“All men make mistakes, but the good man gives in when he knows his way is wrong and repairs the wrong. The only crime is pride. »― Sophocles, AntigoneHonor is a major component of ancient Greek culture, which weaves its way through the great epics of the era. It is perhaps the most important entity to some of the most renowned heroes. However, the desire for honor seems to have the power to drive these famous men into the clutches of “excessive pride,” or hubris (Oxford Dictionaries.com). As a result, choices are usually motivated by the idea of ​​not only increasing their honor, but also appeasing their insulted pride. Their actions tend to be chosen because their honor has been insulted, which has hurt their pride, and it seems necessary to take revenge. These choices sometimes result in devastating consequences and retaliation from gods and other men. The two, honor and pride, are so intertwined that it can be difficult to distinguish between the two. However, heroic mortal men like Achilles and Odysseus, whose stories are found in The Iliad and The Odyssey, experience and are often consumed by the overwhelming vice of pride, or hubris, and are therefore subject to the ramifications that accompany their decisions. In order to distinguish between actions performed out of honor or pride, it is necessary to establish a standard definition of both. According to the Oxford Online Dictionary, pride is “a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction arising from one's own achievements…or from widely admired qualities or possessions” (Oxford Dictionaries.com). Pride is often classified as a vice, something that is represented negatively by unjust morality. This is why it is classified as a... middle of paper ... result of their achievements, but some take it further until it becomes excessive. This pride affects their lives again and again. However, characters like Achilles, Ajax, and Odysseus continue to make choices to defend their sense of honor that become unjust and produce negative consequences. As Sophocles said: “All men make mistakes, but the good man yields when he knows his way is wrong and repairs the wrong.” The only crime is pride. » Works cited by Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin Group, 1990. Print.Homer. The Odyssey. Trans. Robert Fagles. New York: Penguin Group, 1996. Print “Honor.” Oxford.com Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries, 2014. Web. March 1, 2014. “pride.” Oxford.com Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries, 2013. Web. March 1, 2014. “pride”. Oxford.com Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries, 2013. Web. March 1 2014.