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The ancient Greek ethical code advocated helping one's friends and harming one's enemies. Which of the following does not adhere to that code in Sophocles' Ajax?
Odysseus, who advocates for burying Ajax.
At the beginning of Sophocles' play, Odysseus discovers Ajax's slaughter. What did Ajax kill and what did he think he was killing?
Cattle....his fellow Greeks
What prevented Ajax from killing what he intended to kill?
Athena drove him mad
What is the main reason Sophocles' play that Ajax feels dishonored?
he was not given Achilles' armor
"I pity him in his misery...he is my foe, because he is bound...to a dread doom. I think of my own lot no less than his" Who speaks and who is this 'foe'?
Odysseus... Ajax
Who is tecmessa?
A trojan women; Ajax's war prize
What prophecy does Calchas give regarding Ajax?
Ajax must be kept inside his tent
What issue does Teucer debate with Menelaus and Agamemnon?
whether Ajax should be buried
In Euripides' Hekabe, Polydorus appears as a ghost because he had been...?
Killed by Polymestor
In Euripides' play, the Greek fleet has not sailed home yet because....
Achilles' ghost demands a sacrifice
"do you remember, _____ , when you came into Troy as a spy, dressed in torn rags, totally unrecognizable?" Who speaks and whose name goes in the blank?
Hekabe... Odysseus
"come, young man. You may hit me where you wish. Here is my breast but if you wish to hit me at the root of my neck, this, too is ready" Who speaks? Who is adressed?
polyxena.....Achilles' son
What does Hekabe want from Agamemnon?
His help in taking revenge on Polymestor
How does Hekabe lure Polymestor into the womens tent?
with promise of gold
What does Hekabe do to Polymestor for killing her son Polydorus?
Blinds Polymestor
What prediction does Polymestor make about Hekabe at the play's end?
she will turn into a hound
Paris judges the three goddess, what do each of them promise him if they win?
Athena promises him success in war Hera promises him to be a king Aphrodite promises him love with Helen
Who does Paris choose?
Aphrodite
Zeus + Leda =
births Helen and Clytemnestra
Who does Agamemnon sacrifice?
His daughter Iphigenia
Why did Agamemnon sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia?
For good weather so they could sail to Troy
What does Achilles do with Hector's body?
he strips the body of its armor and drags it from behind his chariot
What does Paris do to Achilles?
He shoots his heel,and thus kills Achilles.
Why did Apollo help kill Achilles?
Achilles killed one of his sons, so Apollo helped to direct the bow.
Who carries Achilles' body off the battle field?
Ajax
Who gets Achilles' armor?
Odysseus
How does Ajax die?
He kills himself by positions a sword to fall on.
Whose Sword does Ajax use to kill himself?
Hectors
What is the significance of Palladium?
The people of Troy were told that if they kept it then they would not lose the war.
Who stole the Palladium?
Odysseus
Who gets sacrificed to Achilles? and why?
Polyxena and to end the war and get back
How did Odysseus kill the Cyclops?
by getting him drunk
What does Circe turn Odysseus's men into?
pigs
why did Odysseus get tied to the mast of the ship?
So he could listen to the sirens without dying
What does Odysseus shove into Polyphemus' eye?
A wooden spear that has been heated
Who is Polyphemus?
Cyclops, son of Poseidon
Who is Polymestor?
Guy who Killed Polydorus, gets blinded
Who is Polydorus?
The son of Hekabe
Who is Polyxena?
daughter of Priam and Hekabe offered as a sacrifice to Achilles
What does Odysseus order his men to do when they reach the cattle of Helios?
To not harm them
What does Odysseus do once he comes back to his wife?
He disguises himself as a beggar and participates in the chance for to be a suitor for his wife. Then he reveals himself and kills all the men who tried to marry his wife.
In Euripides' Cyclops, who makes up the Chorus?
Satrys
"They beat me all up because I wouldn't let them run away with your possessions." Who speaks and who are "they"?
Silenus.... Odysseus and his men
"Took one look at the fancy pants of the barbarian, one look at his golden chain dangling from his neck and off she went! Right out of her skull!" who is the barbarian and who is she?
Paris...helen
According to Silenus, what is the "most delicious" thing that cyclopes consume?
The flesh of strangers
How does Odysseus pay Silenus for the provisions Silenus gives him?
wine
How does Odysseus incapacitate Polyphemus?
gets him drunk
"Nobody has blinded you? So...so that means nobody has caused you any harm, then" Who is 'nobody' and who is 'you'?
