13 & 14 Flashcards
According to Herodotus what incident do the Persians say was the beginning of the conflict between the Greeks and Asian
The capture of Troy
What does Calchas say to the army at the beginning of Homers Iliad
That Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest
According to Herodotus, from which city do the Phoenicians abduct the king’s daughter
Argos
According to Catullus who brings “woodland gifts to Peleus and Thetis
Chiron
Where does Euripides Helen take place
Egypt
Why are Aphrodites words “fatal to the walls of Troy”
Because the gift of Helen will lead to the destruction of the city
What causes Achilles to drop the shield and spear in Statius Achilleid
Hearing the cry of Deidamia
What do the chorus mean when they say “for then the women of Troy would never have been harnessed to slaverys yoke
If Hecuba had killed Paris at birth, the Trojans would not have been conquered
What do the Parcae mean when they say “Scamanders wave shall witness to his great virtues”
Achilles will battle bravely at Troy
Achilles tells Lycomedes, the king of Scyros that his actions at Troy will bring honor to
Chiron
The girls on Scyros perform dances in the style of which other islands
Samothrace and Crete
According to Herodotus Histories where does Io eventually end up
Egypt
In Catullus 64 what does Penios bring as a wedding gift
Trees
Who do the chorus of Euripides Andromache refer to as “she who gave birth to this evil”
Hecuba
Who is Tyndareus
Leda’s mortal husband, the foster father of Helen
Why has Menelaus come to Egypt in Euripides Helen
He washed ashore after a shipwreck
Why is Helen in peril in Euripides Helen
Because the Egyptian king wants to marry her
In Statius Achilleid Achilles dancing is liken to the behavior of what Theban king
Pentheus
What is Herodotus native city
Halicarnassus
What is the name of the daughter of the king of Tyre whom the Greeks abducted according to Herodotus
Europa
In Catullus 64 what do the Parcae prophesy will happen at Achilles burial
A young virgin will be sacrificed
According to Catullus where is the great marriage between Peleus and Thetis celebrated
Thessaly
According to Herodotus who does not have a hand in the abduction of Greek and Asian princesses
Zeus
Why according to the Persians do the Greeks bear the responsibility for the conflict between Greece and Asia
They launch a military expedition over the abduction of Helen
Whom do the “learned Persians” blame for initiating the exchange of abductions between Greece and Asia
The Phoenicians
Who brings the three goddesses to Paris
Hermes
Who is Thetis grandmother
Tethys
What is the name of the daughter of the king of Argos whom the Phoenicians abduct according to Herodotus
Io
