Beginnings of the Trojan War
Written on the Apple of Discord
What is "To the Fairest"?
the cleverest of the Greek leaders
Who is Odysseus?
brother to the Greek leader Agamemnon, whose wife was stolen
Who is Menelaus?
Priam and Hecuba
Who are the king and queen of Troy?
Poseidon, Athena, Hera, and Thetis
Who are the gods who favored the Greeks?
The goddess who won the golden apple
Who is Aphrodite?
the most powerful Greek warrior and the hero of The Illiad
Who is Achilles?
fate of Agamemenon upon his return home after ten long years
What is murdered by his wife and lover?
Who is Helen of Troy?
the god who helped Paris to kill Achilles
Who is Apollo?
The two losing goddesses in the Judgment of Paris
Who are Hera and Athena?
the Trojan prince who was the best fighter of Troy
Who is Hector?
the reason for the argument that let to Achilles refusing to fight for the Greeks
What is Agamemnon took Achilles's war prize Briseis from him?
Homer
Who is the poet who wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey?
goddess mother of the Trojan hero Aeneas, who was a nephew to the King of Troy and escaped Troy with his elderly father
Who is Aphrodite?
The goddess of discord sent the apple into this wedding
What is the wedding of Thetis and Peleus?
best friend of Achilles who borrowed his armor and was killed
Who is Patroclus?
name of Agamemon's daughter whom he sacrificed
Who is Iphigenia?
The trick that allowed the Greeks to finally gain access to the city of Troy and defeat the Trojans
What is the wooden horse?
the gods who favored the Trojans (name at least three of the four)
Who are Aphrodite, Ares, Apollo, and Artemis?
Name the goddess of discord
Who is Eris?
princess of Troy gifted with the ability of prophecy but doomed by the god she rejected to never be believed
Who is Cassandra?
reason why Agamemnon agreed to sacrifice his daughter out of desperation
What is the Greeks' needed favorable winds to sail away?
the great wrong of Achilles
What is he abused Hector's body by dragging it behind his chariot around the city?
goddess who tricked Hector by pretending to be his brother by his side which contributed to his being killed in combat
Who is Athena?