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140 Cards in this Set
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How many full days was the plague sent by Apollo?
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9 days, on the tenth Calchas revealed what needed to be done
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Who was the father of Andromache?
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Eetion
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Why did Apollo send the plague in book 1?
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Agamemnon had captured Chryseis.
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What Hecatoncheiros saved Zeus from being pinned to a couch?
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Briareus
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Who summoned Briareus?
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Thetis
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What was the hometown of Achilles?
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Phthia
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What was the name of Briareus to mortals?
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Aegaeon
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On what island did Hephaestus land?
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Lemnos
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In Book 1, who sent a fake dream involving Nestor to Agamemnon?
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Zeus
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What Ithacan herald was always with Ulyxes?
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Eurybates
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What omen occured in Book 1 at Aulis?
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a snake killed a mother sparrow and her 8 babies (9 years)
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According to Homer, who was the father of Iphitus?
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Naubolus
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What sons of Ares and Astyoche led the Minyans?
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Ialmenus and Ascalaphus
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In whose halls did Ares and Asstyoche mate?
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Actor
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What gay Thracian singer of Eurytus's court challenged the Muses to singing?
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Thamyris
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What son of Heracles and Astyoche led the Rhodians and killed Heracles's uncle Licymnius?
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Tlepolemus
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What son of Andraemon was the father of Hypsipyle?
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Thoas
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Who was the handsomest man at Troy?
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Nireus, s. Aglaea and Charopus
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Who was the son of Hippodamia and Pirithous?
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Polypoetes
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What son of Oileus and Rhene took Philoctetes's place while he had a stinky wound?
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Medon
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Who led the Cicones at Troy?
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Euphemus
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What daughter of Pelias married Admetus?
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Alcestis
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Who was the son of Admetus?
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Eumelus
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Who went to battle dressed completely in gold and was killed by Achilles?
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Nastes
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Who was Agamemnon's herald?
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Talthybius
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Who was the loveliest daughter of Priam?
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Laodice
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What son of Antenor married Laodice?
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Helicaon
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How many men were in each ship (?)
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120
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What bandy-legged ugly man mocked Agamemnon for taking Briseis and later Achilles for Penthesilea?
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Thersites
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In Book 3 who duels Paris?
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Menelaus
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In Book 4, what archer is persuaded by Athena to break the peace?
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Pandarus
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Who was the priest of Scamander?
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Dolopian
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Who killed Pandarus?
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Diomedes
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In Book 5, who saved Aeneas but dropped him when wounded by the killer of Pandarus?
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Aphrodite
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In Book 5, which two gods quarrel?
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Athena vs. Ares
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At what gate does Helen tell Priam the names of the Greek heroes?
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Scaean
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Who told Helen to watch the fight?
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Iris
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Who went with Helen to watch?
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Clymene, Aethra
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What son of Dares (priest Hephaestus) was Priam's herald?
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Idaeus
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Who was Pandarus's father?
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Lycaon
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What bastard son of Antenor was raised by Theano and killed by Meges?
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Pedaeus
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Who gave Aeneas's horses to Deipylus?
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Sthenelus
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How did Anchises get these horses, the children of horses given to Tros by Zeus in return for Ganymede?
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He stole them from Laomedon.
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Who commanded the Pahplagonians?
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Pylaemenes
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What son of Zeus and Laodamia was wounded by Tlepolemus?
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Sarpedon
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Who killed Sarpedon of Lycia?
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Patroclus
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Who exchanged armor in Book 6?
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Glaucus and Diomedes
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Name the fathers.
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Hippolochus and Tydeus
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Name their fathers
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Bellerophon and Oeneus
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What daughter of Belleropon was killed by Artemis?
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Laodamia
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Why do the Greeks and the Trojans make a truce in Book 7?
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to bury dead
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Give another name for Astyanax.
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Scamandrius
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Who exchanged a red swordbelt for a golden cup?
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Oeneus
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Who was Nestor's charioteer?
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Eurymedon
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Who wanted to destroy the Trojans' "wall"?
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Poseidon
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In Book 8, what does Zeus decree?
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All gods should be prevented from battle.
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What charioteer of Hector was the brother of Cebriones?
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Archeptolemus
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What son of Telamon missed Hector and accidentally killed Gorgytion, s. Priam and Castianira?
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Teucer
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What two sons of Nestor commanded the Pylian force?
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Antilochus and Thrasymedes
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What son of Amyntor was the oldest to try to get Achilles back?
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Phoenix
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What other two men went to get Achilles?
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Ajex Telamon and Odysseus
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What heralds accompanied these three?
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Odius and Eurybates
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With whom did Achilles tryst while sulking?
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Diomede
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With whom did Patroculs sleep?
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Iphis
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What son of Eumedes was a Trojan spy?
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Dolon
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What woman from Tenedos was Nestor's mistress?
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Hecamede
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What son of Eioneus had horses killed by Odysseus and Diomedes?
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Rhesus
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What cousin of Rhesus woke up the Trojans?
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Hippocoon
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What two sons of Priam, the first a bastard, were bound by Achilles, released for ransom, then killed by Agamemnon?
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Isus and Antiphus
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In Book 9 who sleeps over in Achilles's tent?
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Phoenix
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Who was previously Achilles's tutor?
