Ex figure-skater Tonya Harding has used the 20th anniversary of the infamous attack on her sporting rival Nancy Kerrigan to complain that she became a victim of the assault too - ruining her chances of Olympic gold and her life.
The gods are of a definite importance, but it is the heroes that really make the poem. The heroes of the Iliad live in a world influenced by shame culture; they are not driven to action by guilt or morals, but by the need for honour in the eyes of other men.owever, one thing that does stand out about the Iliad is that, unlike in the Odyssey, there is a distinct lack of bards represented within the poem. In fact the only time that we see any kind of song performed is not by a bard at all, but by Achilles.
The The Importance of Being Earnest quotes below all refer to the symbol of Miss Prismâs Three-volume-novel. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ).