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Glorious Sceptre
Title: Glorious Sceptre
Category: Society & Culture / People
Details: Words: 559 | Pages: 2.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Glorious Sceptre
The Immortal Sceptre
Within the Iliad Homer portrays through association and symbolism the sceptre as a representation of divine power. Agamemnon is the nominal owner of this sceptre, on which much emphasis is placed in the early stages of the poem. This relic, a sceptre once owned by Zeus, has a kingly and divine past and, as a result, is a symbol of authority, power, and recognition within the kingdom of Greece. Homer’s discussion …showed first 75 words of 559 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 559 total…sceptre. This is done, not to say that the privilege of the sceptre is limited to these three men, but rather to emphasize the kingly status associated with it. Each of these three takes the sceptre in hand before making any serious statements or requests in council. Hence, it serves as a gavel denoting distinction, status, and authority.
Homer has given the reader a symbol for god-like power in the hands of a mortal man
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