Terms
Greek word for shame, pity, or compassion
Killer of Patroklos
Hektor
Who makes Achilleus' new armor?
Hephaistos
T or F. Aineias is killed by Achilleus.
False
T or F. Priam offers gifts to Achilleus in order to receive Hektor's body back.
True.
a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner
ransom
Xanthos
Why does Achilleus decide to re-enter the war/begin fighting again?
to avenge Patroklos / kill Hektor
Which two characters try to persuade Hektor to stay behind Troy's walls in Book 22?
His father and mother (Priam and Hekabe)
Which character is mentioned in the last line of the poem?
Hektor
The Trojans burn Hektor's body on a funeral ________.
Patroklos kills Zeus's son named _______.
Sarpedon
Why does Achilleus need new armor?
Patroklos wore his armor into battle and it was stripped from him when he was slain by Hektor
What does Zeus balance on his golden scales in Book 22?
The portions of death for Hektor and Achilleus
Who preserves Hektor's body after his death?
Apollo
a person making a humble plea to someone in power or authority
suppliant
Brother and henchman of Hektor who Patroklos kills
Kebriones
Who do Achilleus and Agamemnon blame their quarrel on?
The gods, Destiny, delusion, Zeus....not themselves!
Name two ways Hektor's body is shamefully treated.
1) Stabbed by all the Greek men
2) Tied to Achilleus' chariot and dragged around in the dust
What god and what mortal eventually kill Achilleus?
Apollo and Paris
blame; divine judgment or punishment
nemesis
The name of Priam's youngest son and brother of Hektor who is killed by Achilles in Book 20
Polydoros
The three things depicted on Achilleus's new shield?
1) earth/sky/constellations/nature
2) The Domestic City / City of Peace
3) The City of War / City of Chaos
Name 2 of the 4 similes that make a comparison to Achilleus chasing Hektor around Troy
hawk/dove; dog/young deer; chariot race; a man chasing someone in a dream
Which three characters speak at Hektor's funeral? (NOT including Kassandra and Priam)
Andromache, Hekabe, Helen