Symbolism
Characters
Gods
Iliad
100

Josh mentioned that he believed the gods to be what use literally in the story of "The Iliad" (Answer can also be found in the Heros of the city of men book)

What is "Comic Relief"

(points tripled if the answer is found without the use of a book)
100

"The Iliad" centers on the rage and anger against Agamemnon of which character

who is Achilles

100

Agamemnon’s refusal to give back the daughter of Apollo’s priest led to what disaster from Apollo?

What is the plague on the Achaean troops

100

An epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy

What is the Iliad?

200

Homer throughout the war often compares his main characters to ____ in simile

What are Animals

200

The wealthiest of any of the Achaean kings and also commands the largest army

who is Agamemnon

200

Achilles extraordinary armor was forged overnight by which god?

who was Hephaestus

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

200

The story covered in “The Iliad” begins______ number of years into the Trojan war

What is 9 years

300

The Key Theme in the Iliad as stated by the synopsis given by Peter J. Leithart

what is Rage

300

After ____ kills Patroclus, Achilles kills ___ for revenge.

Who is Hector

300

which three gods support the cause of the Achaean's

who was Hera, Athena, and Poseidon

300

The Form of story in which the account of "The Iliad" was written in

what is an Epic Poem

400

The Achaean ships symbolize.....

The Future of the Greek Race (i will accept just the future of the Greeks)

400

The fate of the war is changed when ___ promises Thetis that he will give glory to Achilles by turning the war against the Achaeans

Who is Zeus

400

which three gods support the Trojans

who was Aphrodite, Ares, and Apollo

400

The Great Account of Homers "The Iliad" takes place of the span of ____ number of Books (Use of Book = half points)

what is 24 Books

500

the ___ is used to symbolize the barrier Achilles's anger between him and the world

Achilles’s Tent

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!

500

In Book 14, ___ puts a god to sleep, allowing the Achaeans to beat back the Trojans

who was Hera

500

Zeus asked Paris to judge which of the three goddesses?

who was Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite

500

The story "The Iliad" recounts the Trojan War which took place around _______ Century BCE

what is the 8th Century BCE