Quiz: The Iliad (1, 6 & 9) Flashcards
daughter of Chryses
Chryseis
asked Achilles to protect him
Calchas
begged Hector to stand and fight behind the wall
Andromache
swore an oath that the Greeks would one day wish he was still fighting with them
Achilles
asked Zeus to change sides and help the Trojans beat the Greeks
Thetis
epithet- the swift runner
Achilles
the priest of Apollo
Chryses
the wife of Hector
Andromache
sent Athena to stop Achilles from killing Agamemnon
Hera
killed many Greeks with his bow and arrows
Apollo
Hector’s son
Scamandrius
the Greek commander that tried to get Achilles and Agamemnon to call a truce
Nestor
Achilles’ prize
Briseis
epithet- white armed goddess
Hera
asked Zeus to bless his son and make his son a better man than he was
Hector
killed Andromache’s father and seven brothers
Achilles
How did Athena stop Achilles from killing Agamemnon?
grabbed his hair
said to tell him off, not kill him
What did Calchus say that the Greeks have to do to appease Apollo’s anger?
give Chryseis back without taking a ransom
offer a sacrifice to Apollo
Who did Hector leave the battle and come inside the walls of Troy to find?
Andromache
What are three other names used for the Greeks?
Argives
Acheans
Danaans
Who did Agamemnon send to ask Achilles to come back and fight for them?
Odysseus, Phoenix & Ajax
What reasons did these men give to Achilles so that he would come back and fight for the Greeks?
His father’s words
Agamemnon’s gifts
Agamemnon is sorry
his countrymen need him
What did Agamemnon offer Achilles so that he would come back?
10 gold bars
7 women
Briseis
Explain the causes of Achilles’ rage.
Agamemnon sat back while Achilles fought
Aga got prizes for doing nothing
Aga threatened to steal Ach’s prize
Ach got small prizes and Aga got big ones
When Aga had to give Chryseis back, he stole Briseis
