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22 Cards in this Set
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Author of epic poem
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Homer
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How did the story begin being told
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orally
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When was this composed?
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700 B.C.
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Definition of epic
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a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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"in medias res"
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means in the middle of things, the Iliad begins in the 10th year of the siege and end a few weeks later with Troy still untaken
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Judgment of Paris
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story began with Paris, son of Priam (the king of Troy) choosing the most beautiful out of Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite; Aphrodite chosen most beautiful
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Judgment of Paris eventually led to the abduction of...
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Helen, wife of Menelaus (King of Sparta), which led to the start of the Trojan War
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Greeks are also called...
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Achaeans, Argives, or Danaans
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Greek army is an alliance of independent chieftains who have come together to...
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help Menelaus recover his wife Helen and punish Troy
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Mycenae
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Agamemnon is the King, brother of Menelaus
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Ithaka
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Odysseus is the king of this place, Greek
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Achilles
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mother is Thetis, who is a goddess, and father is mortal king of Thessaly
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Priam
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King of Troy, married to Hecuba
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Hector
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leading warrior of Trojans, biggest challenge to Achilles, married to Andromache, father to Astyanax
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Paris
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started the war by kidnapping Helen
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Gods and goddesses on the side of the Greeks
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Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hermes
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Hera and Athena
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she hates Paris and Troy
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Hermes
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sends messages
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Gods and goddesses on the side of the Trojans
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Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis
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Aphrodite
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chosen most beautiful by Paris
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epic simile
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an extended simile, comparison between two things using like or as
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Turning point in the war
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after Patroclus is killed by Hector, Hector thinks he is Achilles, this point forward the Trojans go downhill
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