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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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What is the significance of the armor Hector wears while fighting Achilles?
The armor that Hector wore used to belong to Achilles. Achilles had refused to fight because of a dispute he had with Agamemnon so he let his friend Patroclus wear his special golden armor to raise the moral of the Greek troops. But Hector, thinking that the guy in the armor was Achilles, killed Patroclus and took the armor. So Achilles fights Hector for revenge for his friend and spots Hector since he's wearing the golden armor.
How does menelaus catch proteus in The Odyssey?
Proteusâ?? daughter informed Menelaus that if he were able to capture her father, he could make him reveal how he had offended the Gods and what he needed to do to please them. Despite having to battle Proteus' powers as an shape shifter, he managed to successfully capture him when he came out of the sea, Menelaus was then able to obtain the needed information.
Is The Great Ajax related to any hero?
Ajax the Great was himself a hero of the Iliad, and thus a hero of Greek mythology. He was also the cousin of the hero Achilles
Odysseus tells his story using references to architecture, cultural truths the Phaeacians recognize and geography familiar to them, referencing monsters and gods they know. This leads them to believe him.However if you are on OdysseyWare it's
We don't; we have to take his word for it.
Who tried to appease Odysseus but was killed by him?
Eurymachus, the suitor, attempted to appease Odysseus, but did not succeed and was the next to die after Antinous.
Medon, the sacrificing priest also begged for mercy, but was decapitated on his kness while he begged for his life.
He was a mortal fisherman, until he ate a magical herb that turned him into an immortal sea-god, or merman.
Book 1 of The Iliad Nestor encourages two Greek leaders to?
In his brief speech, Nestor encourages two Greek leaders to not duel.
Who killed Achilles and how did he kill him and what was his reasons?
Achilles was killed by Paris during the Trojan War. Paris was Helen of Troy's kidnapper whom was the woman who caused the Trojan War. Paris was described as to being a cowardly individual whom had no intentions of fighting and was why he used his arrows. He shot Achilles in the heel, that's where Achilles heel' came from. Some say that Apollo, whom was on the Trojan's side, assisted in directing the arrow. Paris probably most likely killed Achilles because Achilles was the Achaean's (Greeks) best fighter and to avenge his brother, Hector's, death.
Helen, Queen of Sparta, also known as Helen of Troy for her marriage to it's Prince Paris.
Who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey?
The original author(s) of these works is not positively known.
The Greek Poet Homer ('Ομηρος) produced their current form around the 9th Century BC. (Homer could have been a group of writers as no records have ever been found of the actual poet.)
However, there is a pattern of style being used in the the Iliad, so Homer could be the one who synthesized the oral poem and added new linguistic devices in the poem to make it more interesting.
The Iliad and The Odyssey were first told in forms similar to their present forms by Homer, a blind poet who is believed to have lived around 850 B.C. However, they were not actually written by Homer. Rather, Homer originally presented his works through oral presentation, i.e. by speaking or singing them.
This commander lead his brother Menelaus into battle during the Trojan War?
Agamemnon the king of Mycenae who united Greece.
Was Achilles good or bad person?
I have always felt that Achilles wasn't really a bad person .... In fact in my mind he is just an immature child . I could never picture him as the full grown man that he was because of his childish behaviour ....Can you really say that someone who called his mother to cry on her shoulder when his cousin died was bad? Yes he was stubborn and never really used his mind before acting but aren't all children like this?
in the Illiad she is the daughter of the sun god Helios and the water nymph Perse. her role was a sorceress who lived on the island of aeaea which was visited by Odysseus. she turned his men into swine but the was defeated by him.
What crisis in the Greek camp confronts the leaders at the opening of The Iliad?
Agamemnon takes Achilles' trophy concubine from him. In reaction, Achilles withholds his forces from the battle.
Who puts on Achilles' armor and what happens to him?
Patroclus, Achilles best friend, puts on his armor to put fear into the hearts of many Trojans. Patroclus killed many brave men such as Sarpedon, son of Zeus, but his fate was to die by the sword of Hector.
Why was King Menelaus and King Agamemnon called At-rides?
Menelaus and Agamemnon were called the Atridae because their father was named Atreus.
