Trojan War Opening Chapters 1-4 Flashcards
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Name the two groups in the council of Priam.
Young men and old men
Which group from the council of Priam wanted war?
young men
Which group from the council of Priam wanted peace?
old men
Why was the peace party against war?
they knew the cost and wanted to avoid it
Why did Laodamia die?
she grieved herself to death over the death of her husband
Who led the Trojan allies?
Cycnus
Describe how Cycnus died and what happened to his body
He could not be wounded with weapons so Achilles choked him to death; Poseidon swooped down and took the body of his son home for a proper burial
How did Troilus know with certainty that Cressida had betrayed him?
Diomede was in battle carrying the shield that Troilus had given to Cressida, so he knew she had given it to Diomede
Who said “My mother fortells that a great race shall spring from me…”
Aeneas
Who said “Immortal fame!”?
Protesilaus
Who said “It is deeds, not words, that are needed to prove you goddess-born”
Agamemnon
Who said “If you cannot bleed, you shall choke to death.”
Achilles
Who said “On the tenth day I swear to return.”
Cressida
Who said “The sun has dropped from my heaven”
Troilus
river god who helped the Trojans
Skamander
king of Ithaca
Odysseus
leading Trojan hero; son of Priam
Hector
brother of Calchas; guardian of Cressida
Pandarus
father of Cycnus
Poseidon
soothsayer; Trojan deserter
Calchas
the foremost man
Protesilaus
brokenhearted Trojan hero
Toilus
wife who died of sorrow
Laodamia
Greek hero who won Cressida’s love
Diomede
