Achilles at conflict with King Agamemnon at the beginning of the epic because
What is Agamemon refuses to give up Chryseis.
100
What is one element of an epic?
Epic hero
Epic Conflict
Epic Quest
100
Give two reasons that the Greeks have come to Troy
What is :
1. King Menelaus asked for Helen's return
2.They have vowed to protect Helen
3. Trojans have raided Greece for supplies
4. To fight for glory and honor
100
Hector is regarded as (BE SPECIFIC)
What is Troy's best warrior
100
Describe two of the three ways the gods have played a role in The Iliad
What is prevented Achilles' impulse to kill Agamemnon, helped Paris win Helen, and foreshadowed doom to come.
200
Achilles is stopped from killing King Agamemnon because
What is Athena intervenes and prevents him
200
How did this society feel about vengeance?
What is they felt that taking revenge was honorable.
200
Why does Achilles resent Agamemnon?
What is he threatened to take a Greek slave of Achilles
200
Explain two reasons why Hector refuses to quit leading his men in battle
What is :
1. He knows no other way to live
2. He would be seen as a coward
3.He has an obligation as prince
200
How do Apollo's actions result in a quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon?
What is Achilles calls the assembly to discuss how to stop the plague which in turn, points the finger at Agamemnon's wrong doings.
300
Achilles makes this decision after King Agamemnon takes Briseis.
What is refuses to fight for the Greeks
300
Describe two of the three ways that Achilles is a typical epic hero
What is he performs extraordinary actions, he displays courage, he is assisted by a god or goddess, he has a tragic flaw.
300
Do Hector and Andromache know they will lose each other? Explain your answer
What is NO. Andromache fears Hector's death, but Hector intends to fight Achilles and return to wife.
300
Describe Achilles' treatment of Hector after he is victorious
He drags Hector's body behind his chariot
300
How does Hermes protect Priam during his journey to request a ransom from Achilles?
What is he conceals them for safety.
400
Toward the end of the war, what are the Trojans' attitude toward Helen?
What is only Hector and Priam accept her
400
Taking the qualities of an epic hero into account, how is Hector different from Achilles?
What is he is a mortal
400
What is Achilles' quest for vengeance?
What is to avenge his best friend's death (Patroclus)
400
How did Priam convince Achilles to return his son's body?
What is Achilles understands Priam's grief for his son is the same as his grief for Patroclus.
He appeals to the thought of Achilles' own father
400
Why does Priam request to sleep in Achilles' tent?
What is he trusts Achilles now
500
Describe the relationship between Achilles and Agamemnon at the end of the epic
What is hostility still exists between the two
500
Explain two of the three ways that the gods play a role in the death of Hector
What is the armor forged by Hephaestus for Achilles, Apollo instilling courage in Hector to fight Achilles, Athena giving Achilles his spear.
500
Why does Hector decide to stand outside the gate when the other men come in?
What is Hector knows ultimately it's time to face Achilles
500
Why does Hector flee from Achilles during the stand-off?
What is fear takes hold of him
500
Explain how Apollo played a role in Hector's death
What is he instilled the courage to fight Achilles and later abandoned him.