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LCT33: Troy and the Trojan War (Part 4) Flashcards

1
Q

Who do the Trojans fear the most? What do they do?

A

Achilles - remain inside their walls

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What do the Greeks do instead of charging the Trojan walls?

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ruin surrounding towns and islands - seize, loot, prisoners

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3
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What do “prizes” make up for the greeks?

A

their “status” in society

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4
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Who does Agamemnon hold hostage?

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daughter of Chryses - a priest of Apollo

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5
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How does Apollo react to Agamemnon?

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sends a plague upon the Greeks

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6
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How does Agamemnon react to Apollo’s plague? How does Achilles react?

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he relents, but takes a prisoner (“prize”) from Achilles who then is enraged

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7
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Who prevents Achilles from killing Agamemnon?

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Athena

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8
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Who does Achilles turn to?

A

Thetis - his goddess mother who then turns to Zeus grants her wish

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9
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What does Achilles do?

A

withdraws from the war

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10
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What happens once Achilles withdraws from the war?

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the Trojans drive the Greeks back and Agamemnon sends embassy to ask Achilles for help - who refuses

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11
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What happens to the chief Greek warriors?

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wounded one by one –> Odysseus - Diomedes - Agamemnon

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12
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What does Hector do?

A

sets fire to some of the Greek ships

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13
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How does Patroclus feel?

A

pities his fellow men, ask Achilles permission to fight

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14
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How does Patroclus fight?

A

wearing Achilles armor - drives back Trojans

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15
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What happens to Patroclus

A

killed by Hector - who takes Achilles armor

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16
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Who recovers Patroclus’ body?

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Ajax the Greater

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17
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Who helps Achilles before re-entering war?

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Thetis (his mother) - asks Hephaistos to make new armor for Achilles and takes the new armor to him

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18
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What happens after the fight?

A

After Achilles kills Hector - he drags his corpse behind his chariot for 12 days

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19
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Who retrieves Hectors body?

A

his father Priam from Achilles

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20
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Who are the Trojan reinforcements?

A
  • Penthesileia = amazons
  • Memnon = Ethiopians
    both killed by Achilles
21
Q

What happens with Achilles and Penthesileia?

A

falls in love with her just as he kills her

22
Q

Memnon is the son of who?

A

Eros

23
Q

Eros’ tears mean

A

dew

24
Q

Who shoots Achilles?

A

Paris with the help of Apollo

25
Q

What happened with Achilles body?

A

fierce battle over it with Ajax the Greater eventually retrieved it with the help of Odysseus

26
Q

Who is awarded the armor of Achilles?

A

Ajax the Greater/Odysseus

27
Q

Who decided between Ajax and Odysseus?

A

Agamemnon - Trojan prisoners vote who they fear the most –> Odysseus

28
Q

What happened to Ajax the Greater after the decision was made?

A

goes briefly insane - slaughters a flock of sheep “his enemies” then commits suicide

29
Q

Who does Odysseus capture? What does he say?

A

Trojan prophet - three conditions for the fall of Troy

  • Bow of Heracles
  • Palladium
  • Achilles’ son
30
Q

Who does Diomedes fetch from Lemnos?

A

Philoctetes - healed at Troy

31
Q

Who was wounded in battle with Philoctetes? Who does he seek out?

A

Paris - seeks out his former lover Oinone

32
Q

Oinone’s prophecy

A

“go to Helen and beg her” - Paris dies

33
Q

What happens to Oinone after Paris dies?

A

see’s Paris’ dead body, kills herself

34
Q

The Palladium

A

small wooden statue of Pallas Athena - guarantees Troy’s safety as long as it remains in the city

35
Q

Who steals the Palladium?

A

Diomedes and Odysseus

36
Q

Who’s idea was the Trojan horse?

A

Odysseus

37
Q

Where do the greeks sail away to?

A

nearby island of Tenedos

38
Q

Who fears the greeks gift?

A

Cacoon’s

39
Q

What does Cacoon’s do?

A

hurls a spear at the horse - he and his sons are suddenly killed by sea snakes

40
Q

What does the Trojans do in response to Cacoon and his sons dying?

A

pull down part of the wall to bring the horse into the city

41
Q

What happens after the horse is inside city walls?

A

Trojans hold great victory celebration - Sinon opens the horse, rest of Greeks signaled on Tenedos by signal fire
- Troy burns

42
Q

Who kills King Priam?

A

Neoptolemus - Achilles son

43
Q

What does Cassandra cling to for protection?

A

statue of Athena

44
Q

What does Ajax the Lesser do?

A

drags Cassandra away from the statue and rapes her - Athena now angry at all the greeks

45
Q

What happens to Ajax the Lesser?

A

destroyed by Athena and Poseidon while sailing back home

46
Q

Who does Odysseus hurl from the top of the Trojan wall?

A

Astyanax - Hector’s son

47
Q

Who is Menelaus prepared to kill? Why doesn’t he?

A

Helen - because he is overcome by her beauty

- spares her and escorts her out of Troy

48
Q

What happened to the Trojans when all said and done?

A

most were killed - women taken into slavery

49
Q

Who escapes Troy?

A

Aeneas escapes wit some refuges - carries father Anchises out of Troy

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