Gods
The three goddesses who fought over the golden apple (Apple of discord)
Who are Hera, Athena and Aphrodite?
The prince of Troy who challenges Menalaus to a duel to end the war. Only to be whisked away to his bed chambers and wife.
Who is Paris?
Determine the main idea of the following quote:
"The Argives were buoyed by these exploits, and by the shrill voice of Strife*, fierce goddess, who lashed the fighting-fury in each man's heart. Now battle thrilled them more than sailing home in the hollow ships."
What is "The Argives now cared more about fighting and bloodshed than making it back home" or something similar?
The author and illustrator of The Iliad Graphic Novel.
Who is Gareth Hinds?
"Do not refuse me, mortal girl. If you lose my favor now, the love of Trojans and Achaeans alike will turn to hatred, and then your fate will be a grim one."
Who are Aphrodite and Helen.
The titaness/goddess who asks Zeus to favor the Trojans on behalf of her son.
Who is Thetis?
The Acheaen soldier who was given valor and the sight to see the gods by Athena.
Who is Diomedes?
The inference that can be made from the following quote:
"So the battle raged, neither side gaining advantage, till Hector, given strength by Zeus, took up a mighty boulder and hurled it at the central gate."
What is :
"Zeus favors Hector, therefore the Trojans."
"The Trojans will now storm the wall built by the Achaeans."
"The Achaeans are losing at this point."
The creator of The Iliad epic-poem.
Who is Homer?
"--two paths I may walk to meet the end of life: if I stay to fight at Troy, I'll die here, never seeing home, but eternal glory will be mine. If I return home, my name will be forgotten, but a long life lies ahead for me."
Who are Achilles and Odysseus, Great Ajax and Phoenix?
OR
What is the prophecy of Achilles?
The gods that Apollo takes Aeneas to, after he is severely wounded in battle.
Who are Artemis and Leto?
The three soldiers who are sent as emissaries to Achilles.
Who are Odysseus, Phoenix and 'Great' Ajax?
Summarize the following quote:
"Now while Zeus slept, Hector and Great Ajax met once more. Hector's sharp spear hit Ajax in the chest, but the overlapping baldrics of his shield and sword deflected the deadly point. Ajax seized one of the massive boulders used to prop the ships, and hurled it. It struck Hector in the chest and sent him spinning like a top."
What is " once again, Great Ajax and Hector battle. This time only Hector is fatally injured." or something similar?
This illustration was the hardest for Gareth Hinds to create.
What is the Shield of Achilles.
"Do not go into battle until I return, I beg you. I'll come at sunrise--I go now to Hephaestus."
Who are Thetis and Achilles?
The river god who tried to drown Achilles and eventually surrendered to Hephaestus and Hera after they burned everything around him.
Who is Xanthus?
The mortal whose death in battle, spurs his best friend to rejoin the war.
Who is Patroclus?
The medium used to illustrate this graphic novel.
What is watercolor?
"Let all who seek to save the Trojans be as hapless as these two! This was would be over long since."
Who are Athena (yelling) and Ares and Aphrodite.
This god pretends to be Deiphobus to trick a certain Trojan soldier into fighting a certain Achaean soldier.
Who is Athena?
After his death, he is given a wound from every member of the Achaean army.
Who is Hector?
The scene that is depicted on The Iliad cover.
What is Hector watching a thousand ships descend upon Troy?
*"Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships"*
"Dearest one, do not be so distressed for me. No man can kill me before my fated time to die--and no one can escape fate, neither brave man nor coward."
Who are Hector and Andromache?