Illiad 1-7

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