Limitations of sources and evidence + bibliography

 There will obviously be many limitations of sources and evidence, as translations from the original Greek version to the English version will not be 100% correct. As such I must keep that in mind while publishing this blog. Also I have stated many things which 'I' believe to be Wolfgang Petersen's motive and his choice of themes. I stated that Petersen changed major plot points just for the theme, however, this may be incorrect, as he might have done so due to time constraints or budget problems. This is by no means a 100% accurate comparison of Homer's Iliad and Wolfgang Petersen's Troy. This is only my opinion on the subject and as such, any misinterpretations in facts will be due to my misinterpretation of information or the translation of the original Greek to English version of The Iliad. There is also some debate on the issue that the Iliad is in fact a work of fiction and that none of the events in Troy truely existed. Some historians debate that the Trojan war is a myth while others believe that Homer's Iliad is truely based on the Trojan war. Finley, who is a historian, believes that the work's of Homer is not historical. He says "His arms bear a resemblance to the armour of his time, quite unlike the Mycenaean, although he persistently casts them in antiquated bronze, not iron. His gods had temples, and the Mycenaeans built none, whereas the latter constructed great vaulted tombs in which to bury their chieftains and the poet cremates his. A neat little touch is provided by the battle chariots. Homer had heard of them, but he did not really visualize what one did with chariots in a war. So his heroes normally drove from their tents a mile or less away, carefully dismounted, and then proceeded to battle on foot." Finley's words show that during Homer's time (or what is believed to be the time when Homer was alive), the Mycenaeans did not have what Homer said was in his poem, this being a limitation of the authenticity of the events in Troy.

Sources:

Primary Source:
The Iliad.
Original author: Homer.
Translators: Books I - IX    W. Leaf
                   Books X - XVI     A. Lang
                   Books XVII - XXIV     E. Myers.

Film: Troy
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen

Secondary Sources:

http://www.toshistation.com/troy/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(mythology)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_the_Iliad