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Paris
Fairest mortal, son of king of troy (priam), choses aphordite to recieve the golden apple and is rewarded with Helen. they flee to troy to start the trojan war
Homer
A Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, blind, questionably real, from west Asia minor.
Briseis
A war prize of Achilles. When Agamemnon is forced to return Chryseis to her father, he appropriates Briseis as compensation, sparking Achilles' great rage, daughter of Bryces and cousin of chrysies
Helen
Wife of Menelaus, Queen of Sparta, her abduction sparks the war
Mycanae
Greek leaders gather there to discuss war efforts, Agamemnon lives there
Sparta
Greek city-state, Helen's home and Menelaus rules there
Illium
Troy
Aphordite
Beautiful goddess who is deemed the fairest by Paris and rewards Paris by bringing him to Helen
Menelaus
King of Sparta, husband of Helen
Troy
A kingdom that was destroyed by the Greeks in the Trojan War, walled in, Helen was kept inside.
Thetis
sea goddess; mother of Achilles, apple is thrown at her wedding
Aulis
port where greek forces gather before setting sail to rescue Helen.
Agamemnon
King and leader of Greek forces, brother of Menelaus
Iphigenia
A daughter of Agamemnon. Agamemnon must sacrifice Iphigenia to Artemis in order for the winds to allow him to sail to Troy.
Amazons
A nation of all-female warriors, led by Penthesilea who is killed by her soulmate, Achilles
Chryseis
daughter of Chryses, a priest of apollo,
Illiad
Homer's epic poem of the story of the Trojan War
Patroclus
Achilles' best friend, slain by prince hector in achilles armor
Archetype
A concept, person, or object that has served as a universally understood prototype of its kind. Easily Identifiable and overused
Catharsis
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. Usually felt by the audience/reader in a story that provokes sorrow, pity, or laughter
atmosphere
created when setting/scene elicits an emotional response to the reader or audience
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