Greek life midterm

Achilles

son of Peleus: from Phthia, son of Thetis

Odysseus

son of Laertes: from Ithica

Aeneas

son of Anchises from mount ida, leader of the Dardanians, supporter of the trojans

Paris / Alexander

son of Priam: from Troy, prince, Helens husband, archer, stole menalaus' wife

Andromache

daughter of Eëtion: from Cilician Thebe, married to Hector

Patroclus

son of Menoetius: Thespian, killed by hector, best friend of Achilles

Agamemnon

son of Atreus / Atreides: Mycenae, brother of menalus, leader of the Greek army

Poseidon / Earthshaker

controls the ocean, brother of zeus, greeks

controls the ocean, brother of zeus

grandson of Zeus, led the Locrians to fight with the greeks

Priam

son of Laomedon: King of Troy

Aphrodite

supporter of the Trojans, daughter of Zeus, goddess of beauty

Pylos

Home of Nestor

Apollo

supporter of the trojans, archer and forseeer, tricked Achilles

Sarpedon

son of Zeus: Fought with the trojans, close to hector, ladomania, lead the Lycians

Athena

fought with the greeks, goddess of wisdom and battle strategy

Thetis

mother of Achilles, water goddess

Briseis

daughter of Briseus: from Lyrnessus, captured by Achilles, promised to become his wife

Tiryns

Diomedes birthplace

Chryseis

daughter of Chryses: captured by Agamemnon, apollo put a plague on the Greeks

Zeus

strongest of all gods, listened to Achilles plea at the beginning of the poem

Diomedes

son of Tydeus: from Tyrins, Greek Hero

Glaucus

son of Hippolochus: Fought with the Trojans, captain of Lycian army

Hector

son of Priam: leader of the Trojan army, from Troy

Hecuba

daughter of Dymas: mother of Hector and Paris, wife of Priam, queen of greece

Helen

daughter of Zeus: From Sparta, Menelaus' former wife, Paris' current wife

Hera

wife of zeus, supporter of the greeks, goddess of marriage and family

Hisarlik / Troy / Ilion

In Asia minor

Knossos

birth place of Idomeneus, crete/minoan

Menelaus

son of Atreus / Atreides: Helens former husband, from Mycenae, king of sparta

Mycenae / Mycenaeans

Agamemnon

Nestor

son of Neleus: from pylos, very old and wise, king of pylos

Which Minoan "palace" was excavated by Arthur Evans

Knossos

What is the name given to the Bronze Age culture that flourished on the southern mainland of Greece

Helladic

What is the name given to the Bronze Age writing system that is the predecessor of later Classical Greek?

Linear B

What is the name given to the Bronze Age Greek culture that flourished on the island of Crete

Minoan

What is the name given to the Bronze Age Greek culture that flourished in the Cycladic islands

cycladic

Name one of the two Cyclades islands that had abundant marble quarries during the Bronze Age

Keros and Naxos

Summarize (do not quote!) a specific example of the custom of xenia from the portion of the Iliad covered at this point in the course. Provide a proper citation of the episode by book and line numbers.

An example of Xenia from the Iliad can be seen in the encounter between Diomedes and Glaucus. These two warriors ran into each other on the battlefield ready to kill on another. Diomedes asked Glaucus about his story and they discovered that their families had already met each other and established a relationship. This led the warriors to exchanging armor and agreeing to not harm one another on the battlefield (Homer, Iliad, 6.218-235).

Summarize (do not quote!) a specific example of the prayer-request formula from the portion of the Iliad covered at this point in the course. Provide a proper citation of the episode by book and line numbers.

An example of a prayer-request formula can be found at the beginning of the book with Chryses. Chryses is a priest of Apollos, after his daughter was taken from him, he tried to get her back by paying a ransom, but no matter what, Agamemnon was not willing to give her back. Chryses then prayed to Apollo, mentioning all he has done for his as his priest, and asked that Apollo could ran arrows down upon the Greeks (Homer, Iliad, 1.45-55).

Summarize (do not quote!) a specific example of the custom of aristeia from the portion of the Iliad covered at this point in the course. Provide a proper citation of the episode by book and line numbers.

I would say that an example of Aristea would be from book 13. Aristea is when a hero or warrior goes on a killing spree. In book 13 Poseidon talked to Idomeneus and gave him the will and strength to fight. On the battlefield he was unstoppable even when the men around him were getting injured. Idomeneus was taking down even the strongest of fighters. (Homer, Iliad, 13.440-462).

Achilles' men are called what

Myrmidons

Summarize (do not quote!) a specific example of heroic concern with kleos from the portion of the Iliad covered at this point in the course. Provide a proper citation of the episode by book and line numbers.

Remember that concern with kleos is when a hero /heroine expresses concern over what people are saying or will say about them.

Summarize (do not quote!) a specific example of shame culture from the portion of the Iliad covered at this point in the course. Provide a proper citation of the episode by book and line numbers.

An example of shame culture in the Iliad is when Hector feels as if his only choice it to fight Achilles after he could have retreated, but did not, which lead to the death of many Trojans. Due to the fact that so many died, Hector would face backlash from those who told him retreat, due to shame culture, which is why he chose to fight Achilles (Homer, Iliad, 22.100-150).

ritual lament

funeral song sung by women

shame culture

they were scared of what others would say about them