Gods/goddesses
The gray-eyed goddess; Pallas; tells Achilles not to kill Agamemnon and ensures Trojans break the truce
Who is Athena
Atrides loved by Ares; red-haired, a spurned husband
Who is Menelaus?
the lord of men; Atreus' son; high King; earns Achilles' wrath
Who is Agamemnon?
dead or decaying flesh
What is "carrion?"
to level or demolish
What is "to raze?"
Crooked-minded Cronus' son; the great immortal king; listened to Thetis' entreaties
Who is Zeus?
Daughter of Zeus; "beauty, terrible beauty!"; wife of Menelaus and Paris
Who is Helen?
Prince of beauty; favored by Aphrodite; wife stealer
Who is Paris?
a staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority
What is a "scepter?"
In Book II, Agamemnon orders the men to fight how? (a simile is used comparing the men to flocks of goats)
What is platoons or groups?
White-armed goddess; wife of Zeus; hates Trojans
Who is Hera?
King of Troy; father of Hector and Paris
Who is Priam?
son of Priam; tall; man-killing; leader of Trojan forces
Who is Hector?
to wave or flourish menacingly
What is "to brandish?"
How does Aphrodite save Paris in his fight with Menelaus?
What is: she snaps his chip straps as he's being choked and dragged away, whisking him to his bedroom
goddess of love and beauty; "with her everlasting laughter always stands by Paris"
Who is Aphrodite?
"the clearest by far of all the seers / who can scan the flight of birds"; explains the cause of the plague
Who is Calchas?
Priest of Apollo; loving father, when his daughter is returned, he prays for the plague to end
Who is Chryses?
to excite, as to anger or action
What is "to rouse?"
How does Athena get the Trojans to break the truce?
What is: she disguises herself as a Trojan and urges Pandarus to shoot to receive glory and respect from Paris
Son of Zeus and Leto; god of the plague; deadly archer
Who is Apollo?
Peleus' son; the swift runner; rages against Agamemnon
Who is Achilles?
The warlord born in Pylos; noble and old; tells stories
Who is Nestor?
attracting by arousing hope or desire; lure
What is enticing?
In Books IV, how does Athena save Menelaus?