Chapter 13 Main Events
What does Poseidon take to go to the city of Troy?
His Chariot
Which side is losing at the beginning of the chapter?
The Achaeans
Who does Poseidon take the form of first?
The Achaean seer Calchas
Who helps Hera (goddess of beauty)?
Aphrodite
Who's dead body was fought over?
Ascalaphus
Where did Poseidon park his chariot?
In a convenient underwater cave
Who does Nestor find while looking for Agamemnon (all three men are injured)?
Agamemnon, Diomedes and Odysseus
What main god was on the Achaeans side?
Poseidon
Who fights Hector at the end of the book?
Aias(Ajax)
Then Poseidon races off with a shout as loud as how many men?
9 or 10 thousand men
Who broke his spear?
Meriones
What god brings up the spirits of the Achaeans?
Poseidon
Who throws a spear at Helenus?
Menelaos
What goddess is on the side of the Achaeans?
Hera
What does Sleep take the form of?
A bird
Why did the fight break out over the dead body of Ascalaphus?
The Achaians wanted to take his armor, and the Trojans wanted to take him home for proper burial
Why does Hera call Aphrodite?
She wants Aphrodite to let her borrow loveliness and desirability.
Who's strategic thinking saved the Trojans?
Polydamas
Who does Hera try to distract?
Zeus
Which Grace did Hera promise to Sleep if he helped her?
Pasithea
What good omen appeared at the end of book 13?
An eagle
Where does Hector stop on his way back to Troy?
River Xanthos
Who does Hector find at the end of the chapter?
Paris
Who is the brother of Death?
Sleep
Who are the main gods helping the Achaeans?
Hera, Sleep, Poseidon