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Memoria Press The Iliad > Books I-V > Flashcards

Books I-V Flashcards

1
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main gates of Troy from which non-combatants observe the battles

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Scaean gates

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2
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physician of the Greeks from Thessaly; son of Asclepius, a famous healer

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machaon

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“Odysseus has done many a good thing ere now in fight and council, but he never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow’s mouth from prating further. he will give the kings no more of his insolence.”

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the Greeks about Thersites

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4
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Ithacan and faithful servant of Odysseus; a herald of the Greeks

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Eurybates

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5
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ugliest of the Greeks; an endless talker

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Thersites

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“Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles first fell out with one another.”

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Homer’s appeal to the Muse

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7
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son of Lyacon; famous Trojan archer

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Pandarus

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8
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father of Aeneas by Aphrodite

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Anchises

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9
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elderly counselor to Priam and the Trojans; a whirring “cicada”

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Antenor

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10
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Achilles’ prize; daughter of Briseus

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Briseis

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11
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venerable leader of the Pylians and the oldest and wisest Greek chieftain

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Nestor

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12
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messenger of the gods, especially of Zeus

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Iris

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13
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son of Nestor; leading fighter of the men of Pylos; friend of Achilles

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Antilochus

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14
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the chief river god who flows through the plain below Troy

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Scamander

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15
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older friend and squire of Achilles; son of Menoetius

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Patroclus

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16
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“Young men’s minds are light as air, but when an old man comes he looks before and after, deeming that which shall be fairest upon both sides.”

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Menelaus to both armies

17
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phalanx

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battle formation of tightly grouped warriors, long spears, and overlapping shields

18
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“I did ill to take my bow down from its peg on the day I led my band of Trojans to Ilium in Hector’s service, and if ever I get home again to set my eyes on my native place, my wife, and the greatness of my house, may someone cut my head off then and there if I do not break the bow and set it on a hot fire-such pranks as it plays me.”

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Pandarus to Aeneas

19
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older friend and squire of Achilles; son of Menoetius

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Patroculs

20
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daughter of Chryses; prize of Agamemnon

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Chryseis

21
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priest of Apollo who asks Agamemnon to give his daughter back

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Chryses

Memoria Press The Iliad (27 decks)

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