“… you are father and mother and brother and dear husband to me. Have pity on us. Stay here on the wall. Do not make your son fatherless.” (87)
Who is Andromache?
Greek warrior who wounded Aphrodite
Who is Diomede?
Sea goddess; mother of Achilles
Who is Thetis?
Swift-footed Achilles; man-killing Hector
What is epithet?
“I made you my son, Achilles, so that in my hour of need you might save me from destruction. So now, Achilles, I say, rule your pride, do not be angry forever.” (105)
Who is Phoenix?
“If I see any of you helping either the Trojans or the Greeks, I will take and throw him far down into dark Tartarus…” (91)
Who is Zeus?
Woman Agamemnon was forced to return
Who is Chryseis?
Favorite child of Zeus; sides with Greeks; pulls Achilles hair
Who is Athena?
Zeus "... lifted high the golden balance [scales]" (92)
What is a symbol?
“There are enough Trojans and noble allies for me to kill, if a god lets me and my feet can overtake them; and many Greeks for you to kill if you can. And let us exchange armor, as a sign to all that we are old friends from our father’s days.” (84)
Who is Diomede?
“Helen here, even now, was telling me to fight. And I think, myself, it will be better so. We may win still.” (85)
Who is Paris?
Greek Warrior; held off the Trojans at the ships
Who is Ajax?
The blacksmith god; made Achilles' armor
Who is Hephaestus?
"She did not know that they were both under the earth..." (52)
What is dramatic irony?
“So come back when you have saved the ships and let the rest fight across the plain.” (139)
Who is Achilles?
“Zeus, O King, let me now pay back fair Paris, who wronged me. Put him now in my hands; so that men to come may shake with fear at the thought of doing a wrong to their host.” (55)
Who is Menelaus?
Woman Agamemnon stole from Achilles
Who is Briseis?
God of war; Zeus hates him more than any of the other gods
Who is Ares?
Odysseus' speech to Achilles on why he should return from war.
What is monologue?
“Never again may I welcome him back to his home… and now while he still lives in the light of the sun, he sorrows; and though I go to him, I cannot help him.” (157)
Who is Thetis?
“Let me put on your armor and go out in your place. The Trojans maybe will take me for you and back out of the battle." (138)
Who is Patroclus?
Trojan archer; wounded Menelaus
Who is Pandarus?
Messenger goddess; told Priam to ransom Patroclus
Who is Iris?
“Three times he came up and took hold of Patroclus’ feet, and three times the two Ajaxes threw him back” (152).
What is parallelism?
“Hector, you will never hear me, when what I say is wise. You think it is a bad thing for one of the people to take another side from yours and would have him only support you. Nevertheless, I must say to what I think.” (118)
Who is Polydamas?