Book 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Who weighs the fates of the two armies (Greeks and Trojans) on his golden scales?
A
Zeus
2
Q
In book 8 who is left alone of the battlefield?
A
nestor
3
Q
Who goes to help Nestor when he is alone on the battlefield?
A
Diomedes
4
Q
Who called Diomedes a coward?
A
Hector
5
Q
Who hesitates three times if he should fight Hector or leave?
A
Diomedes
6
Q
Three times Zeus sends lightning which indicates what?
A
the Trojans will win the battle.
7
Q
Hector rallies the Trojans to pursue Nestor for his what and Diomedes for his what made by
Hephaestus?
A
shield and breastplate respectively
8
Q
In book 8 who rouses Agamemnon to urge the Greeks to fight?
A
Hera
9
Q
Who kills many Trojans shooting arrows as he darts from behind the shield of his brother Ajax?
A
Teucer
10
Q
Who wound Teucer?
A
hector
