Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who is Thetis?
Sea nymph; mother of Achilles
Who is Zeus?
Ruler of gods and men
Who is Peleus?
King of the Myrmidons; father of Achilles
Who is Hera?
Queen of the gods
Who is Athene?
Goddess if wisdom
Who is Aphrodite?
Goddess of beauty
Who is Priam?
King of Troy
Who is Hecuba?
Queen of Troy
Who is Paris?
Son of Priam and Hecuba
What does urn mean?
Vase
Who is Discord?
The goddess of disagreement and conflict
What are soothsayers?
People who predict events; seers
What is nectar?
Sweet liquid secreted by flowers
What does haughty mean?
Self admiring, proud
Why did Zeus marry Thetis to a mortal, King Peleus?
Prophecy that Thetis would have a son greater than his father. Zeus did not want him to be greater than a god.
Why did Discord throw golden apple during the feast?
She was not invited to the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, and wanted the goddesses to fight and ruin the wedding
Why did Priam send Paris away to die?
Hecuba had a dream that Paris was a flaming torch. The soothsayers said this meant he would cause the destruction of Troy
What prevented Paris’ death?
Priam had left him in Mt Ida to die, but shepherds found him and raised him
Why was Paris chosen to judge who should receive the golden apple?
Because of his innocence of mind
What did Hera tell Paris?
I will make you king of the world
What did Athene tell Paris?
I will teach you all the wisdom there is in the mind of man
What did Aphrodite tell Paris?
You shall have the fairest woman in all the world as your wife
Who was chosen the fairest?
Aphrodite
Who said “What is the life of one child against the welfare of all?”
King Priam
