The Iliad Flashcards
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was called the blind poet of Greece and was considered the greatest poet in history of Western Europe.
Homer
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Homer was very little is known about him, but his transcendent genius is vividly impressed upon his _____
works.
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His two epics, ______and ________, were learned by heart, and wherever a Greek settled, he or she carried with him or her a love for Homer.
The Iliad and The Odyssey
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Epic is derived from the Ancient Greek adjective, “epikos”, which means a _____
Poetic story
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Another name for Troy
A poem about Ilium
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It tells the story of…
the last year of the Trojan War fought between the city of Troy and the Greeks.
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(True or False)
It was written around 17th century BC.
False; 18th Century BC.
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How many lines does Iliad have?
It has 15,693 lines
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