Wednesday September 30

You are working on the accompanying material of The Iliad for scenes 8-14. This is a due at the end of class.

Test Friday on the myths and The Iliad. There is a handout in class, but the material is below as well. Please remember to review the Greek / Roman gods.

English I Please review the following material for Friday’s
exam on the myth projects and The Iliad by Homer

Narcisssus
Persephone
Europa
Daedalus and Icarus
Bellerephon
Ganymede
Prometheus
Apollo and Daphne
Ganymede and Zeus
King Midas
Pandora

Know the following characters from The Iliad written by Homer

Helen- queen of Sparta, taken as a prize by Paris, prince of Troy
Paris- prince of Troy and one who chose Aphrodite as the “fairest”, only to incur the wrath of Hera, wife of Zeus, and Athena, goddess of wisdom. This is the catalyst for the Trojan War.
Menelaus- husband of Helen, who organizes the Greeks to sail for Troy and recapture his wife.
Iphigenia- daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who dutifully sacrificed herself, so that the ships could set sail from Aulis to Troy.
Agamemnon- leader of the Greek forces
Achilles- Greek hero, who is immortal with the exception of where his mother Thetis held his ankles when she dipped him in the River Styx.
Ajax- Greek hero, who in a mad rage slaughtered pigs believing he was fighting soldiers; so in response to his personal humiliation he committed suicide by falling on his sword.
Breisis – Achilles woman, taken in battle
Chryseis- Agamemnon’s woman, taken in battle, who in fact belonged to Apollo
Patroclus- Achille’s best friend, who wears Achille’s armor into battle, only to be killed by Hector.
Odysseus- Greek hero, known for his trickery
Cassandra- daughter of Laocoon. She is a prophetess whom no one believes.
Priam- king of Troy
Hecuba- queen of Troy