30 Q`s for The Iliad Why were the Greeks cursed? Apollo felt like
... Agamemnon stabbed him in the leg during a battle, momentarily stunning the Prince An archer sent an arrow whizzing by Hector’s head Great Ajax hurls a giant boulder down into Hector’s chest Achilles throws a spear into the guy next to Hector during Hector’s approach ...
... Agamemnon stabbed him in the leg during a battle, momentarily stunning the Prince An archer sent an arrow whizzing by Hector’s head Great Ajax hurls a giant boulder down into Hector’s chest Achilles throws a spear into the guy next to Hector during Hector’s approach ...
Unit 7 A Human War for a Battle Among Goddesses
... Read the following article and choose the correct answer to each question or statement. Helen, the queen of Sparta, is said to have been the most beautiful woman of all time. Her beauty even led to the Trojan War, the greatest war in Greek mythology. According to some stories, Helen was the daughter ...
... Read the following article and choose the correct answer to each question or statement. Helen, the queen of Sparta, is said to have been the most beautiful woman of all time. Her beauty even led to the Trojan War, the greatest war in Greek mythology. According to some stories, Helen was the daughter ...
Name: Period: Date: Odyssey Quiz Part A 1
... E. Offers Odysseus a banquet and a safe passage home ...
... E. Offers Odysseus a banquet and a safe passage home ...
main characters, names, places in homer`s the odyssey
... Ithakan; companion of Odysseus, who dies falling to from the roof of Kirke’s house swineherd; faithful servant of Odysseus faithful old servant of Odysseus and his family half-immortal (daughter of Zeus); wife of Menelaos beggar in Odysseus’s palace at Ithaka half-sister of Helen, mother of Orestes, ...
... Ithakan; companion of Odysseus, who dies falling to from the roof of Kirke’s house swineherd; faithful servant of Odysseus faithful old servant of Odysseus and his family half-immortal (daughter of Zeus); wife of Menelaos beggar in Odysseus’s palace at Ithaka half-sister of Helen, mother of Orestes, ...
The Trojan War P R O L O G U E : THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS THE
... and for his sake helped the Trojans, and Artemis, as his sister, did so too. Zeus liked the Trojans best, on the whole, but he wanted to be neutral because Hera was so disagreeable whenever he opposed her openly. However, he could not resist Thetis. He had a hard time with Hera, who guessed, as she ...
... and for his sake helped the Trojans, and Artemis, as his sister, did so too. Zeus liked the Trojans best, on the whole, but he wanted to be neutral because Hera was so disagreeable whenever he opposed her openly. However, he could not resist Thetis. He had a hard time with Hera, who guessed, as she ...
BOOK 11: THE LAND OF THE DEAD
... The parade of women followed by a break in the narration for some Phaeacian reaction before Odysseus returns to his story. Agamemnon's rage at his wife's betrayal. How Ajax reacts to Odysseus. The cause of this reaction. What Achilles tells Odysseus about the misery of the dead. Here’s a bit ...
... The parade of women followed by a break in the narration for some Phaeacian reaction before Odysseus returns to his story. Agamemnon's rage at his wife's betrayal. How Ajax reacts to Odysseus. The cause of this reaction. What Achilles tells Odysseus about the misery of the dead. Here’s a bit ...
The Trojan Horse
... Asia Minor, which is currently located near the nation of Turkey) in the famous Trojan War. The war is wrapped up in legend and myth, but it is said to have started when the King of Troy kidnapped a Greek woman named Helen. Helen just so happened to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and appa ...
... Asia Minor, which is currently located near the nation of Turkey) in the famous Trojan War. The war is wrapped up in legend and myth, but it is said to have started when the King of Troy kidnapped a Greek woman named Helen. Helen just so happened to be the most beautiful woman in the world, and appa ...
questions on the iliad - Spokane Community College
... IV. TROY AND THE TROJANS: "Iliad" means "of Ilion," or "Ilion-stuff"; Ilion = Troy; is The Iliad thus somehow pro-Trojan? What do we learn about "city" life-in peace and war-when we are inside Troy (i.e., how is the poem a cultural perspective on the Trojan world)? How are the Troy sections importan ...
