Book 11 Flashcards
Name of book
Achilles takes notice
The begining of the book
Strife is sent down to unleash her war cry among the Greeks
Agamemnon in this book
he is presented as a hero
given an arming scene, his body armour a gift from Cinrad of Cyprus for the battle at Troy
A simile to describe the battle
reapers starting from either side of a field, death to all, inescapable
Agamemnon’s portrayed as courageous
first to charge in
charges in where it is most confused
Similies to describe Agamemnon
compared to a powerfull lion bringer of death
compared to a raging fire Makes the TRojans flee before him
compared to a lion stampeding a herd
Agamemnon’s heroics
kills 6 Trojans
brutally kills the sons of Antimachus who supplicate him
Agamemnon had almost reached the city
Zeus’s instructions to Hector
send Iris to tell him not to attack Agamemnon, but when Agamemnon is injured he will give Hector the strength to kill up to the ships
Death of Iphidamas
Iphidamas was raised in a palace
he abandoned his bride in pursuit of glory against the Greeks
his parents had tried to keep him
dies at the hand of Agamemnon
Agamemnon’s injury
Coon Iphidamas’s brother unnoticed strikes Agamemnon below the elbow
Agamemnon cuts of Coon’s head
Agamemnon after his wound
keeps on fighting
when the blood dries he receives stabbing pains
-compared to the pangs a women receives in childbirth
As he flees in his chariot he shouts encouragement to the Greeks
Hector’s heroics
when Agamemnon leaves Hector is moved to action
kills 9 Greeks
“the enemy fell in multitudes”
The stand against Hector
Odysseus and Diomedes make a stand
compared to boars charging at the hounds chasing them
Diomedes spots Hector
throws a spear at Hector’s head, he is saved by his helmet, he pauses on the ground before getting back to his chariot and escaping
Paris’s fighting
shoots an arrow which pierces Diomedes’s foot
Paris gets up and speaks like a little boy “got you!”
Diomedes insults him but flees in his chariot
Odysseus’s fighting
has a short Aristea
is eventually surrounded by Trojans,
compared to an antlered stag surrounded by jackals
The rescue of Odysseus
Menelaus and Ajax come to his rescue
Ajax kills five Trojans
The battle near the river Scamander
Hector is creating havoc
Paris hits the best Greek warrior Machaon with an arrow
Nestor’s actions
saves Machaon in his chariot
What does Hector do in the fight
he avoids Ajax
Will of Zeus shown
he makes Ajax retreat
Ajax’s support
Eurypulus, is shot by Paris and retreats
Achilles’s actions
dispatches Patroclus to find out if it is Machaon that is being hurried away in Nestor’s chariot
Patroclus’s fate is sealed
“The begging of his end” (when he is dispatched to see Machaon)
Nestor makes the Greek situation seem desperate
it is the “very best men” lying by the ships. He gives a list of names
Nestor’s advice
- he reminds Patroclus of his father’s Menoetius’s advice who told him Achilles was the stronger man but that his job was to advise him
- proposes the idea that if persuasion does not work enter battle in Achilles’s armour with the Myrmidons
- mentions how he fought the Eleans but was not allowed but did really well- tempting glory
Patroclus and Eurypulus
On his way back Erypulus tells him that all the Greeks will die by their ships. Patroclus heals Eurypulus
Importance of Achilles sending Patroclus
shows he is not indifferent
Nestor offers crucial tactical advice that sways the direction of events
Description of Agamemnon’s killing spree
“so the routed Trojans were mown down by Agamemnon’s onslaught
