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The Iliad
The Iliad is an epic poem written by Homer. In the poem, the Trojan War in Greece is being fought. The combatants of the war are the Greeks and the Trojans. Any questions regarding the Trojan Horse can also be place here.
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Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
What did menelaus did during the Trojan war?
All of the suitors of Helen, which was essentially every king in Greece, took a vow that they would defend the honor of whomever was chosen as her husband, so as to prevent war from breaking out over the quest for her hand.
When she was spirited away by Paris, Menelaus forced them to fulfill their oaths. They laid siege to Troy for 10 years before finally defeating the city and razing it to the ground.
Why does Achilles hate Hector?
because Hector killed Achilles' friend Patroclus in a fight, when Patroclus had dressed up as Achilles so he could fight in one of the battles of Troy.
(In the film Troy starring Brad Pitt, Achilles and Patroclus were cousins. In the original legends, they were friends but not related)
What do The Iliad and the Mahabharata have in common?
Both portray gods. Both contain stories of battles.
Both are epic poems of considerable length. Both books describe only a limited period in a war that in both cases spans a considerably longer period.. Both narratives describe individual battles and deaths of various heroes of both sides, military formations, war diplomacy, meetings and discussions among the characters, and the weapons used. Both are very old poems, their exact origins lost in the mist of times.
In both cases, the historical truth of the war is in doubt and remains subject to scholarly discussions.
What happens when Zeus weighs the death of Achilles against the death of Hector?
In Book 22 of The Iliad, Zeus weighs Achilles' and Hector's fateful portions of death in his golden scales, after they have been running around the walls of Troy for the fourth time, and Hector's comes down as heavier. Zeus had been instructed to do this by Athena, wanting someone to intervene, instead of the two having to run around Troy endlessly. Apollo, who had been helping Hector stay ahead of Achilles, then leaves him. Athena, helping Achilles, tricks Hector, leading to his death.
Why do Calypso rescues Odysseus?
Because Zeus ordered her to release him by a message with Hermes.
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Athena (his patron goddess) asked Zeus to get Odysseus off the island. So Zeus sent Hermes to tell Calypso to let Odysseus free.
What are some quotes about Aphrodite the Greek goddess?
Since Artemis was a mythical goddess, she doesn't have quotes. However, I am able to give you her dialogue in The Iliad by Homer and Metamorphoses by Ovid.
The Iliad Book 21:
(Speaking to Apollo) "So you would fly, Far-Darter, and hand victory over to Poseidon with a cheap vaunt to boot. Baby, why keep your bow thus idle? Never let me again hear you bragging in my father's house, as you have often done in the presence of the immortals, that you would stand up and fight with Poseidon."
(Speaking to Zeus) "It was your wife Hera, father, who has been beating me; it is always her doing when there is any quarrelling among the immortals."
Metamorphoses Book Two:
(Speaking to her nymphs) "Any witness is far away, let's bathe our bodies naked in the flowing water."
(Speaking to Callisto) "Go, far away from here: do not pollute the sacred fountain!"
Metamorphoses Book Three:
(Speaking to Actaeon) "Now you may tell, if you can tell that is, of having seen me naked!"
Metamorphoses Book Fifteen:
- (Speaking to Hippolytus) "You, who were Hippolytus, be also, now, Virbius!"
no but its good. i hate it though. I like the convorastions and stuff but not all the goryness. and my class closely examined a couple of lines, and the poetic element is amazing.
Why did Achilles change his decision not to participate in the war?
Achilles was angry at Agamemnon for taking his war prize - a girl named Briseus, and he wanted to get back at him, so he refused to fight. He also wanted the Greeks to realize they couldn't win a battle without him. He knew that when they came to ask him to return to battle, he would obtain more glory and honor for fighting, because they couldn't do it without him.
What is the earliest possible date when the events in The Iliad and The odyssey might have occurred?
There are two dates when it could have been written. The commonly accepted date is somewhere around 750 B.C., but scientists have recently used mentions of the stars and planets from The Odyssey to trace its assumed date, exactly April 16, 1178 B.C.
Who was the King of Troy during the action of The Iliad?
