Definitions
Greeks
Trojans
gods and goddesses
Background
100
The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in a plot
What is foreshadowing?
100
son of mortal king, Peleus, and the sea goddess Thetis. King of the Myrmidons and is the mightiest of the Greek warriors
Who is Achilles?
100
son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba. He is also known as Alexandros
Who is Paris?
100
father god, the most powerful of all the gods; he remains more or less neutral throughout the conflict
Who is Zeus?
100
800 B.C.- A.D 200
What are the years for the Ancient Greek and Roman period of literature?
200
A scene that interrupts present action to narrate the events of an earlier time
What is a flashback?
200
king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces. He is Menelaus's older brother
Who is Agamemnon?
200
son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; commander of the Trojan forces
Who is Hector?
200
god of poetry, music, and prophecy; he also sides with the Trojans. He is often referred to only as the son of Zeus and Leto, the daughter of Titans
Who is Apollo?
200
One of the earliest epics in Western literature
What is The Iliad?
300
An extended comparison
What is an Epic Simile?
300
king of Sparta; husband of Helen
Who is Menelaus?
300
faithful wife of Hector
Who is Andromache?
300
goddess of wisdom; she takes the Greeks' side in the conflict
Who is Athena?
300
Two rival city-states in Greece
What were Sparta and Athens?
400
A descriptive adjective or phrase that is repeatedly used with or in place of a noun or proper name
What is a Stock Epithet?
400
wife of Menelaus, whose abduction by Paris causes the war
Who is Helen?
400
girl captured from the Trojans by Achilles as a prize of war
Who is Briseis?
400
wife of Zeus; enemy of the Trojans
Who is Hera?
400
One of the most successful Roman army commanders
Who was Julius Caesar?
500
Formal plea for aid
What is Invocation?
500
Greek warrior and closest friend of Achilles.
Who is Patroclus?
500
daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba; she has the gift of prophecy
Who is Cassandra?
500
sea goddess; mother of Achilles
Who is Thetis?
500
Three great Greek philosophers
Who is Socrates, Plato and Aristotle?
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