Heroic Ethic
Achilles
Themes
Symbols
Hektor
100

Honor and standing in society

What is timē? 

100

Achilles' mother

Who is Thetis? 

100

Gods and humans being unequal in society. 

What is god-human asymmetry? 

100

What the soldiers wear as a sign of honor and prestige. 

What is armor? 

100

Name of Hector's wife. 

Who is Andromache? 

200

The state of being the best. Being "in the zone" 

What is aristeia? 

200

Achille's aretē. 

What is speed? 

200

Achilles decision of a long and inglorious life or a short and glorious life. 

What is fate? 
200

The persuading of Achilles takes occurs at this place. 

What is Achille's tent? 

200

Murdere of Hektor. 

Who is Achilles? 

300

A guest relationship (host guest relations). 

What is Xenia? 

300

In which book does Achilles agree to rejoin the war? 

What is Book 18? 

300

The tendency to project one's internal states onto the outside world. 

What is external psychology? 

300

The symbol forged by Hephaestus in book 18. 

What is the shield of Achilles? 

300

The women lamenting over Hektor.

Who are Andromache, Hekabe, and Helen? 

400

Personal, inform excellence that implies a sense of bravery. 

What is aretē? 

400

The three know as the "embassy of Achilles." 

Who is Odysseus, Phoenix, and Aius? 

400

The consequences of war on humans and families. 

What is The Human Cost of War? 

400
Hektor's symbol of bravery and heroism. 

What is Hektor's helmet? 

400

People who Hector saw outside of the gates of Troy. 

What is his parents? 

500

Ethic of Glaukos and Diomedes' family history. 

What is Xenia? 

500

Hubris of Achilles in Book 9. 

What is rejecting the conventions of civilization? 

500

Thersites and his role. 

What is the idea of appearance versus reality? 

500

"Home base" of the Achaeans. 

What is the Achaean ships? 

500

Hektor's last words. 

What is prophecy?