Odysseus....Polyphemus
Who is the father of Polyphemus
Poseidon
what does Achilles do to not go to war
he dresses up as a women
Who does Helen marry?
Menelaus
Who has a false marriage?
Iphigenia and Achilles. Agamemnon made it up
what does gross foot guy have?
the bow of Heracles
what happens in year 10 of the trojan war?
A plague that wipes out many greeks
trojan horse
a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War
What happens to Hekabe?
she throws herself off ship and washes up to a town and they do not like her so they stone her. Though a deity out of pity turns her into a dog
Lotus Eaters (Odyssey)
people who feed Odysseus's men lotus plants to make them forget Ithaca
Blinding of the villian
Odysseus with cyclops ; Hekabe with polymestor
Xenia gets violated
cyclops kills Odysseus' men ; Polymestor kills Hekabes son, Polydorus
trickery
odysseus tricks the cyclops ; Hekabe tricks Polymestor with gold
enclosed space
cyclops cave ; womens tent
Cannabilism
cyclops eats Odysseus' men, Polymestor says he would like to eat Hekabe
No help for the blind
'nobody' blinded cyclops ; Polymestor begs for Agamemnons help, and he does not help.
The blind turn prophet
Odysseus suffers at sea ; Hekabe gets turned into a dog
Aeolus
God of the winds, gave Odysseus a bag of winds
Odysseus asks Teirsas how to get back
Avoid Helios' Cattle
Make a sacrifice to Poseidon, and walk with an oar until you come across someone who does not know what an oar is
What happens when Ody's men kill Helios' cattle?
He complains to zeus, and zeus strucks Ody's last ship and all the men but ody die. Ody gets washed up on Calypso
What happens while Ody is on Calypso?
he becomes her sex slave for 7 years
Family member absent from home
Menelaus has to leave while Paris is in the home with Helen
Villain causes harm or injury
Paris is the villain and Helen is abducted
Hero leaves home
Menelaus has to go to war for Helen Agamemnon leaves to join brother in war for his sister in law
Hero is tested, interrogated and attacked
Agamemnon is tested by having to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia
Hero reacts
Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia
hero and villain combat
Menelaus fights Paris but Aphrodite intervines
Ajax vs Hector= Draw
Patroclus vs Hector= Hector kills Patroclus
Achilles + (gods armour)= kills Hector
Paris kills Achilles
Philocretes+ (fancy bow an arrow from Heracles) kills Paris
Initial misfortune is resolved
Helen is recovered and goes home
hero sets out for home
Odysseus
Hero is chased
Poseidon chases Odysseus for killing cyclops Polyphemus
Pursuit ends
Odysseus makes it back home after 20 yrs 10=war + 10= wandering
Hero arrives unrecognized
Odysseus is disguised as a beggar by Athena
False hero makes unfounded claims
The suitors 108 say Odysseus is dead try to marry wife Penelope
A difficult task is proposed
Must string and shoot an arrow through rings with Odysseus bow Penelope will marry
Task resolved
Odysseus does the difficult task as a begger
hero recognized
begger disguise vanishes
False hero exposed
Odysseus is not dead and kills the 108 suitors
Hero given new appearance
Athena helps Odysseus look 20 years new
Hero marries and ascends the throne
Penelope and Odysseus back together
In the Libation Bearers, Clytemnestra dreams that she
Gives birth to a snake
According to Orestes, who or what have him the courage to commit murder?
Apollo
When Orestes arrives at the palace of Clytemestra and Aegisthus, what news does he deliver?
Orestes is dead
"Behold the orphaned children of the eagle-father, now that he has died entangled in the twisting coils of the deadly viper." Sho are the children? Who is the eagle? Who is the viper?
Orestes and Electra ; Agamemnon ; Clytaekestra
What does Orestes place on his fathers grave in Libation Bearers?
A lock of hair
In Aeschylus' play, what is a libation bearer?
A women who pours offerings on a dead persons grave
Which of the following are dead at the end of Libation Bearers?
Aegisthus and Clytemnestra
What happens to Orestes in the final scene of Libation Bearers?
Orestes is mentally tormented and flees Argos
Paris violates Xenia
Paris stole Helen while inside Agamemnon's house
Clytemnestra shapeshift
Viper, Scylla and a lioness who beds with wolf
Aegisthus shapeshift
Strengthless lion, and wolf
Greeks shapeshift
They are like bloody lions
Orestes and Electra
Children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Want to kill Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
Orestes and Electra shapeshift
They are like bloody wolves
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