Background
The author of The Iliad
Who is Homer?
The highest of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
King Priam of Troy's sons
Who are Hector and Paris?
Why does Achilles talk to the seer Calchas in Book 1?
To find out how to rid the plague.
How does Achilles know where to stab Hector?
He is wearing his armor.
The year that The Iliad started in of the Trojan War
What is the 10th year?
The goddess chosen by Paris as the "fairest"
Who is Aphrodite?
He tried to take Achilles woman and let to Achilles leaving the battle
Who is Agamemnon?
What vow does Achilles make to Agamemnon at the end of Book 1?
He will no longer fight with him, and will eventually be the one to kill him.
What was Homers purpose in writing The Iliad?
He wanted to highlight the effects of war.
The parents of demigod Achilles
Who are Thetis (Goddess) and Peleus?
The god who sends a Plague to Agamemnons men when he does not return Chryseis
Who is Apollo?
Her parents where killed by Achilles
Who is Andromache?
Why is Andromache waiting on the walls of Troy with Astyanax?
She is watching the battle field for her husband Hector.
Why does Achilles rejoin the battle?
To kill Hector, because he killed Patroclus.
The "abduction" of this woman from her husband in Sparta (Greece) by Paris (Trojan)
Who is Helen?
Who is Hector?
Killed by Achilles and dragged behind his charriot
Who is Hector?
What does Andromoche ask Hector to do?
What do King Priam and Achilles find they have in common in Book 24?
They both are suffering losses from the war.
His rage becomes a central theme throughout the Epic
Who is Achilles?
She came down and tricked Hector into facing Achilles face to face (Book 22)
He wore someone else armor in battle ultimately leading to his death
Who is Patroclus?
Why does Hector not fear death?
He believes his fate is sealed. It is an honor to die in battle.
How many days does Achilles give King Priam for the mourning of Hector before attacking on Troy again?