Essay questions Flashcards
1
Q
purpose of catalogue of ships
A
- show strength of Greece or validate Trojans
- shows the size
- unify, city pride
- remember those who died
2
Q
purpose of gods
A
-makes human conflict into cosmic
-power struggle b/w humans and b/w gods
-act as a metaphor
~Ares: senseless war
~Aphrodite: love has no place in war
3
Q
fame/glory
A
-every warrior wants it
~esp. Achilles & Agamemnon
-Hector talks to his wife about winning glory
-Idos/Klieos (shame)
4
Q
fate
A
- Achilles’ two fates
- Hector knows his fate (die in war)
- Zeus knows Troy will fall
5
Q
anger/rage
A
- rage of Achilles
- Hector yells at Paris
- Agamemnon yells at Achilles
- Achilles gets mad at Ag. when they ask him to fight
- Zeus’ rage at the gods for interfering
6
Q
cause of Trojan war in terms of Xenia
A
Paris stays at Menelaus’ house, and he takes Helen; violates xenia
