This goddess of discord wasn't invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.
Eris
100
Like most classical epics, the structure is comprised of a set number of books--how many does the Iliad contain?
24
100
The Homeric Question or Mystery means that few facts are known about Homer, though it is often claimed that he suffered from what physical affliction?
Blindness
100
Who is the stated epic hero of the Iliad?
Achilles
100
Who is the son of Peleus and Thetis, knowing their wedding triggered the events leading to the Trojan War?
Achilles
200
Who recommended Paris as judge of which goddess should receive the title of "for the fairest" on the golden apple?
Zeus
200
Supernatural intervention is a common epic trait. What god is intervening by cursing the Greek camp with a plague?
Apollo
200
In addition to The Iliad, name a work credited with being composed by Homer.
The Odyssey or Homeric Hymns
200
Who was viewed as the greatest Trojan warrior, a son of the king?
Hector
200
What are the name and title of the father of Paris?
Priam, King of Troy
300
Aphrodite bribed Paris with the offer of what woman, the most beautiful in the world?
Helen
300
Name the classical Latin epic by Virgil.
The Aeneid
300
Similar to a bard, what Greek term indicates Homer's role as a traveling singer of the epics?
Rhapsode
300
What Greek hero tried to avoid fighting in the Trojan War by acting mad, sowing a field with salt instead of seed?
Odysseus
300
What father is unable to protect his young child Astyanax from being thrown to his death from the towering wall of Troy after the city falls?
Hector
400
What goddess bribed Paris by saying he would become lord of Europe and Asia?
Hera
400
Epics traditionally begin in the middle of the action, a practice identified by what three-word Latin term?
in medias res
400
Most people believe Homer lived well after the Trojan War events of the epic--about what year do most people believe the war occurred?
circa 1200 B. C.
400
Who is the only Trojan leader to survive the fall of Troy?
Aeneas
400
Who sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to calm the north wind and provide for a safe voyage to Troy?
Agamemnon
500
What goddess bribed Paris by saying he would lead Troy to victory over the Greeks?
Athena
500
Elaborate language, a common epic trait, includes catalogues--approximately what number of Greek ships are listed as having journeyed to Troy?
(at least) 1,000
500
The "Judgment of Paris" that triggers the Trojan War is briefly referenced by Homer in The Iliad; what author relates the tale in the play The Trojan Women?
Euripides
500
Previously a heroic warrior, what Greek goes mad and attacks animals before committing suicide after realizing what he's done?
Ajax
500
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What son of Achilles infamously kills the King of Troy?