Epic Features
The first stanza of the Iliad is an example of this.
What is a Prologue?
The Greek term for the law of hospitality.
What is "xenia"?
Steals a girl, starts a war.
Who is Paris?
A birthday is an example of this...
What is "rite"?
Patroclus' death...
What is ...leads Achilles to rejoin the war?
"Swift-runner Achilles" is an example of this.
What is an Epithet?
The Greek term for what it means to bring honor to your name.
What is "kudos"?
Chooses a human to vote in the beauty contest instead of him.
Who is Zeus?
An extremely destructive event.
What is "cataclysm"?
Agamemnon's pride...
The entity that the epic poet appeals to for inspiration.
What is "a muse"?
Achilles dragging Hector's body around Troy is an example of this.
What is "aidos"?
Is voted "prettiest" goddess.
Who is Aphrodite?
There are nine of these.
What is a "muse"?
Achilles rage...
What is... results in the doom of Troy?
Technical term for person giving "main character energy" in one of these epics.
What is an "protagonist"?
The chief goal of the Homeric hero (also a Greek term)
What is "aristos"?
Known as the greatest human strategist.
Who is Odysseus?
The technical term for a story's main villain.
What is "antagonist"?
Menelaus wounded...
What is... results in the breaking of a truce?
A lengthy comparison between two unlike things.
What is an "epic simile"?
The three pillars for being persuasive.
Doesn't want to give his war prize back.
Who is Agamemnon?
Where we get the concept of "sin" from.
What is "Hamartia"?
Athena disguises as Hector's ally...
What is... results in Hector's death (or Hector stops running)?