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The Iliad by Homer Written in 44 BC *See your around the room activity sheet for information about Homer

Map of Greece and Troy

Historical Fiction/Mythology The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on______________. For example, there really was a _________ _________ but we are unsure why. The Trojans possibly fought the Greeks because of a waterway near_________. Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were __________ by__________.

The character___________, may have been developed from a combination of fierce warriors. The story is told from the __________ _________ ___________________ point of view Troy was a real place in modern day_______________ The lost city of_________, it’s high walls and towers were recently_________________. It’s believed that Troy was destroyed by an______________.

Third Person Omniscient Point of View The of the tale Appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient ____________ perspective on the story being told. The _____________ shares private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events, and jumps between spaces and times. The _______________narrator does not tell the reader everything.

What is an Epic? A long poem usually about a__________. The Iliad is an epic poem Examples of epic poems: The Odyssey, Beowulf Movie examples: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings

Epic Simile A comparison using like or as that extend over___________ __________.

The Iliad begins during the ________year of war. In medias res--To begin in the _________of the action. Epithet-Descriptive word or phrase used in place of a__________. Example “Swift-footed Achilles”

The Greeks Also known as: Achaeans Dannans Argives

King Agamemnon Menelaus Brothers

Achilles

Who was Achilles? Son of Peleus (Dad) and Thetis (Mom). Thetis attempted to make her son immortal. Thetis held Achilles by the _________and dipped him in the river_________, but the heel remained dry and was unprotected. MOVIE--Patroclus was not his cousin in the written text

Patroclus

The Trojans

King Priam

Prince Hector Prince Paris Brothers

Who was Hector? Oldest of ____sons belonging to King Priam Younger brother named___________

Who was Paris? Took _________ to Troy Helen was married to Menelaus His brother Hector was killed by Achilles and Paris was later killed during the Trojan War His brother Deiphobus marries Helen, but Menelaus kills him and takes Helen back to_____________.

Helen of Troy (originally Helen of Sparta)