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Spanning the Gap from The Iliad to The Odyssey

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1 Spanning the Gap from The Iliad to The Odyssey
Post-Bellum Greece Spanning the Gap from The Iliad to The Odyssey

2 Achilles in Love Amazons and Penthesilea Polyxena, Princess of Troy
Peace negotiations Achilles slain by poisoned arrow Body rescued by Odysseus and T. Ajax

3 The Fall of Ajax Armor of Achilles disputed
Given to Odyssey (wisdom over valor) Ajax enraged, dreams of slaughtering camp Awakes to find he slaughtered sheep Commits suicide in shame

4 Death of Paris Philoctetes, friend of Hercules reaches Troy
Brings Arrows of Hercules Kills Paris

5 Trojan Horse Greeks realize Troy cannot be taken by force
Odysseus comes up with Trojan Horse Lacaocoon, priest of Neptune warned against “I fear Greeks even when they offer gifts” Sinon, Greek traitor convinces Trojans to ignore Night Odysseus and others open Gates of Troy

6 Death of Priam Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus), son of Achilles
Slaughters Priam on steps Apollo’s temple Sacrifices Polyxena to appease father’s spirit Enslaves Andromache Throws Astyanax from walls of Troy Cassandra captured and raped by Oilean Ajax Hecuba goes insane

7 Andromache Story told in Euripedes’ eponymous play
Becomes Pyrrhus’ concubine Bears his children Hated by wife Hermione (sterile) Pyrrhus killed by Orestes Marries Helenus, last son of Priam

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