Epic Heroes
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Greek Values
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Misc.
100
This Greek hero’s rage defines a central theme of The Iliad.
Who is Achilles?
100
"And how much better is would have been! Now my army's ruined, thanks to my own reckless pride, I would die to face the men of Troy and the Trojan women trailing their long robes..."
Who is Hector?
100
Greek term for honor or recognition earned through public deeds.
What is time?
100
In Greek mythology, the god of lightning and thunder
Who is Zeus?
100
Homer begins the story of The Iliad "in the middle of things" with this literary device
What is "in medias res"?
200
This Trojan warrior rejects his wife’s pleas to stay in the city, saying he would rather die than bring shame upon his people.
Who is Hector?
200
“Let us put our griefs to rest in our own hearts, take them up no more, raw as we are with mourning.”
Who is Achilles?
200
The sacred Greek law of hospitality and respect between guest and host
What is Xenia?
200
A term for a religion where one worships many gods, not just one
What is polytheism?
200
Homer uses this animal in epic similes to demonstrate characteristics of violence, pride, and greed.
What is a Lion?
300
This Achaean leader offends both gods and men in Book I of The Iliad
Who is Agamemnon?
300
"Excellent! The three cities that I love best of all are Argos and Sparta, Mycenae with streets as broad as Troy's. Raze them - whenever they stir the hatred in your heart."
Who is Hera?
300
The Greeks and Trojans demonstrate this quality to each other in Book 7 of the Iliad by pausing the war to allow their respective sides to properly dispose of the dead
What is charis?
300
A large construction made during a celebration of life. Often burned with a body on top of it.
What is a funeral pyre?
300
What is the invocation of the muse?
400
This Trojan ally is rescued by the goddess Aphrodite after nearly fighting with a Greek soldier, showing divine favoritism in battle.
Who is Aeneas?
400
"But you gave way to overbearing anger, disgraced a great man the gods themselves esteem --- you seized his gift of honor and keep her still."
Who is Nestor?
400
The Greek notion of home, or homecoming
What is nostos?
400
In the Greek creation myth, the two beings that came before light and day, spawned from chaos.
Who/what are Erebus and Nyx (Darkness and Night)
400
This Greek term defines excellence/virtue (especially martial competence and leadership) as a measure of heroic worth.
What is arete?
500
Member of the Argive chiefs; Cretan king
Who is Idomeneus?
500
"May the gods who hold the halls of Olympus give you Priam's city to plunder, then safe passage home."
Who is Chryses?
500
The "life-breath"/identity that departs at death; Homer's term for the soul-animating principle
What is psukhe?
500
This ancient Greek city state had a dual monarch government system, had 30 members on the council, and declared that all citizens were a part of the Assembly
What is Sparta?
500
The name of Achilles' son (two possible answers)
Neoptolemus OR Pyrrhus