Iliad
This old man visits Achilles' tent in Book 24 and connects with the warrior through their shared grief
Who is Priam?
This Phaeacian princess, whose name means burner of ships, helps Odysseus return to Ithaka
Who is Nausicaa?
This Carthaginian queen kills herself after being abandoned by the titular character
Who is Dido?
These two heroes visit the underworld and learn lessons along the way
Who are Odysseus and Aeneas?
This term applies to this: "Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles, murderous, doomed…”
What is a proem?
This prince is chastised by his brother for not contributing enough to the war and instead staying in the bedroom
Who is Paris?
In the underworld, this Greek warrior says, "I would prefer to be a workman, hired by a poor man on a peasant farm, than rule as king of all the dead."
Who is Achilles?
"To establish peace, to spare the humbled, and to conquer the proud"
What is the Roman Mission?
These two wives (from two Greek texts) represent the Grecian ideal of loyalty to one's husband
Who are Andromache and Penelope?
This literary device is shown here: "I leaned on the top and twisted it, as when a man drills wood for shipbuilding. Below the workers spin the drill with straps, stretched out from either end. So round and round it goes, and so we whirled the fire-sharp weapon in his eye."
What is a simile?
These three Greeks visited Achilles in Book 9 to convince him to return the the fight
Who are Odysseus, Phoenix, and Ajax?
This character recognizes Odysseus by a scar on his leg
Who is Eurycleia?
These three generations of Trojans escape the sacking of their city
Who are Anchises, Aeneas, and Ascanius/Iulus?
This Italian frequently compares himself to the best of the Achaeans
Who is Turnus?
This literary device is seen here: "Do you remember it, Patroclus, all the Trojans you killed as the gods called you on to your death?"
What is apostrophe?
To whom Achilles directs this: "You’re like a little girl, pestering her mother to pick her up, pulling at her hem
as she tries to hurry off and looking up at her with tears in her eyes until she gets her way.
That’s just what you look like, you know."
Who is Patroclus?
This short-sighted character offers Odysseus and his men improper xenia early on in his voyage.
Who is Polyphemus?
This goddess relents after Jupiter agrees to a name change
Who is Juno?
This Italian boy is the Patroclus to a Trojan Achilles
Who is Pallas?
This literary device is introduced here: “He was lost in wonder as he turned each piece over in his hands and cradled it in his arms…and the shield’s ineffable design. On it the Fire God had prophetically wrought the future of Italy, and Roman triumphs in the coming ages, every generation…”
What is ekphrasis?
This Greek goes on a night expedition with Odysseus in Book 10
Who is Diomedes?
This venerable Grecian king who lives in sandy Pylos is visited first by Telemachus
Who is Nestor?
This goddess appears to a mortal in the guise of a huntress in Book 1
Who is Venus?
This notoriously silent princess becomes the start of a new Trojan War when her hair catches on fire
Who is Lavinia?
This term, coming from Greek, refers to a "viewing from the walls," such as when Helen and Priam watch the battle in Book 3 of the Iliad
What is teichoskopeia?