Before the Trojan War
To sway Paris's vote, Athena offered him supreme wisdom and this specific strategic asset that would leave every battle campaign undefeated.
What is victory over his rivals?
The reason why Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter and to whom
What is to gain favorable winds? Who is the goddess Artemis?
This clever King is credited with inventing the Trojan Horse strategy to finally break the ten-year siege.
Who is Odysseus?
Agamemnon returns with this ill-fated Trojan princess cursed to never be believed (a phenomenon now referred to as the ________effect)
Who is Cassandra?
From the Latin for "in the middle of things," this narrative technique describes how epic poems like The Iliad skip the backstory and drop the audience straight into the action.
What is in media res?
Long before he was judging divine beauty pageants, Paris lived a quiet life on Mount Ida working as this humble rural occupation.
What is shepherd?
In modern cybersecurity, this classical military term refers to a malicious software program that tricks users by disguising itself as legitimate code.
What is a Trojan horse?
After being insulted by Agamemnon, this legendary warrior withdrew his forces from the siege of Troy, returning only after the death of his close friend Patroclus.
Who is Achilles?
Widely viewed as wicked, this Greek queen helps kill her husband in a bathtub
Who is Clytemnestra?
One of nine, Calliope is the __________of epic poetry
What is muse?
Paris’s fateful choice backfired spectacularly when he went to claim his prize, this Spartan queen, effectively launching the Trojan War.
Who is Helen (of Troy)?
True or false: The Trojan War lasted two decades
False! It lasted 10 years
Guided by the god Apollo, Paris delivered a fatal arrow strike to this vulnerable anatomy part of Achilles, the only spot where he could be harmed.
What is the heel?
Odysseus is the King of this Greek state (which also happens to be the name of an upstate college and a town that is home to Cornell)
What is Ithaca?
This epic device uses extended comparisons over multiple lines to match intense actions, feelings or situations with natural imagery like swarming bees or storms.
What is a Homeric simile?
The Spartan Queen is known as having a face that launched how many ships?
What is one thousand?
The leader of the Greek army
Who is Agamemnon?
This goddess aggressively backed Troy in the war, proving she was willing to let a whole civilization burn just to protect her title of "World's Prettiest Deity."
Who is Aphrodite?
She has over a hundred suitors vying for her hand in marriage
Who is Penelope?
This dark and gritty DC superhero is frequently broodingly referred to by the epithet "The Caped Crusader," despite wearing a cowl that makes him look like a giant flying rodent.
Who is Batman?
Hera's bribe
What is Lord of Europe and Asia?
Driven by blind rage, Achilles committed this ultimate desecration (several times around the walls of Troy)
What is tying Hector's corpse to the back of his chariot, pulling it around the walls of Troy until it was mutilated?
This goddess and her brother helped both the Greeks and the Trojans because they love war
Who are Eris and Ares?
In a blood oath, he murders Aegisthus and commits matricide
Who is Orestes?
This blind bard may or may not have existed
Who is Homer?