Priam was the last king of Troy. He was the father of Hector and Paris. It was Paris who seduced Helen of Sparta and so began the Trojan War which lasted for 10years. Priam was killed on the last day of the war. and it was Paris that killed Achilles by shooting him in the heel with a arrow. Hence the saying "Achilles Heel".
What happens to Menelaus after the Trojan war?
Of the major Greek heroes at the siege of Troy, Menelaus has one of the thinnest stories after the fall of the city.
Menelaus appears in Homer's Odyssey (IV) back home in Sparta, re-united with his wife Helen. Helen is unable to bear a son to Menelaus, and the king himself seems tortured by memories of the futility and destructiveness of the war. Like most of the Greek heroes, Menelaus found the journey home difficult, and in fact was stranded in Egypt for several years.
According to Euripides' Helen, Menelaus and Helen are re-united after death on the Isles of the Blessed. But Menelaus is as unhappy with his reconditioned wife after death as he was while she lived.
What does Priam request of Achilles?
He drew on the universal themes of grief; his own for his son and Achilles' for Patroklos, and also asks Achilles to think of him as his own father, who has the hope that his son, Achilles will come back alive, yet Priam hasn't even got this. Priam also brings a large ransom with him.
What is the resolution in the Iliad?
The theme of The Iliad is the rage of Achilles. The start of the resolution is when Priam and Achilles shared their grief together. It ends with Achilles giving the Trojans 12 days to mourn for Hector, showing that his anger is mostly gone.
Who was the king of Sparta according to The Iliad?
Which king? There are a number of kings in the Iliad on both sides of the fray.
The great king Agamemnon (of Mycenae) is the commander in chief of the Achaean muster. His brother Menelaus is king of Sparta. Nestor of Pylos, Idomeneus of Crete, and Diomedes of Argos are among the other Greek kings.
On the Trojan side, King Priam of Troy is commander in chief of the defending forces. The The Thracian king, Rhesus, is among his allies.
Who is one of the 3000 daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys?
103 out of 3000 Oceanides name.
Admete
Akaste
Ambrosie
Amphiro
Argia
Amphitrite
Arsinoe
Asia
Asterope
Bromie
Bromis
Beroe
Daeira
Dione
Dodone
Doris
Elektra
Erato
Eriphia
Euagoreis
Eudora
Ephyra
Eidyia
Europa
Europe
Eurynome
Galaxaura
Hesione
Hagno
Hippo
HYALE
Iakhe
Ianeira
Ianthe
Idyia
Kallirhoe
Kalypso
Kerkeis
Khariklo
Keto
Kapheira
Kamarina
Khryseis
Kisseis
Klitenneste
Klymene
Klytia
KORONIS
Krokale
Leukippe
Leuke
Lyris
Libya
Melia
Melita
Melite
Meliboia
Melobosis
Menestho
Menippe
Merope
Metis
Neda
Nemesis
Nephele
NYSA
Okyrhoe
Okyroe
Ourania
Paregoron
Pasiphae
Pasithoe
Pedile
Peitho
Periboia
Perseis
Petraie
Phaino
Phiale
Philyre
PHYTO
Plexaura
Plouto
Polydora
Polyhymno
Polyxo
Pronoia
Prymno
Psekas
Rhanis
Rhodea
Rhodeia
Rhodope
Stilbo
Styx
Telesto
Teschinoeno
Theisoa
Thoe
Thyone
Tykhe
Xanthe
Zeuxo
Who convinced Achilles to stop mistreating Hector?
Priam (Hector's father) stole into the greek camp and met with Achilles in secret.
Why didn't Odysseus want to go to Troy?
An Oracle had prophesiesd that Odysseus would have a long journey home (in a bad way). That's why Odysseus faked being crazy, so that he could avoid going to Troy.
He also didn't want to leave to war so soon after Penelope had their son Telemachus.
Why did Athena disguise herself as a Iliad?
Athena tricked Hector by turning into his favorite brother, Deiphobos. As Deiphobos, Athena told Hector to stand and fight Achilles since "he" would be by Hector's side. Therefore, with the additional courage gained by knowing his brother was at his side, Hector decided to stand against Achilles instead of going back into Troy.
What is the most boring part of the Iliad?
Now this is a answer with many different answers
What do you think is the most interesting part?
Others may think differently.
