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The Trojan War
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The Iliad - An Introduction
The
Iliad
is an epic that tells about only a few weeks during the Trojan War.
The
Iliad
does not tell the entire story of the war, which is supposed to have lasted for ten years.
But the audience is expected to be familiar with the entire story of the Trojan War, including all the events that occurred before and after the war.
These pre- and post-war events are referred to in the
Iliad
, but they are not explained, so here are a few of the most important stories.
Question 1
1.
What did Hecuba dream while she was pregnant with Paris?
Question 2
2.
When Hecuba told her dream to her daughter Cassandra, what did Cassandra advise her parents to do?
Question 3
3.
Why didn't her parents believe or listen to Cassandra?
THE WEDDING OF PELEUS AND THETIS
Question 4
4.
Even though they were attracted to Thetis, why were Zeus and Poseidon happy that Thetis was marrying Peleus, a mortal man (and Argonaut)?
Question 5
5.
Who was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis?
Question 6
6.
Why weren't they invited?
Question 7
7.
What did they do because they were not invited?
Question 8
8.
Which three goddess fought over the golden apple?
The Judgement of Paris
Question 9
9.
Why did Zeus defer judgement over who the apple belonged to?
Question 10
10.
What did the goddesses offer to Paris to attempt to persuade him to choose themselves as the recipient of the apple?
Question 11
11.
Who did Paris give the apple to?
Question 12
12.
What was the problem with Aphrodite's offer?
THE ABDUCTION OF HELEN
Question 13
13.
Why did Menelaus leave Sparta, affording Paris the opportunity to leave with Helen?
Question 14
14.
How was Menelaus able to persuade the other Greek kings to join him in retrieving Helen?
Question 15
15.
Who came up with the idea to have all of Helen's suitors swear an oath to accept the groom of Helen and aid him against anyone who attacked Helen?
ODYSSEUS JOINS THE EXPEDITION
Question 16
16.
What did Odysseus do to try and avoid fulfilling his oath?
Question 17
17.
How did Menelaus thwart Odysseus' attempt to avoid going to war?
ACHILLES JOINS THE EXPEDITION
Question 18
18.
Why didn't Thetis want her son Achilles to go to war?
Question 19
19.
How did she try to hide Achilles?
Question 20
20.
How did Odysseus trick Achilles into revealing himself?
THE SACRIFICE OF IPHIGENIA
Question 21
21.
Why were the Greeks unable to leave Aulis and set sail for Troy?
Question 22
22.
How did Odysseus trick Clytemnestra into sending her daughter, Iphigenia, to Agamemnon at Aulis?
Question 23
23.
What do some versions of the story claim happened to Iphigenia instead of being sacrificed?
Fighting at Troy
Question 24
24.
Why was it more difficult than the Greeks expected to attack Troy?
Question 25
25.
How long did the Trojan War last?
Question 26
26.
When does the story of the Illiad take place?
Question 27
27.
What were the four conditions that Helenus, the Trojan seer, had said were necessary before Troy could fall?
THE TROJAN HORSE
Question 28
28.
Who came up with the idea of the Trojan Horse?
Question 29
29.
Why did the Trojans think the Greeks had given up and gone home?
Question 30
30.
How can you describe the voyages home for most of the Greek heroes?