Red

Red symbolizes blood. The warriors see “red rain” falling in the battlefield, symbolizing the blood shed which occurs during the Trojan war (52).

Thread

Thread and loom weaving represent feminine duty. The women of the text weave cloaks for their warriors. When Helen first sees Paris and is still married to Menelaus, she is weaving and snaps her thread (12). This snapping represents how she will break her feminine duty of marriage.

Fire

Fire symbolizes destruction. After characters die, their bodies are burned, symbolizing the destruction of their lives. The Greeks destroy Troy by setting the entire city ablaze, representing the fall of Troy and Greek victory.

Red Roses

Red Roses symbolize anger. When Achilles is enraged by Agamemnon, he nurses his anger like a “red rose” in his breast (22).

Achilles’s armor

Achilles’s armor symbolizes Achilles’s responsibilities to his society. Patroclus must don Achilles’ armor...