Troy NERFINISHED

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Tlepolemus appearsIn Iliad, Book 5