Books I-X Test Review Flashcards
According to Achilles, what is the paradox of Agamemnon’s actions?
Agamemnon undertook the war to save Helen, and he then took Briseis from Achilles.
Achilles brings his mother up from the depth of the sea by ___. He asks her to get Zeus to aid the ___ as a punishment on ___.
weeping; Trojans; Agamemnon
Achilles’ grandfather; his father, Zeus, made men of ants for him (Myrmidons)
Aeacus
Agamemnon responds to Calchas and Achilles that he will ___ when the Greeks find ___.
release Chrysis; another girl for him
another name for the river Scamander
Xanthus
Athene seeks out ___ to accomplish her mission of breaking the truce by inciting him to shoot an arrow at ___.
Pandarus; Menelaus
Before divulging any information, Calcas seeks the protection of ___. He says that the pestilence has come because ___.
Achilles; Apollo is angry because Agamemnon has taken the daughter of his priest
brother of Peleus from Salamis; father of Ajax the Great
Telamon
daughter of Chryses; prize of Agamemnon
Chryseis
Describe Hera’s personality.
afraid of her husband, stubborn, eager to scold her husband
Describe three elements of Nestor’s military strategy, and explain why it would be effective.
- ) Put chariots in front and tell tehm to stay together.
- ) Put brave foot soldiers at the rear.
- ) Put cowards in the middle so they can’t flee the battle.
Diomed kills the Trojan spy so that ___
he can’t spy on/fight the Greeks.
Dione assuages Aphrodites pain by telling her that other gods have been injured by mortals. Which gods were they?
Ares, Hera, Hades
elderly counselor to Priam and the Trojans who is called a cicada
Antenor
Explain what happens in the battle between Glaucus and Diomed. Who dies?
They learn their grandfathers’ friendship and refuse to fight. They exchange armor, and Diomed upgrades from the bronze to gold. No one dies.
father of Aeneas by Aphrodite
Anchises
grandson of Bellerophon; the cousin and squire of Sarpedon
Glaucus
Greek physician from Thessaly; son of the famous healer, Asclepius
Machaon
Hector does not fear death. He does fear for ___. What does Andromache do when Hector leaves?
Andromache; She mourns Hector as if he were dead.
Helen wants ___ to win the duel. Her heart yearns after ___.
Menelaus; her former husband, her city, her parents
Homer says that Achilles will rejoin the battle when ___.
Patroclus is dead
“If I 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 ___ and set it on a hot fire — such pranks as it plays me.”
___ said this to ___.
Pandarus; Aeneas
“If I stay here and fight, I shall not return alive but my name will live forever; whereas if I go home my name will die, but it will be long ere death shall take me.”
___ said this to ___.
Achilles; the embassy/Phoenix
“If we ransom you or let you go, you will come some second time to the ships of hte Achaeans either as a spy or as an open enemy, but if I kill you and make an end of you, you will give no more trouble.”
___ said this to ___.
Diomed; Dolon
In the duel between Hector and Ajax, ___ wins.
no one
Ithacan and faithful servant of Odysseus; herald of the Greeks
Eurybates
king of the myrmidons; father of Achilles
Peleus
king of the Thracians
Rhesus
lowest abyss under the earth – a place of punishment and torment
Tartarus
main gates of Troy from which-non combatants observe the battles
Scaean Gates
“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.”
___ made this appeal to ___.
What is the “it” that the speaker is referring to?
Homer; the Muse; the anger of Achilles
Nestor commands so much respect amongst the Greeks because he is ___.
wise, a good speaker, and much older
Next to Achilles, ___ is the greatest footsoldier of the Greeks.
Ajax soon of Telamon
nickname of Hector’s son, Scamandrius, which means king of the city”
Astynax
older friend and squire of Achilles; son of Menoetius
Patroclus
priest of Apollo who asks Agamemnon to give his daughter back
Chryses
prize of Achilles; daughter of Briseus
Briseis
son of Eumedes; scout of the Trojans
Dolon
son of Lycaon; a famous Trojan archer
Pandaurs
son of Nestor, leading fighter from Pylos and friend of Achilles.
Antiolochus
son of Priam; augur of the Trojans
Helenus
son of Zeus and Electra; ancestor of the Dardanians and Trojans
Dardanus
surrogate father to Achilles who was cursed to have no children
Phoenix
The Trojan spy offers what to the Greek spies?
a ransom for his life; to say Hector held conference t the monument of llus; to describe the Trojan camp in detail
Trojans and Greeks lay down their arms as Paris and Menelaus duel for ___.
Helen and her wealth
ugliest of the Greeks and an endless talker; beaten by Odysseus
Thersites
venerable leader of the Pylians and the oldest and wisest Greek chieftain
Nestor
What characteristic battle formation is used for both Greeks and Trojans?
phalanx
What do the women of Troy offer to Athene? What are their conditions?
They offer an embroidered robe and the sacrifice of twelve heifers if Athene will have pity on Troy.
What happens during the duel between Paris and Menelaus?
Paris hits the shield of Menelaus. Menelaus’ spear pierces Paris’ shield. Menelaus shatters his sword on Paris’ helmet. Menelaus drags Paris by his helmet.
What is Achilles doing when the embassy arrives to persuade him to rejoin the fight?
playing the lyre and signing
What is Teucer’s strength in battle?
archery
What outcome to the Trojan War does Zeus prefer?
Zeus would prefer Menelaus to get Helen back and for Troy to be left in peace.
When does Achilles say that he will return to the fight?
when Hector burns his ships
When the Greeks and Trojans first march into battle in the Iliad, ___ immediately jumps in front to challenge any enemy soldier to a duel. ___ accepts.
Paris; Menelaus
When ___ tells Helen to join Paris back in their room, Helen is ___ and tells her to ___.
Aphrodite; furious; go to Paris by herself and be his wife and slave
Which Greek attacks three of the gods in one day? List all three gods and their injuries.
Diomede;
- ) Aphrodite: wrist
- ) Apollo: narrow miss
- ) Ares: stomach
Which Greek does Agamemnon send for to attend to the wound of Menelaus?
Machaon
Whom does Hector call a “girl and coward”?.
Diomed
Whom does Helenus hold up as the mightiest of the Greeks?
Diomed
Why does Ajax son of Telemon join in the duel against Hector?
His lot was drawn.
“With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding?”
___ asked this of ___.
Achilles; Agamemnon
“Young men’s minds are as light as air, but when an old man comes he looks before and after, deeming that which shall be fairest upon both sides.”
___ said this.
Menalaus
Zeus sends a ___ dream to Agamemnon. Zeus wants to honor ___.
lying; Achilles
“[Odysseus] never did the Argives a better turn than when he stopped this fellow’s mouth from prating further.”
___ said this about ___.
Greeks; Thersites
___ intervenes to keep the Greeks from returning home. She chooses ___ to bid the Greeks remain to fight against Troy.
Athene; Odysseus
___ is angry with the Greeks for building the wall around their ships. Why?
Poseidon; The Greeks didn’t honor the gods, and their wall will have more fame than his.
___ is dazed by the injury that Diomed inflicts in her ___. Her mother, ___, tells her that other gods have suffered because of humans.
Aphrodite, wrist, Dione
___ is the first Greek to volunteer to spy on the Trojans, and he chooses ___ to go with him. ___ volunteers to spy on the Greeks.
Diomed; Odysseus; Dolon
___ is the first to tell Agamemnon that he was wrong for taking Briseis. What is Agamemnon’s response?
Nestor; He admits his folly and offers amends.
