Illiad - Book 6 Flashcards
What are the things Aga says to Menelaus who is about to fall for à Trojans’ supplication?
- he questions whether they “treat (him) as handsomely when they stayed at his home.
- he wants the whole Trojan race to be killed: “ the whole people mist be wiped out of existence”.
What does Nestor say to the Greeks?
- “ Let us kill Trojans. Afterwards, at your leisure, you can strip the dead on the battlefield”.
How do we know Diomedes is prolific in battle?
- the Trojans were “ never so terrified even of Achilles”
What happened to Hector as he reached the Trojan town?
He was “besieged by Trojan wives and daughters running up to ask about their sons and brothers and their husbands”.
What does Andromache say Hector is to her?
“Father, mother and brother to me”.
What is war according to Hector?
“War is men’s business”
What did Hector leaving the town do?
It “stirred them all to lamentation”
Paris admits the reason he was in his room was to?
“Wallow in my grief”
How do we know that Paris is obsessed by his looks?
“He knows how beautiful he is”
What’s the reason for Hector refusing wine?
“It will deprive [him] of [his] strength”
Why can’t Hector be the one to sacrifice to Zeus?
Because he has “unwashed hands”
How do we know he hates Paris?
“If o could see him on his way down to Hades… I would say my troubles were over”
What does Hector Accuse Paris of?
It being his “fault this town flares”
What does Paris’ arrival make Hector say?
“What a strange man you are”
