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Iliad Flashcards

1
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The Trojan War started at a wedding of what 2 people?

A

Thetis and Peleus

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All the gods were invited to the wedding except

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Eris (Goddess of Discord)

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Eris goes to the wedding and writes “To The Fairest” on a golden apple and what 3 goddesses fight over it and what do they offer?

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Athena offers wisdom and to make him the greatest warrior alive. Aphrodite offers to make the most beautiful girl in the world fall in love with him, and Hera offers to make him king of all Europe and Asia

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Zeus to get someone else to judge the three goddesses picks a Trojan prince named

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Paris

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5
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Paris Chooses to give the “To The Fairest” award to

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Aphrodite

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6
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As promised Paris is awarded with

A

Helens love

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7
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Helen, Though was already married, who was her husband?

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Menelaus, King of Sparta

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8
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While her husband is gone Paris goes to Helen and

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She immediately falls for Paris and sneaks back to Troy with him

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9
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Menelaus after realizing Helen is gone immediately

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Gathers the armies of Greece and his brother Agamemnon and sails to Troy, starting the Trojan War

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Agamemnon was the king of what province?

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Mycenae

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11
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which gods/goddesses sided with Troy?

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Apollo, Artemis, Ares, and Aphrodite

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which gods/goddesses sided with the Greeks?

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Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes, and Hephaestus

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13
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Who was the king of Troy at the time of the Trojan War?

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Priam

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14
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Who were the sons of Priam?

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Hector, the greatest warrior of Troy and Paris, the prince who chose Aphrodite.

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15
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Who was the greatest Greek warrior?

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Achilles

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16
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What made Achilles special and how?

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He was invulnerable except in the heel due to being dipped in the Styx as a baby.

17
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What year did the war pick up?

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the 10th

18
Q

What made the 10th year special?

A

Hector and Achilles fight 1 on 1 with Achilles winning and dragging his corpse around in front of the city.

19
Q

Who was the chief strategist of Greece?

A

Odysseus

20
Q

What was Odysseus’s plan?

A

Make a big wooden horse that is hollow and put soldiers in it, Act like they gave up and it was a consolation gift. and have the people in the horse come out and lower the gates at night.

21
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When the plan of Odysseus is enacted 2 people do not approve of bringing the horse in, who were they?

A

Cassandra and Laocoon

22
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What was the story of Cassandra?

A

She was a beautiful woman Apollo loved, so he promised to make her into an oracle if she slept with him but when he gave her the powers she didn’t sleep with him which led to her having a punishment that no one would believe anything she said

23
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What was the story of Laocoon?

A

Laocoon was a high priest of Neptune who said that the Greeks cannot be trusted, especially with Odysseus.

24
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Why did the Trojans still bring the horse in?

A

No one would believe Cassandra and Laocoon was killed by 2 sea serpents along with his sons when he hit the horse with his spear.

25
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Why did Laocoon’s untimely demise affect the Trojan’s judgement?

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The Trojans saw the throwing of the spear as something that angered Athena as they had said the horse was sacred to her

26
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So, the Trojans bring the horse inside and

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have a big wild party and get drunk

27
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While they’re sleeping (the Trojans),

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Greeks bust out of the horse and set the city on fire

28
Q

Another prince named ____________ was able to escape

A

Aeneas

29
Q

Aeneas was able to escape with

A

Anchises – father of Aeneas
Ascanius – son of Aeneas

30
Q

He and the other Trojans escape to try and find Italy,

A

where Jupiter tells him he will found a new Troy.
Spoiler – this ends up being Rome

31
Q

What Greek hero managed to injure 2 gods? who were they?

A

Diomedes, Ares and Aphrodite

32
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How did Achilles die?

A

Achilles died when Paris shot an arrow that was then guided by Apollo to hit the heel of Achilles

33
Q

What guy disguised himself as a woman in the court of Lycomedes on Scyros

A

Achilles

34
Q

Who was the king of Ithica?

A

Odysseus

35
Q

Who was Odysseus the son of?

A

Sisyphus and Anticleia

36
Q

Who were his children and wife

A

Penelope; Circe, Calypso

37
Q

What nymph did Paris abondon

A

Oenone

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