The Story Of Odysseus Flashcards
Who were the three goddesses in the most beautiful competition
Aphrodite,Hera and Athena
Who came to Paris to Chose the goddesses
Paris was chosen because Zeus didn’t want to chose himself
what did the goddesses offer Paris
Aphrodite the most beautiful woman in the world, Hera the kingdom of Asia and Athena the wisdom to rule the world
How long had the trojans been fighting for
10 years
Why did the Trojan war begin
Because Paris stole Helen from Menelaus Kind of Sparta
Who was the strongest fighter in the Greek team
Achilles
Who was the best fighter in the Trojan team
Hector
Why did Achilles not want to fight
Because he was angry at Agamemnon
Why did Hector think he was fighting Achilles
Because Patroclus was wearing Achilles armour
What happened to Patroclus
Hector killed him in the fight and when Achilles found out he was very upset and fought him yourself
What did Hectors not want him to do
Fight Achilles outside of the walls on hid own
What happened to Hector
Achilles killed him
How did the Greeks get into Trojan
Odysseus built a wooden horse that the Trojans let into the walls, that had the Greeks inside of it
What did the Greeks do the to city of Troy
They attacked the city from inside and destroyed the city
Where did Odysseus and his crew stop on the way home
Ismarus
What did the Greeks do to Ismarus
They raided the city stealing treasure food and wine
What did the Greeks do to the people in Ismarus
They kill lots of men and enslave several women and children
Why did Odysseus and his crew not leave
Odysseus wanted to leave but his crew wanted to relax on the beach with the goods.
What happened to the men after they fell aspleep
The Cicones round up more men and attack Odysseus’ crew and ships,
The crew were not prepared for an attack due to being drunk and sleepy, most were killed and many ships were destroyed.
Where did Odysseus’s crew go after Ismarus
the land of the Lotus Eaters
What did Odysseus do to three of his men
sent them tonight investigate the area
Who did the men meet
They met the Lotus Eaters who offered them juice of the lotus flower, but the men became addicted to it as a drug.
Why did the lotus juice make them feel happy
Because the men had had lost so many men they were upset and had been at sea for so long so the juice made them happy.
Why did the lotus juice make them feel happy
Because the men had had lost so many men they were upset and had been at sea for so long so the juice made them happy.
