Fate and Justice!
This Greek philosopher develops the concept of justice based not on divine fate but on individual decisions.
Who is Plato?
This god is the king of the underworld.
Who is Hades?
This man is the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces.
Who is Agamemnon?
This man rejected the omen of the bird-sign.
Who is Hector?
In Book 6, this character says the following:
"Oh, the two of us!
Zeus planted a killing doom within us both,
So even for generations still unborn
We will live in song."
Who is Helen?
In Book 22, Zeus uses these to judge the fated outcome of the battle between Hector and Achilles.
What are the golden scales?
This goddess is the wife of Zeus.
Who is Hera?
This handsome lad from Troy stole a beautiful young Spartan queen.
Who is Paris?
This man begs Achilles to allow him to fight while wearing his armor.
Who is Patroclus?
In Book 12, this noble warrior said the following:
"Ah my friend, if you and I could escape this fray
And live forever, never a trace of age, immortal,
I would never fight on the field where men win fame."
Who is Sarpedon?
This contemporary of Homer argued that the harsh "might makes right" model of justice would have to incorporate the goddess Dike.
Who is Hesiod?
In Book 21, this river god fights against Achilles, and nearly drowns him.
Who is Scamander?
This woman is the loyal wife of prince Hector.
Who is Andromache?
Of this, Hector says to Andromache:
"It's born with us the day that we are born."
What is fate?
The Iliad and the Odyssey are just two parts of this much larger poetic sequence.
What is the Epic Cycle?
This man wrote the following:
"Homer and Hesiod have ascribed to the gods all things that are a shame and a disgrace among mortals."
Who is Xenophanes?
In Book 13, this god defies Zeus' ban on directly fighting in the war, sneaks onto the battlefield to rally the demoralized Greeks.
Who is Poseidon?
In Book 7, this great Greek warrior challenges Hector to single combat, ending in a stalemate.
Who is Ajax?
This youngest son of King Priam was killed by a spear thrust from Achilles.
Who is Lycaon?
This force proves to have even greater power than the gods.
What is Death?
In Book 22, this god replied to Achilles:
"You can't kill me - I can never die - it's not my fate!"
Who is Apollo?
This goddess is the mother of Achilles.
Who is Thetis?
In Book 10, these two Greek warriors launch a daring night raid into Troy, ultimately stealing the Thracian king's magnificent horses.
Who are Odysseus and Diomedes?
This tutor of Achilles was half-man and half-horse.
Who is Chiron?
Currently residing in an Italian museum, this exquisite red-figure Attic pottery depicts the death of Sarpedon.
What is the Euphronios Krater?