Mostly Minor Characters
The human "war prize" Agamemnon stole from Achilles
Who is Briseis?
A descriptive nickname used to characterize a person that may or may not include their actual name.
A sea nymph who was forced to marry the mortal Peleus.
Who is Thetis?
The FULL TITLE of the fruit on which was written "καλλιστη" (for the fairest) which started the whole Trojan War when Paris gave it to Aphrodite
What is the (Golden) Apple of Discord? (one of the Golden Apples of the Hesperides)
The Greek word for the law of hospitality/guest-friendship
What is χενια (xenia)?
The daughter of the priest of Apollo whom Agamemnon was forced to return.
Who is Chryseis?
A long, drawn out, descriptive comparison between two things that starts with "as" or "like" and ends with "so"
What is an epic simile?
A god whose epithet is "lord of the silver bow"
Who is Apollo?
What is a serpent?
A Greek word that means "glory"
What is κλεος (kleos)?
Agamemnon's daughter whom he sacrificed at Aulis "for a fair breeze."
Who is Iphigenia?
One of the central themes of the books regarding the involvement of the gods in the lives of mortals.
What is fate?
The son of Aphrodite, destined to be father of Rome.
The name of the Achaean seer.
What is Calchas?
A slang word that is actually the name of the Greek letter Σ/σ/ς
What is sigma?
The mortal who had a hand in Patroclus' death
Who is Euphorbus?
Achilles' fatal flaw
What is hubris/pride?
The goddess of discord who was miffed that she was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis... so she started a war.
Who is Eris?
Object that encompasses all of mortal life.
The Greek word for "the best"
What is αριστος (aristos)?
A character known as αριστοσ αχαιον (aristos achaion), "best of the Greeks"
Who is Achilles?
This is what the opening lines of the Iliad are called.
What is the invocation?
Mortal woman whose 12 children were killed by Artemis and Apollo due to her hubris in comparing herself to Leto
The best of the Myrmidons, of whom it was prophecied he would die while Achilles still lives.
Who is Patroclus?
What is αρετη (arete)?