Iliad - key words

Question 1

bronze age

Answer 1

period from 3000 BC when bronze was introduced and widely used

Question 2

mycenaean period

Answer 2

the last phase of the bronze age, from 1600-1100 BC, centered on palace societies such as Mycenae

Question 3

rhapsode

Answer 3

a reciter of oral poems who performed at public festivals

Question 4

oral poem

Answer 4

a poem composed without writing, performed by memory and listened to by an audience

Question 5

formulae

Answer 5

repetition of phrases

Question 6

epithet

Answer 6

identifying descritption

Question 7

dramatic irony

Answer 7

when we know more than the characters do

Question 8

proem

Answer 8

the first few lines of an epic, where poet sets out main themes of his work

Question 9

anthromorphic

Answer 9

in human form (gods)

Question 10

fate

Answer 10

what will happen and determined by supernatural power

Question 11

patriarchal society

Answer 11

the father is the supreme authority in the family and descent is through the male line

Question 12

time

Answer 12

heroes honour (public praise)

Question 13

kleos

Answer 13

glory acheived through fame

Question 14

xenia

Answer 14

guest friendship

Question 15

menis

Answer 15

RAGE

Question 16

reconciliation

Answer 16

acknowledgement of events resultiong in resolution

Question 17

pathos

Answer 17

pity and sadness