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The Iliad and The Odyssey

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  • Who was originally supposed to judge the beauty contest?
    Zeus
  • Who is the King of Troy?
    Priam
  • What does in medias res mean?
    in the middle
  • Why did Odysseus offer Polyphemus wine?
    He wants to get the Cyclops drunk in order to carry out his plan.
  • Who is Thetis?
    She is the mother of Achilles, 
  • Name the three goddesses who fought over the golden apple.
    Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
  • Why is Poseidon so angry with Odysseus?
    Odysseus stated that, "he alone conquered Troy."
  • Who is Hades?
    He is the god of the underworld.
  • What is Odysseus told concerning the cattle of Helios?
    Not to eat the sacred cattle.
  • The first set of gods were the ______________.
    Titans
  • Who created the idea of the Trojan Horse?
    Odysseus
  • Which goddess protects Paris and why?
    Aphrodite
  • What is the occupation of Polyphemus?
    He is a shepherd.
  • Why did Odysseus and his men stay in the cave of the Cyclops?
    Odysseus was curious, and they were hungry.
  • Who is the commander of the Greek troops?
    Agamemnon
  • Who send s plague upon the Greeks?
    Apollo
  • What is happening in Ithaca while Odysseus is away?
    Suitors have moved in
  • Which goddess protects Odysseus?
    Athena
  • How long did Odysseus stay on Calypso's island?
    7 years
  • Who is the King of Ithaca?
    Odysseus
  • The children of the Titans are the ______________.
    Olympians
  • Which god told Calypso to release Odysseus?
    Hermes
  • Who is Andromache?
    wife of Hector
  • Who is Telemachus?
    The son of Odysseus and Penelope
  • What did Poseidon send which finally convinced King Priam to allow the horse into his fair city?
    He sent a sea serpent which ate Laocoon and his two sons.
  • Who is King Aeolus?
    He is the god of the wind and the cousin of Poseidon.
  • Which goddess went to Zeus to demand that Calypso release Odysseus?
    Athena
  • Why did the men not kill Polyphemus?
    They are trapped in the cave, and the exit is blocked by a huge boulder.
  • Who was the "face that launched 1000 ships?"
    Helen of Sparta
  • Who is Homer?
    He is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey.
  • Which goddess threw the golden apple?
    Eris, the goddess of discord
  • Who is the greatest warrior on the Trojan side?
    Hector
  • What occurs at the beginning of every epic?
    invocation of the Muse
  • When we know more than the characters do
    dramatic irony
  • How many years was Odysseus gone from home? (total)
    20
  • Who is Nausicaa?
    She is the daughter of King Alcinous. She brought Odysseus to her father when he washed up on the shore.
  • Who did Zeus appoint to judge the beauty contest?
    Paris
  • At the start of the Iliad, how long has the war been going on?
    8 1/2 years
  • Achilles has one flaw. What is it?
    He is weak in his heel.
  • Who is Polyphemus?
    He is the son of Poseidon.
  • What plant causes men to forget about home?
    lotus
  • Who is Achilles's equal in Troy?
    Hector
  • What is a Cyclops?
    They are gigantic monsters with one eye in the center of their foreheads.
  • What does en medea res mean? Honest Abe Cunning Odysseus
    in the middle
  • Who is Astyanax?
    Son of Hector
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