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Iliad
Book 3: Helen points out Agamemnon, Odysseus and Ajax to Priam showing their reputation and honour (time).
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Book 1: Agamemnon and Achilles being upset about the loss of Briseis and Chryseis as they are their war-prizes (geras) to reward their heroism in the war
Book 6: Hector promises to return to the battlefield to fulfil his duty, criticises Paris for not fighting, refuses to pray to the Gods whilst covered in blood and reassures his oikos
Book 1: Achilles prophecy of die young and be honourable or die old and not be remembered. Achilles chooses to die young, evident in him choosing to fight in Book 18
Book 16: Patroclus goes off to fight, killing several Trojans and dies courageously
Book 17: Menelaus and Ajax shield Patroclus' body from the Trojans being described as fearful warriors
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Aeneid
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Book 1: Aeneas wishes for a heroic and honourable death like those who fought at Troy rather than dying in the storm
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Throughout the epic, Aeneas consistently prays to the Gods showing his piety e.g Book 4 listening to Mercury
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Unheroic Iliad
Book 1: Achilles withdraws from the battle refusing to fight and getting Thetis to persuade Zeus to let the Greeks lose without him
Book 3: Paris has to borrow armour from his brothers and when Menelaus requests the duel, he retreats into the Trojan lines showing him as cowardly
Book 1: Agamemnon requests Achilles war prize, Briseis, which dishonours Achilles.
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Book 9: Agamemnon declares they should go home and give up on the war, lack of determination
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Book 22,23,24 : Achilles mistreats Hectors body, dragging it around disrespecting burial rites
Unheroic Aeneid
Book 12: Aeneas shows furor towards Turnus for his killing of Pallas, which is out of character for a Roman hero
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Book 2: Some of the Trojans put on Greek armour to sneakily kill the Greeks, this is a cowardly and unheroic way to kill
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