death/mortality in the iliad

Question 1

What does Achilles say to Thetis in book 18?

Answer 1

Her sorrows will multiply bc she will loose her son + never welcome him home again

Question 2

What does Achilles say about dying in b18? Why?

Answer 2

“Then let me die immediately” Bc he is doomed to die immediately after killing Hector

Question 3

What does Achilles say in b18 about the earth?

Answer 3

The earth he stand on will cover him

Question 4

What does Achilles say after Hectors death b22?

Answer 4

“Die! As for my own death, I will welcome it”

Question 5

What does Hector ask of Achilles in his dying moments?

Answer 5

Asks Achilles to return his body + take a ransom so he can be buried

Question 6

Why was burial important?

Answer 6

The soul wouldn’t have rest in the underworld unless the body is buried

Question 7

How does Hector wish to die in b22?

Answer 7

He wants to sell his life dearly with glory, after a great deed for future gens to hear of

Question 8

What does Patroclus tell Achilles in a vision in b23?

Answer 8

P tells A to let their bones be held in a golden vessel given by Thetis

Question 9

How do the Achaeans disrespect Hectors body in b22?

Answer 9

They each take turns to stab his body

Question 10

What does Achilles wish to happen to Hector’s body in b23?

Answer 10

Wishes for the dogs to eat Hectors body

Question 11

How is Hector’s body preserved in b23? And by who?

Answer 11

Aphrodite kept the dogs away + anointed Hectors body w ambrosial oil to protect him

Question 12

Who protects Hector’s body in b24?

Answer 12

Apollo

Question 13

What does Achilles do to Hector’s body in b24?

Answer 13

Runs it around Patroclus’ grave mound on the chariot

Question 14

What state is Hector’s body reported to be in in b24?

Answer 14

Not eaten by the dogs or worms - flesh not decayed

Question 15

Where is Hector hit and killed?

Answer 15

The windpipe with Achilles’ spear

Question 16

What simile is used to compare Hector to in b22?

Answer 16

The loveliest star - Hesperus

Question 17

What does Hector have in b16 that was given by Zeus? Why?

Answer 17

A crested helmet - because Hector was close to his death

Question 18

What does Hector decide in b22?

Answer 18

Decides to kill Achilles or be killed

Question 19

What ritual do they do to Patroclus’ body in b18?

Answer 19

Washed his body, anointed it with oil + filled wounds w a 9 year old ointment

Question 20

What did Thetis do to Patroclus’ body in b19?

Answer 20

Treated it w ambrosia + red nectar

Question 21

Who saved Patroclus’ body in b19?

Answer 21

Menelaus

Question 22

How does Achilles bury Patroclus?

Answer 22

slits throats of 2/9 of P’s dogs + throws them in the pyre; sacrificed 12 sons of Trojans

Question 23

What confirms Patroclus’ impending death in b16?

Answer 23

Patroclus kills Sarpedon, so his own death will not be far behind

Question 24

How is Patroclus deluded in b16? What could he have prevented?

Answer 24

He ignores Achilles’ orders + pursues the Trojans by scaling the wall
He couldn’t prevented his own death if he listened

Question 25

What does Homer frequently do to add pathos to minor characters when they’re killed?

Answer 25

He adds backstory of their families + people who will be waiting for them
Makes it clear that neither sides really want to fight

Question 26

What does Sam Johnson say about what their isn’t + is in the end?

Answer 26

There’s no unequivocal triumph for their side, only the emptiness of destruction + death

Question 27

What does Jones say about Achilles’ wish to kill Hector?

Answer 27

Achilles’ wish to kill Hector is him signing his own death warrant