What started the Trojan War?
What started the Trojan War?
Paris, son of the Trojan king, and Helen, wife of the Greek king Menelaus, when they went off together to Troy.
Who is the "..face who launched a thousand ships...?"
Helen of Troy
Which god is asked to decide among the three goddesses and what does he do?
Which god is asked to decide among the three goddesses and what does he do?
Who is the most beautiful woman and who is her husband?
Helen of Troy was the most beautiful woman and her husband is Menelaus, a greek chieftain, and her former suitor was Odysseus
How is Achilles discovered?
Odysseus dressed as a merchant and the girls picked up the jewelry and Achilles picks up the weapons.
Why does Achilles refuse to fight for the bulk of the poem?
Agamemnon took Achilles' concubine, a war prize, from him
Who was not invited to the wedding of Achilles' parents?
Eris, the goddess of discord because she always caused trouble
What did Athena bribe Paris with?
Fame and success in war
Why didn't Odysseus want to fight?
He liked his life on Ithica, he was king and he had a wife and children.
Who were the greeks who fought at Troy?
Agamemnon (Chief of all generals), Odysseus, and Menelaus (Brother of Agamemnon)
Why does Zeus support the Trojans?
he cared for them and had made a promise to Thetis, Achilles' mother.
who were the parents of Achilles?
Price Peleus of Thessaly and the sea nymph Thetis
What did Hera bribe Paris With?
wealth and power
What does Odysseus do to avoid fighting in the Trojan War?
He sowed salt instead of grain and feigned madness. (Planted salt in the ground instead of grain)
Who were the trojans who fought at troy?
Paris, Aeneas, Hector (brother of paris)
Why does Hera defend the Achaeans?
because of an event known as the Judgment of Paris
Which three goddesses claim the golden apple that is inscribed "To The Fairest"?
Athena/Minerva Aphrodite/Venus Hera/Juno
What did Aphrodite bribe Paris with?
The most beautiful woman for a wife
How do the Greeks discover the truth about Odysseus
They took his son, Telemachus, and put him in front of Odysseus' plow and then Odysseus confessed his sanity because he did not want his son to die.
How long did the war last until the wrath of Achilles?
nine years
Why does Achilles finally rejoin the battle?
to avenge the death of his cousin and close friend, Patroclus
Who threw the golden apple?
Eris
Which goddess does paris select as the fairest?
Aphrodite
How does Achilles' mother try to prevent him from going to war against the Trojans?
She dressed him like a girl and sent him to talk with the neighboring king's daughters.
What are the first and last incidents in the Iliad?
First- judgement of paris
last- funeral of hector