ILS 203 Iliad Terms

Question 1

Define cyclic poems

Question 2

Define Heinrich Schliemann

Question 3

Define hissarlik

Question 4

Define moira

Question 5

Define atê

Question 6

Define timê

Answer 6

an overarching theme of honor which would be achieved through their fighting and war efforts to prove themselves (the physical activity that proves that fighting and achievement occurred). Achilles questions the time of Agamemnon based on the lack of honor he shows in his position of authority and based on the seer’s insight to what originated the plague. This results in Agamenon swapping “prizes” with Achilles to maintain his time but show that he still has overruling authority.

Question 7

Define Alexandrian vulgate

Question 8

Define Unitarian view

Question 9

Define Euboea

Question 10

Define aoidos

Question 11

Define rhapsode

Question 12

Define Palamedes

Question 13

Define The Sea Peoples

Question 14

Define The Mycenaeans

Question 15

Define The Minoans

Question 16

Define dactylic hexameter

Question 17

Define Milman Parry

Question 18

Define Venetus A

Question 19

Define Friedrich Wolf

Question 20

Define boustrophedon

Question 21

Define Hittites

Question 22

Define Luvian hieroglyphics

Question 23

Define Pithekoussai

Question 24

Define Chryses

Question 25

Define Chryseis

Question 26

Define geras

Question 27

Define epithet

Question 28

Define “Phoenician alphabet”

Question 29

Define Agamemnon

Answer 29

abuses his power/authority showing greed. Agamenon also could have refused ransom based on publicity which also goes to represent the theme of abuse of authority to make the “right” decision and unwillingness to fail/maintain his position.

Question 30

Define Hector

Question 31

Define Priam

Question 32

Define Hephaistos

Question 33

Define Bellerophon

Question 34

Define Thetis

Question 35

Define Patroklos

Question 36

Define Helen

Answer 36

Wife of Menelaus stolen by Paris and the reason often given for the cause of the Trojan War.
Early in the poem she helps King Priam identify Greek fighters on the battlefield from atop the walls of Troy.

Question 37

Define Phoenix

Answer 37

Elder tutor and “father-figure” to Achilles. He joins Odysseus and Ajax in the embassy to Achilles
and uses storytelling to try to convince Achilles to give up his anger.

Question 38

Define The Iliad

Answer 38

an epic poem in dactylic hexameter attributed to Homer but probably the product of an oral
tradition before the invention of the ancient Greek alphabet. Using the Trojan War as a backdrop, it tells the story of Achilles and the destructive power of anger.

Question 39

Define mênin

Answer 39

Translated as “rage”, this is the first word of the Iliad in the original ancient Greek. By putting it
first, the poet (Homer) establishes rage as the emotion that drives the plot of the epic poem. (see page
28).

Question 40

1. Was there a Trojan War, and what types of evidence are available to attempt an answer to
   this question? Describe three distinct pieces of evidence to support your response.

Answer 40

Review pages 23-25 for examples of content expected for a question like this (and the content of the
poem The Iliad itself)

Question 41

After killing Hector, Achilles refuses to return the corpse to the Trojans for honorable burial.
Considering the plot of the Iliad and what we know about early Greek culture from Powell’s
Introduction, what forces are behind the feelings and actions of Achilles at this moment in the
poem? Make three distinct points to support your response.

Answer 41

Review Book 1 and pages 27-31 for examples of content expected for a question like this.

Question 42

What is the importance of the Iliad?

Answer 42

It gives us an insight to The Aegean world and the poetry of such reflects the world that they knew and lived through. Poems provide reflections of who Olympians are and the purpose they carried to pastimes.

Question 43

How does the setting of the Iliad make the story important?

Answer 43

The Iliad only covers 44 days of the last year of the war while pursuing a deep dive/perspective into the psyche of Achilles to discover their value system and worldviews of the time.

Question 44

Define kleos

Answer 44

the glory and fame surrounding one’s name that is associated with it.