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30 Cards in this Set
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What is kudos?
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A glorious deed
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When did Homer write The Iliad and The Odyssey?
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800-700 BC
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Who does Paris take? And from whom does he take from?
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Helen; from Menelaus
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Who is Agamemnon?
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leader of the Greek expedition to Troy, king of Mecenae, and brother of Menelaus.
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Which goddess does Agamemnon anger? How? How does she respond?
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Artemis; killing a sacred stag. Stalled Greek fleets sailing to Troy.
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Who is Poseidon?
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Greek god of the Sea, associated with the trident.
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Who is Aphrodite?
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Goddess of Love.
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Who is Apollo?
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Greek god of prophecy, medicine, plagues, and music.
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Who is Helenus?
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son of Priam.
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Who is Eris? What does she do at the wedding? Who's wedding is it? Which goddesses are involved?
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Goddess of strife; throws down a golden apple with the words, "To the most beautiful" to Hera Athena, and Aphrodite; At Peleus & Thetis' wedding.
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Who prophecies that Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter? What is his daughter's name? For what cause?
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Prophet Calchas; Iphigenia; before the expedition to Troy can commence.
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How did the Greeks sustain themselves for 10 years on Troy's beaches?
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By raiding neighboring towns.
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(Book 1) Who is Agamemnon's prize? Who is her father?
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Chryseis; daughter of Chryses.
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What happens when Agamemnon refuses?
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Chryses prays to Apollo, who showers the Greek camp with arrows, a plague.
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How does Agamemnon compensate for his loss?
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He takes Briseis from Achilles, angering him!!
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(Book 2) Talk about Agamemnon's dream.
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Zeus sends him a dream, prophecying the Greek's victory in the war. But Agamemnon tells his army the opposite--that they will lose the war. They are disheartened but Odysseus intervenes. Agamemnon decides it is a good time to attack Troy.
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Who is Hades?
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god of the underworld
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Who is Nestor?
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wise old king of Pylos, whom Agamemnon has deep respect for and often heeds advice.
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Who is Menelaus?
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King of Sparta
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Who is Rhesus?
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a Trojan military leader and a Thracian king, famous for his horses.
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According to legend, when did the Greeks attack Troy?
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1200 BC
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Why do we care about Heinrich Schliemann?
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He excavated the historical site of Troy, proving the city did exist and that it had been destroyed at a time consistent with Greek academia.
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What is Xenia? When does it happen on the battlefield?
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A concept of hospitality;
Nestor and Hector exchange armor when they discover that their grandfathers had been guest-friends (xenia). |
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(Book 9) Who is in the embassy to Achilles? What for?
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Odysseus, Phoenix, and Telemonian Ajax; ask Achilles to rejoin the war.
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Who are Achilles' soldiers?
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The Myrmidons
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Who leads Priam to the Achaean camp? What for? Talk about the god.
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Hermes; to ask Achilles for Hector's body; the god is called the Psychopomp and he leads the souls of the dead to Hades.
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What happens between Achilles and the river?
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Xanthus, the river god, fights with Achilles after Achilles bloodies his waters.
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Who is Achilles' mother? What does she do for him?
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Thetis; asks Hephaestus to make new armor and shield for Achilles
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(Book 16) Who kills the son of Zeus? What is the son of Zeus' name?
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Patroclus kills Sarpedon
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(Book 13) Who disobeys Zeus and helps the Achaeans? How?
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Poseidon disguises himself as Calchas and encourages the Greeks to destroy the Trojans.
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