Yr 7 Unit 2- Legend Of Odyesseus

Question 1

How did the Trojan war start?

Answer 1

Everyone wants to marry Helen, her husband is chosen, but it isn’t Helen. Helen falls in love with paris, the Trojan, and he steals her. Everyone who made an oath tries to win her back.

Question 2

Who is the beauty contest between?

Answer 2

Hera, Aphrodite and Athena, Aphrodite wins! 🤓

Question 3

How does Penelope recognize it is Odysseus?

Answer 3

He has a scar on his right knee, and knows about the olive tree bed.

Question 4

How do you spell ‘Oh-diss-eey-yus’

Answer 4

Odysseus

Question 5

List Greek 5 Greek warriors

Answer 5

Achilles, Agamemnon, Ajax, Patroclus and Diomedes

Question 6

Name 5 Trojans.

Answer 6

Ares (God of war), Apollo (God of sun music), hector, Aphrodite (goddess of love) and Paris.

Question 7

What books are the legend of odysseus books based on

Answer 7

Odyssey and iliad, by homer

Question 8

What is an epic poem?

Answer 8

A really long poem

Question 9

What does the iliad tell

Answer 9

How the war whent

Question 10

What does the odyssey tell?

Answer 10

Odysseus journey home

Question 11

How long was the trojan war?

Answer 11

10 years

Question 12

Who was the war between?

Answer 12

Trojans and Greeks

Question 13

Who was Paris. (Classics)

Answer 13

He stole helen, judged a beauty contest, son of king priam, shot achilles ankle. VERY Cowardly. Hectors brother

Question 14

Who was Menelaus?

Answer 14

Helens rightful husband, king of Sparta, Agamemnon’s brother. Good leader.

Question 15

Whos Agamemnon

Answer 15

Strong, arrogant, Menelaus’ brother

Question 16

Who is Odysseus

Answer 16

Known for his silver tongue, tries to get out of war for craziness. Thinks things through. Husband of penelope, scar on right knee, one son, and one dog. More strategic.

Question 17

How does penelope recognize odysseus

Answer 17

Scar on knee, good shot (through axes), and olive tree bed.

Question 18

What do we know about helen?

Answer 18

Her dads zeus, Demi god. Don’t know if tricked

Question 19

What do we know about Penelope?

Answer 19

Odysseus husband, loyal

Question 20

Who is Achilles

Answer 20

Demi God, son of nymph Thetis, Greek side, falls out with Agamemnon Greek. (See pic)

Question 21

Who is hector

Answer 21

Paris’ brother, strong, daunting, Trojan. Gets killed in end

Question 22

Who is Agamemnon

Answer 22

Very strong, well known, Menelaus’ brother, proud, good leader, Greek, signed oath. Falls out with Achilles. He stole Achilles girl.

Question 23

How did Achilles and Agamemnon fallout.

Answer 23

See pic

Question 24

Who’s idea was the Trojan horse.

Answer 24

Odysseus

Question 25

How do gods interfere with the Trojan war?

Answer 25

1. In order for the wind to be from behind, Agamemnon was asked by Goddess through Tiresias to sacrifice his daughter.
2. When Danaoi were winning, Aphrodite appear to save Paris but Diomedes attacked and wan, then Ares came and voila, the human wan again, then another god appear but again this guy was undefeateable!
3. When Agamemnon was not returning Cryssiis, the daughter of Cryssiis, high priest of Apollo Temple, Apollo started exterminating Danaoi.
4. When Patroclos was killed wearing the armature of Achilles, Thetis, Achilles mother visited Hephaestus and requested new armature, which was done.
5. When Epeios constructed the so called Trojan Horse, envisioned by Ulysses, and Laocoon refused and insisting not to take it within the walls, a sea monster came out of the sea and killed Laocoon and his two sons who were close by.
   Blah blah blah.

Question 26

Athena, here, Poseidon, and Hermes are gods on the Greek or Trojan side.

Answer 26

Greek

Question 27

Apollo, Aphrodite, Artemis and Leto are gods on the Greek of Trojan side.

Answer 27

Trojan