Books I-XII Flashcards
(43 cards)
lowest abyss under the earth; a place of punishment/torment
Tartarus
“Would I were as sure of being immortal and never growing old, and of being worshipped to Athene and Apollo, as I am that this day will bring evil to the Argives.”
Hector to the Trojan army
son of Nestor; leading fighter of the men of Pylos; friend of Achilles
Antilochus
Achilles’ prize; daughter of Briseus
Briseis
elderly counselor to Priam and the Trojans; a whirring “cicada”
Antenor
father of Aeneas by Aphrodite
Anchises
venerable leader of the Pylians and the oldest and wisest Greek chieftain
Nestor
son of Priam
Deiphobus
“There is one omen, and only-that a man should fight for his country”
Hector to Polydamas
ugliest of the Greeks; an endless talker
Thersites
“Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles first fell out with one another.”
Homer’s appeal to the Muse
son of Priam; augur of the Trojans
Helenus
“Odysseus has done many a good thing ere now in fight and council, but he never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow’s mouth from prating further. he will give the kings no more of his insolence.”
the Greeks about Thersites
“I did ill to take my bow down from its peg on the day I led my band of Trojans to Ilium in Hector’s service, and if ever I get home again to set my eyes on my native place, my wife, and the greatness of my house, may someone cut my head off then and there if I do not break the bow and set it on a hot fire-such pranks as it plays me.”
Pandarus to Aeneas
brother of Peleus; father of Ajax the Great; from Salamis
Telamon
phalanx
battle formation of tightly grouped warriors, long spears, and overlapping shields
Ithacan and faithful servant of Odysseus; a herald of the Greeks
Eurybates
son of Zeus and Electra; ancestor of the Dardanians and the Trojans
Dardanus
“It was I, Achilles, who had the making of you; I loved you with all my heart: for you would eat neither at home nor when you had gone out elsewhere, till I had first set you upon my knees, cut up the dainty morsel that you were to eat, and held the wine cup to your lips. Many a time have you slobbered your wine in baby helplessness over my shirt. I had infinite trouble with you, but I knew that heaven vouchsafed me no offspring of my own, and i made of son of you, Achilles, that in my hour of need you might protect me.
Phoenix to Achilles
surrogate father to Achilles; cursed to have no children
Phoenix
another name for the river Scamander
Xanthus
goddess who, when not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, tossed a golden apple For the fairest; also called Strife
Discord
“My mother Thetis tells me that there are two ways in which I may meet my end. If I stay here and fight, I shall not return alive but my name will live forever; whereas If I go home my name will die, but it will be long ere death shall take me. To the rest of you, then, I say, ‘Go home, for you will not take Ilium.’ Zeus has held his hand over her to protect her, and her people have taken heart.”
Achilles to the embassy
son of Eumedes; scout of the Trojans
Dolon