... IV. TROY AND THE TROJANS: "Iliad" means "of Ilion," or "Ilion-stuff"; Ilion = Troy; is The Iliad thus somehow pro-Trojan? What do we learn about "city" life-in peace and war-when we are inside Troy (i.e., how is the poem a cultural perspective on the Trojan world)? How are the Troy sections importan ...
Iliad - La Trobe University
... • Priam has to go out of the city, on to the plain, through an outer wall, into the compound of Achilles and not get himself killed. His family think he is crazy or senile (note esp. his wife Hecuba at 24.201ff.). • As a king, Priam rides horses and a chariot, whereas the old man accompanying him, c ...
... • Priam has to go out of the city, on to the plain, through an outer wall, into the compound of Achilles and not get himself killed. His family think he is crazy or senile (note esp. his wife Hecuba at 24.201ff.). • As a king, Priam rides horses and a chariot, whereas the old man accompanying him, c ...
book 9: in the one-eyed giant`s cave
... 1. After the attack from the Laestrygonians, how many ships are left out of the original twelve? 2. What sort of character is Circe? What craft does she practice that Penelope also practices? 3. Why (aside from her magic) is she able to turn Odysseus' men into swine? How do they offend her? 4. Into ...
... 1. After the attack from the Laestrygonians, how many ships are left out of the original twelve? 2. What sort of character is Circe? What craft does she practice that Penelope also practices? 3. Why (aside from her magic) is she able to turn Odysseus' men into swine? How do they offend her? 4. Into ...
the trojan war
... Heracles' bow and arrows and survived on his own by killing and eating small animals, until, after several years, his former companions were to find that they needed him. When the Greeks landed at Troy they once more formally requested that Helen be returned. The Trojans refused and the Greeks estab ...
... Heracles' bow and arrows and survived on his own by killing and eating small animals, until, after several years, his former companions were to find that they needed him. When the Greeks landed at Troy they once more formally requested that Helen be returned. The Trojans refused and the Greeks estab ...
3/27 - The Ohio State University
... “Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds.” ...
... “Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs and birds.” ...
“The Iliad”
... Achilles prays to his mother, Thetis, to “pull some strings” in battle and sabotage the Achaeans to teach Agamemnon a ...
... Achilles prays to his mother, Thetis, to “pull some strings” in battle and sabotage the Achaeans to teach Agamemnon a ...
Iliad Study Guide Chapters I – IX
... they have familial connections. In honor of their heritage, they decide to exchange armor. Diomedes benefits greatly by this as Glaucus’ armor was worth a lot more than his. 30. At one point, Menelaus captures a prominent Trojan warrior, Adrestos. Adrestos asks Menelaus to ransom him back to his fam ...
... they have familial connections. In honor of their heritage, they decide to exchange armor. Diomedes benefits greatly by this as Glaucus’ armor was worth a lot more than his. 30. At one point, Menelaus captures a prominent Trojan warrior, Adrestos. Adrestos asks Menelaus to ransom him back to his fam ...
troy_v2 - historyyellow
... Both sides are getting tired of fighting The Trojans are ready to surrender Helen, but Paris won’t let them He is the prince of Troy, so what he says occurs Paris came up with a solution so that no more blood would be shed on either sides Paris and Menelaus would have a hand-to-hand combat, and the ...
... Both sides are getting tired of fighting The Trojans are ready to surrender Helen, but Paris won’t let them He is the prince of Troy, so what he says occurs Paris came up with a solution so that no more blood would be shed on either sides Paris and Menelaus would have a hand-to-hand combat, and the ...
The Trojan War
... had also been damaged by Helen’s rash actions. As a result, King Menelaus had to declare war upon Greece. He was forced to uphold his honor, even if it meant getting thousands of his men killed in the process. ...
... had also been damaged by Helen’s rash actions. As a result, King Menelaus had to declare war upon Greece. He was forced to uphold his honor, even if it meant getting thousands of his men killed in the process. ...
Map of Greece and Troy
... • The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on facts • For example, there really was a Trojan War • Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were created by Homer. • The character Achilles, may have been developed from ...
... • The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on facts • For example, there really was a Trojan War • Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were created by Homer. • The character Achilles, may have been developed from ...
