Vocabulary
tedious
What is tiresome, boring?
Most beautiful woman in the world
Who is Helen?
"To think that the leader of a thousand ships should come to so pitiful an end!"
Who is Menelaus?
He would die young and would be greater than his father.
What are the two prophecies about Achilles?
Aphrodite, Hera, Athene
Who are the three goddesses who claimed the golden apple?
gaunt
What is thin and bony?
Mother of Achilles and a sea nymph
Who is Thetis?
"I must be the first man on earth who has gone so far as to kiss the hands of the slayer of so many sons."
Who is Priam?
Aegisthus
Who is the cousin and enemy of Agamemnon?
Poseidon was on the side of this group
Who are the Greeks?
sufficed
What is was enough or adequate?
Fated to live in order to found Rome
Who is Aeneas?
"I beg and implore you to let me be buried so that my spirit may go down to the land of the blessed dead."
Who is Hector?
Eumaeus
Who is Odysseus' swineherd?
The item the Greeks had to have in order to defeat the Trojans.
What is the bow of Heracles?
insolent
What is rude, disrespectful?
Myrmidon warrior; best friend of Achilles
Who is Patroclus?
". . . it is true that one way or another my enemies come to a bad end."
Who is Odysseus?
Hector took this off of the dead body of Patroclus.
What is Achilles' old armor?
The man-to-man combat between Paris and Menelaus
What is the plan Paris proposed to Hector to end the Trojan War?
myriad
What is a vast number?
Brokenhearted Greek hero
Who is Troilus?
"Hector's gift is prowess in war. Mine is mere grace and beauty. . ."
Who is Paris?
It was black studded with silver stars.
What is the shield Troilus won for Cressida?
When Odysseus and Diomede sneaked into the Trojan camp and met Dolon, who was sneaking into the Greek camp.
What is the night adventure?