The characters in Homer's Iliad follow the Heroic Code which is centered on honor. For them, honor is the most important thing and a person who dies without honor is worth nothing. To be an honorable person, one must stand out from the army, like Akhilleus and Hektor. The two are recognized as the best in their army and their community. But the Heroic Code is more than simply exerting greater effort as a warrior, more than being the best warrior there is, and more than doing something that the military, the community, and the opposition will recognize. There are four pillars in the Heroic Code that will determine whether you have achieved Honor. The first is "always be the best and bravest and stand out from the rest." The second aspect of the code is the most direct and immediate in its relation to battle: "to stand firm." The third pillar of the code is "to be a speaker and a doer". The last aspect of the code has only a fleeting mention in the Iliad, but becomes central in the Odyssey: the concept of "helping" one's friends while harming one's enemies." (http://faculty.valenciacc.edu/ eshaw/iliad.htm) For some characters in the Iliad, nothing is worth fighting for if there is no honor to be achieved; if there was no Heroic Code. Although the Heroic Code was widely followed in Homer's time, l honor nowadays is a rare thing to see. The character who exemplifies the Heroic Code is Akhilleus. He values ​​honor too much to the point of refusing to fight for the High King, Agamemnon, a person who according to Ahilleus had none. honor since all he does is order people to fight, he does not stand on the front lines in battle and is only High King because he brought the most ships, not because he did anything that would make him worthy of being called High King (Iliad , book 2).submissive to everything you do or say! Give your commands to someone else, not to me...” (Iliad, book 1, lines 345-347) We also see that Achilleus is firm in his decision to not wanting and not wanting to fight for a coward like Agamemnon. “…Give in to Agamemnon, I think not…” (Iliad, book 9, line 385) Ahilleus, however, is guilty of arrogance. He states that the Achaean army would be nothing without Ahilleus in the forefront (Iliad, book 1).