House of Atreus from Edith Hamilton`s Mythology Zeus Tantalus
... dine with them at their table. In an act of arrogance, Tantalus decided to trick the gods --- he killed and boiled his own son Pelops and served him to the gods. The gods discovered his scheme and punished him by setting him a pool in Hades where he stood forever dying of hunger and thirst with food ...
... dine with them at their table. In an act of arrogance, Tantalus decided to trick the gods --- he killed and boiled his own son Pelops and served him to the gods. The gods discovered his scheme and punished him by setting him a pool in Hades where he stood forever dying of hunger and thirst with food ...
Question 3 Sample Answer “I respect you, Demodocus, more than
... all too true... you sing the Achaeans’ fate, all they did and suffered, all they soldiered through, as if you were there yourself or heard from one who was. But come now, shift your ground. Sing of the wooden horse Epeus built with Athena’s help, the cunning trap that good Odysseus brought one day t ...
... all too true... you sing the Achaeans’ fate, all they did and suffered, all they soldiered through, as if you were there yourself or heard from one who was. But come now, shift your ground. Sing of the wooden horse Epeus built with Athena’s help, the cunning trap that good Odysseus brought one day t ...
The Odyssey - Background - English9th-2012
... Odysseus and the Cyclops • We are going to watch a clip of a film version of the Odyssey. In this clip, Odysseus and his men have landed on the island of the Cyclops, monsters who live in caves. They try to exchange gifts in return for food and water but it doesn’t quite work out the way they had p ...
... Odysseus and the Cyclops • We are going to watch a clip of a film version of the Odyssey. In this clip, Odysseus and his men have landed on the island of the Cyclops, monsters who live in caves. They try to exchange gifts in return for food and water but it doesn’t quite work out the way they had p ...
7. 附件二
... it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. Ida, but there he was raised by shepherds and loved by the nymph Oenone. Later he returned to Troy, where he was welcomed by Priam. When Paris was asked to decide which goddess was the most beautiful, he chose ...
... it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. Ida, but there he was raised by shepherds and loved by the nymph Oenone. Later he returned to Troy, where he was welcomed by Priam. When Paris was asked to decide which goddess was the most beautiful, he chose ...
File - ENGLISH
... first epic poem, The Iliad, (not the Troyad.) 3. Troy was an important trade city that was strategically located at the Dardanelles Straight at the entrance to the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea. 4. Since sea trade was vital to transporting goods, anything from the Far East went across the land to th ...
... first epic poem, The Iliad, (not the Troyad.) 3. Troy was an important trade city that was strategically located at the Dardanelles Straight at the entrance to the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea. 4. Since sea trade was vital to transporting goods, anything from the Far East went across the land to th ...
Background and 1-4 MythWeb2012
... insisted that a sacrifice be held first to pacify the goddess. In the end, half the army left while the others remained with Agamemnon. "Those of us who sailed with Menelaus made good speed at first, but then we were at each other's throats again. One group, under Odysseus, broke off and rejoined Ag ...
... insisted that a sacrifice be held first to pacify the goddess. In the end, half the army left while the others remained with Agamemnon. "Those of us who sailed with Menelaus made good speed at first, but then we were at each other's throats again. One group, under Odysseus, broke off and rejoined Ag ...
AS-SR-Answer Key
... Achilles; Athena struck him with madness when he sought to take vengeance against them; he finally killed himself when he realized his mistake Odysseus The Greek chieftain who devised the trick of the Trojan Horse; his wily mind presented the Trojans presented with a “gift” in which Greek warriors h ...
... Achilles; Athena struck him with madness when he sought to take vengeance against them; he finally killed himself when he realized his mistake Odysseus The Greek chieftain who devised the trick of the Trojan Horse; his wily mind presented the Trojans presented with a “gift” in which Greek warriors h ...
Essay Exam Two
... on in the story as the Greeks were being pushed back from the Trojan Forces, Patroclus ( Achilles' friend) led the Myrmidon troops in the battle and succeeded to push the Trojans back again. During that battle, Achilles was at his camp and Patroclus fought against the other Trojan prince (Hector) an ...
... on in the story as the Greeks were being pushed back from the Trojan Forces, Patroclus ( Achilles' friend) led the Myrmidon troops in the battle and succeeded to push the Trojans back again. During that battle, Achilles was at his camp and Patroclus fought against the other Trojan prince (Hector) an ...