The Iliad by Homer. Write This in Your Notebook Why read The Iliad? ► To learn a little about an ancient world whose ideas have influenced our own world.

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The Iliad by Homer

Write This in Your Notebook Why read The Iliad? ► To learn a little about an ancient world whose ideas have influenced our own world ► To become familiar with the first piece of literature the western world has to offer ► To discover an exciting war story

Was the Trojan War Real? ► Troy was a real place in modern day Turkey ► The lost city of Troy, it’s high walls and towers were recently discovered. ► There was a Trojan War, but we are unsure why. The Trojans possibly fought the Greeks because of a waterway near Troy. ► Maybe the war really was fought because of a woman. We may never know.

Activity Worksheet Vocabulary ► Groveling ► Gallant ► Scourge ► Fawning ► Simile ► Epic simile ► Imagery ► Figurative language ► Metaphor ► In medias res (add) Use page 56 in your textbook and/or a dictionary

Vocabulary and Literary Devices in The Iliad Page 56 textbook, page 30 workbook and a dictionary 1. Groveling 2. Gallant 3. Scourge 4. Fawning 5. Simile 6. Epic simile 7. Imagery 8. Figurative language 9. Metaphors 10. In medias res

Definitions 1. Groveling: Crawling, humiliating oneself in front of authority. 2. Gallant: Noble, brave. 3. Scourge: Means of inflicting severe punishment. Refers to a whip. 4. Fawning: Cringing and pleading. 5. Simile: Two unlike things compared using like or as. 6. Epic Simile: Used in epic poetry. A simile developed over many lines.

7. Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses. 8. Figurative Language: Words or phrases that describe. Similes, metaphors. Not meant to be taken literally. 9. Metaphor: Something used to represent something else. Example: “Sea of troubles” 10. In medias res: In the middle of things

Read Page 55 in your Textbook

Use Page 55 in your textbook… 1. When was The Iliad composed? 2. Who wrote The Iliad and what did his name mean? 3. What is a bard? 4. How did the Trojan War begin? 5. What was Paris offered? 6. How long did the Trojan War last? 7. Describe Achilles and Hector.

Epic Similes ► Find an epic simile in The Iliad

Who was Achilles? Son of the Peleus and the Thetis (mom). Thetis attempted to make her son immortalPeleusThetis Thetis held Achilles by the heel and dipped him in the river Styx, but the heel remained dry and was unprotectedStyx Patroclus was NOT his cousin and Breseis was not his cousin. Great warrior

Who was Hector? ► Oldest son of King Priam ► Trojan ► Great warrior ► Younger brother named Paris ► Did not kill Menelaus (he does this in the movie. Troy)

Paris ► Took Helen to Troy ► Helen was married to Menelaus ► Paris is later killed during the Trojan War ► His brother marries Paris, but Menelaus kills him and takes Helen back to Greece

Workbook Pages Questions 1. How long has the war been going on between the Greeks and the Trojans? 2. What pact does Hector want to make with Achilles? 3. Why are Hector and Achilles fighting? 4. How did Hector end up wearing Achilles’ armor? 5. What does groveling mean? 6. Give a detail about the armor Hector is wearing.