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Phoenix
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In Book 10, what Trojan spy and what owner of horses that must not drink from the Scamander are killed?
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Dolon and Rhesus
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Who killed all the sons of Neleus except Nestor (who was away in Gerenia)?
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Heracles
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Why did he do this?
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Neleus wouldn't purify him of the murder of Iphitus.
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Who was previously Achilles's tutor?
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Phoenix
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Who was the first Trojan to protest Helen's return to Greece?
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Antimachus
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What Trojan was raised by Cisseus and klled by Agamemnon?
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Iphidamas
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In Book 10, what Trojan spy and what owner of horses that must not drink from the Scamander are killed?
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Dolon and Rhesus
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Who killed all the sons of Neleus except Nestor (who was away in Gerenia)?
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Heracles
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In Book Xi, who wounds Diomedes?
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Paris
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Why did he do this?
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Neleus wouldn't purify him of the murder of Iphitus.
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Who wounded Odysseus?
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Socus
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Who was the first Trojan to protest Helen's return to Greece?
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Antimachus
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What eldest son of Antenor wounded Agamemnon?
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Coon
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What Trojan was raised by Cisseus and klled by Agamemnon?
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Iphidamas
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What suitor of Cassandra was promised her hand but was killed by Idomeneus?
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Othryoneus
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In Book Xi, who wounds Diomedes?
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Paris
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Who wounded Odysseus?
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Socus
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What eldest son of Antenor wounded Agamemnon?
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Coon
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What suitor of Cassandra was promised her hand but was killed by Idomeneus?
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Othryoneus
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Who was Aeneas's haf-sister who married Alcathous?
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Hippodamia
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What son of the prophet Polyidus was prophesized to die of a plague or in war?
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Euchenor
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What young grace did Hera promise Hypnus in book 14?
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Pasithea
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What son of Portheus fathered Tydeus
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Oeneus
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What father of Ilioneus was Hermes's favorite Trojan?
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Phorbas
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Who killed Phorbas?
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Peneleos
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Who were Menoetius's parents?
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Actor and Aegina
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Who gave Peleus the spear used by his son?
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Chiron (son = Achilles)
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Who was the charioteer of Achilles and Patroclus?
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Automedon
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Who was the daughter of Peleus and Antigone?
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Polydora
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Who was the first to wound Patroclus?
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Euphorbus
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Who took Mentes's shape and urged Hector to kill Patroclus (he didn't know)?
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Apollo
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In Book 20, what does Zeus let the gods do?
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enter battle
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Who saves Aeneas in Book 20?
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Poseidon
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Who saves Hector from Achilles in 20?
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Apollo
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book 16 What son of Nestor told Achilles about the death of Patroclus?
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Antilochus
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Who told Achilles to defend Patroclus's body with Ajax the Greater's shield?
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Iris
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Who was Hephaestus's wife?
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Charis
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Who saved Hephaestus?
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Thetis and Eurynome
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Who was the father of Eurystheus?
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Sthenelus
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Who was the youngest son of Priam?
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Polydorus
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What son of Priam was kidnapped by Achilles while pruning figs, shipped to Lemnos, and 12 days later killed?
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Lycaon
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Who was the mother of Lycaon and Polydorus?
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Laothoe
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In Book 21 what river god fought Achilles?
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Scamander
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In book 21 who stopped running from Achilles but what saved by Apollo?
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Agenor
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What form did Apollo take to lead Achilles away?
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Agenor
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Who killed Agenor?
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Neoptolemus
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Who dies in Book 22, having been lured out by Athena as Deiphobus
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Hector
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What son of Amphidamas had Patroculs killed, making his father send him to Peleus?
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Clitonymus
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Why did Achilles let one firecolored lock of hair grow?
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for the river Sperecheius, would have been given had Achilles lived
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What story does Priam tell Achilles in Book 24?
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Cleoopatra and Meleager
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How many times was Hector's corpus dragged around the walls of Troy?
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3
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How many days were the funeral games?
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9
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What allowed Patroclus to pass to the Underworld?
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Achilles' lock of hair
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Who wanted the horses and chariot of Achilles?
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Dolon
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What son of Panthous was killed by Menelaus?
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Euphorbus
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What son of Euaemon, tended to by Patroculs, persuaded him to enter battle?
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Uerypylus
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To where was Idomeneus exiled?
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Calabria
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What son of Asclepius was wounded by Paris, healed Philoctetes, and killed by Eurypylus?
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Machaon
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What son of Erechtheus was installed by Castor and Pollux while Theseus was away and was found by Agamemnon in the back row avoiding battle?
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Menestheus
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Who was born the same night as Hector?
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Polydamas
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Who won the horse race at Patroclus's funeral games?
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Diomedes
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Who lost the horse race at Patroculs funeral games to Diomedes?
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Eumelos
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What son of Panthous advised caution and a retreat after Patroclus's death?
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Polydamas
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Why was Rhesus late to Troy?
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the Scythians had attacked Thrace
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Who was Sarpedon's maternal grandfather?
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Bellerophon
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Who was the son of Capaneus?
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Sthenelus
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Who had Athena disguised herself as to convince the son of Lycaon to break the truce?
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Laodocus
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As what son of Antenor had Athena disguised herself to trick Pandarus?
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Laodocus
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Whom did Hector overrule after the death of Patroclus?
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Polydamas
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