The Trojan War
Eris: the goddess of _______. Discord
Never invited to their banquet Resentment at other gods: why? Never invited to their banquet
King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis The marriage of ______ was the cause of Eris’s determination to make trouble. King Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis
The fruit that caused all the trouble: ________ A golden apple
What were the words marked on this fruit? For the fairest
Hera; Athena; Aphrodite The three competing goddess: _______; _______; _______ Hera; Athena; Aphrodite
Which god was originally asked to do judge between the three? Zeus
Who finally did the judgment? Paris
Which goddess’s bribe seems to him best What did Paris base his judgment on? Which goddess’s bribe seems to him best
The prince was doing a shepherd’s job because: ________ His father was told that the prince would someday be the ruin of his country
Whose bribe did Paris take? Aphrodite
What was Aphrodite’s bribe? The fairest woman in the world
Who was the fairest woman in the world? Helen
the suitors’ oath to King Tyndareas, Helen’s father: ______ They would champion the cause of Helen’s husband if any wrong was done to him through his marriage.
the one chosen by Tyndareas to marry Helen to: Menelaus
Sowing salt instead of seed What was Odysseus doing when the messenger arrived? Sowing salt instead of seed
Putting Odysseus’s son under the plow How did the messenger expose Odysseus’s trick? Putting Odysseus’s son under the plow
He was fated to die if he joined the war. Why didn’t Achilles’s mother want him to join the Greek army? He was fated to die if he joined the war.
What did Achilles mother do to prevent Achilles from being found out? To make him wear women’s clothes and hide among the maidens at the court of King Lycomedes
Fingering sword & daggers What did Achilles do that exposed his identity to Odysseus? Fingering sword & daggers
Which god prevented the Greek ships from sailing out? Artemis
To sacrifice Iphigenia, Agamemnon’s daughter, to Artemis What did the Greek do to cease the North wind to blow? To sacrifice Iphigenia, Agamemnon’s daughter, to Artemis
Who was the noblest and bravest warrior on the Trojan side? Hector
Why was Apollo angry with the Greeks? Agamemnon refused to return Chryseis, daughter of Apollo’s priest.
What made Achilles withdraw from the battle? Agamemnon took his woman, Bryseis.
Which won the fight between Menelaus and Paris?
Who saved Paris from Menelau’s hand? Aphrodite
Which god/goddes was determined to see Troy ruined? Hera
Which god/goddess tried to save Aeneas from Diomedes’s hand but failed? Aphrodite
Which god later on successfully saved Aeneas? Apollo
Which god was seriously hurt by Diomedes when backing up the Trojans? Ares
Which two goddess contributed to Ares’ defeat by Diomedes? Hera & Athena
To ask his mother to offer to Athena the most beautiful robe she owned What did Hector’s brother suggest to him when the Trojans fell back on the battle? To ask his mother to offer to Athena the most beautiful robe she owned
The Greeks were driven back by the Trojans. Why Agamemnon changed his mind and would like to apologize to Achilles? The Greeks were driven back by the Trojans.
Achille’s mother’s request Why did Zeus turn the Trojans from losing to winning? Achille’s mother’s request
Who made Zeus forget his promise to Thetis, Achilles’s mother? Hera
What did Hera borrow from Aphrodite to increase her charm? Her girdle
To wear his armor to the battlefield What did Patroclus request from Achilles? To wear his armor to the battlefield
Who took Patroclus’s life on the battlefield? Hector
What happened to Achilles’s armor after Patroclus’s death? Hector took it.
What did Patroclus’s death lead Achilles to do? To return to the battle
Who made Achilles his new armor? Hephastus
Which won the fight between Achilles and Hector?
Which god/goddess tricked Hector and caused his death? Athena
To tie it to his chariot and dragged it around the Trojan walls What did Achilles do to Hector’s dead body? To tie it to his chariot and dragged it around the Trojan walls
Which god decided to help King Priam to get his son’s body back? Zeus
Which god accompanied Priam to Achilles’s tent? Hermes
Two Questions What factors determine the winning party in a war? What characters make a hero?
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