fate + gods in the iliad

Question 1

How does Apollo intervene in b1?

Answer 1

He rains down a plague of arrows on Achaean camps for 9 days

Question 2

What does E.V. Rieu say about Zeus’ will?

Answer 2

When Zeus nods his head, Olympus shakes and his will is determined

Question 3

What is Achilles’ fate?

Answer 3

He will either live a long, life wo glory; or a short, glory filled life + a legacy

Question 4

What does Zeus fear when Thetis asks him to let the Trojans have the upper hands in b1?

Answer 4

He worries about angering his wife, Hera bc she dislikes the Trojans
But he agrees anw

Question 5

Why do Hera + Zeus quarrel in book 1?

Answer 5

Because she suspected he was planning something behind her back

Question 6

Who stops Zeus + Hera from arguing?

Answer 6

Hephaestus

Question 7

What does Zeus send to Agamemnon in book 2?

Answer 7

He sends a false dream to Agamemnon telling him that the Greeks need to fight bc they have a chance at winning

Question 8

What will happen if the oath is broken in b3? What does this tell us about the culture?

Answer 8

They will be punished; breaking an oath is sacrilegious - it is a God fearing culture

Question 9

Who saved Paris in b3?

Answer 9

Aphrodite

Question 10

What does Aphrodite call Helen?

Answer 10

An obstinate wretch

Question 11

How does Athene intervene in b4? Why?

Answer 11

She convinces Pandarus to shoot Menelaus so that the Trojans are blamed for breaking the oath + battle restarts

Question 12

How does Athene protect Menelaus b4?

Answer 12

Makes sure that the arrow hits him but not fatally

Question 13

What is fated to happen to Troy?

Answer 13

Troy is fated to fall

Question 14

What will happen to Andromache?

Answer 14

She will be enslaved

Question 15

What is fated to happen to Hector?

Answer 15

He will die at the hands of Achilles

Question 16

Who does Patroclus kill in b16 and what impact will this have?

Answer 16

Patroclus kills Zeus’ son, Sarpaedon
If P kills S, P’s own death wont be fat behind

Question 17

Who saves Sarpedons body? And why?

Answer 17

Apollo
So he can have the respect of being buried

Question 18

What does Apollo tell Patroclus in b16?

Answer 18

Troy isn’t destined to be captured by Patroclus, or even Achilles

Question 19

How does Apollo attack Patroclus in b16?

Answer 19

Strikes him in the back + makes his eyes spin

Question 20

What do Apollo + Hera quarrel over in b24?

Answer 20

Over Hector’s body - Apollo tells Hera not to support Achilles

Question 21

What does Zeus say about Hector in b24?

Answer 21

He was his favourite man in Ilium - he always left offerings at Zeus’ altar

Question 22

What does Zeus tell Thetis to tell Achilles in b24?

Answer 22

The gods are displeased with him because of his refusal to part w Hectors body

Question 23

What does Zeus want Achilles to do in b24?

Answer 23

Wants him to make sure he gives back the body to Priam + accept ransom

Question 24

What omen is known to be Zeus’?

Answer 24

An eagle

Question 25

Who escorts Priam through the camps in b24?

Answer 25

Hermes

Question 26

What does E.V. Reiu say about Homer + fate?

Answer 26

For Homer, fate was just a literary device which he summoned/sheltered as he saw fit - it was the will of the poet