The comparison between "The Iliad" and "Beowulf" falls along the lines of a comparison
             of one myth to another. They both are great examples of Epic poems. They are written in the
             same general fashion of an Epic poem. Beowulf is a poem about Prince Bewulf, a great warrior.
             He very much resembles the one and only Achilles. They show a number of similar caritaristics
             Beowulf comes to the aid of King Hrothgar to kill the Grendel monster that lives in the
             bottom of a swamp. The Grendel monster has already killed 30 of Hrothgar's men. Beowulf takes
             14 of his best men and brings them to Herot, which is Hrothgar's castle. The men arrive to open
             arms from Hrothgar. He promises Beowulf and the rest of his men treasures beyond his wildest
             dreams. This excites Beowulf being the materialistic person that he is, and he cannot wait until
             he sees the beast. King Hrothgar has a banquet for Beowulf and his men where they celebrate
             their arrival. This celebration shows the hospitality that is shown throughout the epic "The Iliad."
             They just open their doors to Beowulf and his men and treat them as if they were life long
             friends. Even though they have never met each other before in their life. They just have an
             understanding that being hospitable is the way they live their life. There is one big difference in
             "The Iliad"; the trust between two strangers is broken because of the Kidnapping of Helen by
             Paris's when he is a visitor in the house of Menealos. This sparks a war the war between the
             Beowulf shows the bravery of the great Achilles when the Grendel comes to the hall of
             King Hrothgar. Beowulf proves that he was going to live up to his word and he was going to
             show them that he was in fact the warrior that he said he was. He tore the Grendel limp from
             limp literall...