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1
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According to Herodotus what incident do the Persians say was the beginning of the conflict between the Greeks and Asian

A

The capture of Troy

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What does Calchas say to the army at the beginning of Homers Iliad

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That Apollo is angry that Agamemnon dishonored his priest

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3
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According to Herodotus, from which city do the Phoenicians abduct the king’s daughter

A

Argos

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According to Catullus who brings “woodland gifts to Peleus and Thetis

A

Chiron

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5
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Where does Euripides Helen take place

A

Egypt

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Why are Aphrodites words “fatal to the walls of Troy”

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Because the gift of Helen will lead to the destruction of the city

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What causes Achilles to drop the shield and spear in Statius Achilleid

A

Hearing the cry of Deidamia

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What do the chorus mean when they say “for then the women of Troy would never have been harnessed to slaverys yoke

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If Hecuba had killed Paris at birth, the Trojans would not have been conquered

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What do the Parcae mean when they say “Scamanders wave shall witness to his great virtues”

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Achilles will battle bravely at Troy

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Achilles tells Lycomedes, the king of Scyros that his actions at Troy will bring honor to

A

Chiron

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The girls on Scyros perform dances in the style of which other islands

A

Samothrace and Crete

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12
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According to Herodotus Histories where does Io eventually end up

A

Egypt

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13
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In Catullus 64 what does Penios bring as a wedding gift

A

Trees

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Who do the chorus of Euripides Andromache refer to as “she who gave birth to this evil”

A

Hecuba

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Who is Tyndareus

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Leda’s mortal husband, the foster father of Helen

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16
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Why has Menelaus come to Egypt in Euripides Helen

A

He washed ashore after a shipwreck

17
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Why is Helen in peril in Euripides Helen

A

Because the Egyptian king wants to marry her

18
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In Statius Achilleid Achilles dancing is liken to the behavior of what Theban king

A

Pentheus

19
Q

What is Herodotus native city

A

Halicarnassus

20
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What is the name of the daughter of the king of Tyre whom the Greeks abducted according to Herodotus

A

Europa

21
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In Catullus 64 what do the Parcae prophesy will happen at Achilles burial

A

A young virgin will be sacrificed

22
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According to Catullus where is the great marriage between Peleus and Thetis celebrated

A

Thessaly

23
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According to Herodotus who does not have a hand in the abduction of Greek and Asian princesses

A

Zeus

24
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Why according to the Persians do the Greeks bear the responsibility for the conflict between Greece and Asia

A

They launch a military expedition over the abduction of Helen

25
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Whom do the “learned Persians” blame for initiating the exchange of abductions between Greece and Asia

A

The Phoenicians

26
Q

Who brings the three goddesses to Paris

A

Hermes

27
Q

Who is Thetis grandmother

A

Tethys

28
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What is the name of the daughter of the king of Argos whom the Phoenicians abduct according to Herodotus

A

Io