A Hero's Journey
Intro to Iliad & Odyssey Notes
Troy (Movie)
100

This is the stage where the hero encounters or meets with their mentor or guide? 

What is the meeting with the mentor?

100

The Iliad is primarily about an epic war.

What is the Trojan War?

100

 This was Achilles’ only vulnerable body part. 

What is his heel?

200

This stage marks the hero's final test, involving a transformation or rebirth. 

What is The Resurrection?

200

 This was Odysseus’s son’s name. 

Who is Telemachus?

200

This was Helen’s husband before she left him for Paris. 

Who is King Menelaus?

300

This is the final stage of the Hero's Journey, where the hero returns with the reward to benefit their world. 

What is The Return with the Elixir? 

300

This took a great amount of years during the siege of Troy between the Greeks and Trojans. 

Why did it take 10 years? 

300

This person convinced Achilles to fight in the Trojan War. 

Who is Odysseus?

400

This stage involves the hero beginning the journey back to the ordinary world?

What is the The Path Home

400

This type of literary work are the Iliad and the Odyssey. 

What are Epics?

400

Achilles was motived to fight for revenge against Hector for this reason. 

Who is Patroclus?

500

This is Achilles' "Call to Adventure" in the movie. 

Who is Odysseus that convinces Achilles that the Trojan War will bring him eternal glory.

500

This person is credited with gathering and telling the stories of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 

Who is Homer?

500

Achilles decides to go to Troy to gain this specific appeal to be remembered for centuries. 

What is a legacy or glory?

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