Symbolism
Josh mentioned that he believed the gods to be what use literally in the story of "The Iliad" (Answer can also be found in the Heros of the city of men book)
What is "Comic Relief"
(points tripled if the answer is found without the use of a book)"The Iliad" centers on the rage and anger against Agamemnon of which character
who is Achilles
Agamemnon’s refusal to give back the daughter of Apollo’s priest led to what disaster from Apollo?
What is the plague on the Achaean troops
An epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy
What is the Iliad?
Homer throughout the war often compares his main characters to ____ in simile
What are Animals
The wealthiest of any of the Achaean kings and also commands the largest army
who is Agamemnon
Achilles extraordinary armor was forged overnight by which god?
who was Hephaestus
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
The story covered in “The Iliad” begins______ number of years into the Trojan war
What is 9 years
The Key Theme in the Iliad as stated by the synopsis given by Peter J. Leithart
what is Rage
After ____ kills Patroclus, Achilles kills ___ for revenge.
Who is Hector
which three gods support the cause of the Achaean's
who was Hera, Athena, and Poseidon
The Form of story in which the account of "The Iliad" was written in
what is an Epic Poem
The Achaean ships symbolize.....
The Future of the Greek Race (i will accept just the future of the Greeks)
The fate of the war is changed when ___ promises Thetis that he will give glory to Achilles by turning the war against the Achaeans
Who is Zeus
which three gods support the Trojans
who was Aphrodite, Ares, and Apollo
The Great Account of Homers "The Iliad" takes place of the span of ____ number of Books (Use of Book = half points)
what is 24 Books
the ___ is used to symbolize the barrier Achilles's anger between him and the world
Achilles’s Tent
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!
In Book 14, ___ puts a god to sleep, allowing the Achaeans to beat back the Trojans
who was Hera
Zeus asked Paris to judge which of the three goddesses?
who was Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
The story "The Iliad" recounts the Trojan War which took place around _______ Century BCE
what is the 8th Century BCE