Mythology Stories
How many Greek ships sail to Troy?
1000
Greek epics begin with an invocation to the _________.
Muse.
Who is the leader of the Greek army?
Agamemnon
Who tells "evil Dream" to visit Agamemnon?
Zeus
Who are the "Danaans"?
The Greeks (Greek soldiers)
Another name for the goddess of Discord
Eris
"Achilles of the swift feet" is an example of what device?
epithet
Name a god/goddess who we know is on the Trojans' side.
Apollo / Aphrodite
Name one animal that is mentioned in the prophecy from Kalchas.
Snake or sparrow
sacrifice of 100 oxen
hecatomb
Which three goddesses are in the running for "For the Fairest"?
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
What does "in medias res" mean?
"in the middle of things"
Name a god/goddess who is on the Greek side.
Athena; Hera
What does "evil Dream" promise that Agamemnon and the Greek army will get to do?
Conquer the city of Troy (today!).
an omen or sign of something to come
portent
Who is Helen married to?
Menelaos
A long comparison of two things in an epic is called a/an...
epic simile or Homeric simile
Explain specifically why one of the following is angry in Book 1:
Achilleus, Apollo, or Agamemnon
Achilleus - Agamemnon has dishonored him / takes away his war prize
Apollo - Agamemnon will not give Chryseis back to her father, the Trojan priest, Chryses
Agamemnon - he had to give his prize, Chryseis, back to her father; angry at Achilleus being disrespectful of his authority
After Agamemnon tells the soldiers to go home, who rounds them up again to fight?
Odysseus
the Greek word for "rage", "anger", or "wrath"
menis
Agamemnon's daughter. The Greeks sacrificed her on the way to Troy to appease Artemis in order to keep sailing on the Aegean.
"Son of Atreus" is an example of what device?
patronymic
Who is one of the "peacemakers" in this book?
(Between Achilleus and Agamemnon OR between Zeus and Hera)
What item's history is described at length in this book, and whose is it?
Agamemnon's scepter.
The Greek word for "hospitality" or "kindness to strangers"
xenia