The Greeks
Who is the main character of the Iliad?
Telemachus
Paris have the "to the fairest" apple to which goddess?
Aphrodite
How did Odysseus attempt to get out of the Trojan War?
He pretended to be mad (crazy)
Who told the story of the Trojan War?
King Menelaus
What does array mean?
To clothe oneself in
Which goddess helps Telemachus search for his father?
Athene
Who was the King of Troy?
Priam
How did Athene choose to disguise herself when she dealt with most mortals?
In the human disguise of the old man Mentor
How did the Greeks eventually sack the city of Troy?
They built a hollow wooden horse and tricked the Trojans into letting their soldiers into the city
What is an ambush?
A surprise attack
Who came up with the idea of the wooden horse?
Who killed Achilles' best friend Patroklos?
Hector
Which two city-states did Athene tell Telemachus to go to?
Pylos and Sparta
Hephaestus
What does disconsolate mean?
Achilles
Which god healed Hector of his wound so he could continue fighting?
Apollo
How did Menelaus learn what had happened to Odysseus?
He fought the Old Man of the Sea and forced him to tell him
Why was Hector wearing Achilles' armor a mistake?
Achilles knew where the weak spot in armor was
To wait to do something
Who was the King of Pylos?
Nestor
Andromache
Odysseus, Phoinix and Aias
Why did Achilles have sympathy for King Priam and return Hector's body?
He knew his father would have wanted to bury him if he had the chance.
What is a distaff?
A wooden bar common used in weaving