Iliad

Who argues in Book 1?

Achilles and Agamemnon

What does Apollo send to the Greeks?

Plague

Why is Apollo angry?

Agamemnon insulted his priest

Who is Chryses?

Priest of Apollo

Who is Chryseis?

Agamemnon's prize

Who is Briseis?

Achilles' prize

Who calls a meeting of the Greeks?

Achilles

Who is Calchas?

Prophet

What does Calchas ask for?

Protection from Achilles

What does Calchas say must happen?

Return Chryseis

How does Agamemnon react?

Angrily

What does Agamemnon demand?

Briseis

What does Achilles do after the fight?

Leaves the war

Who is Thetis?

Achilles' mother

What does Thetis promise to do?

Talk to Zeus

What does Achilles want Zeus to do?

Help the Trojans

What does Zeus do?

Agrees to Thetis' request

What is Achilles' main emotion in Book 1?

Rage

Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?

Athena

Who is Nestor?

Elder who tries to stop the fight

What two warriors meet and exchange armour?

Diomedes and Glaucus

Why do they exchange armour?

Their families are guest-friends

What is the Greek term for guest-friendship?

Xenia

Who is Hector's wife?

Andromache

Who is Hector's son?

Astyanax

What does Astyanax mean?

Lord of the city

Why does Andromache beg Hector to stay?

She fears for his life

What does Hector say about fate?

He cannot escape it

What does Hector pray for his son?

To be greater than him

Where does Hector meet Paris?

In Troy

Why does Hector scold Paris?

He is avoiding battle

What does Helen say to Hector?

She regrets causing the war

Why is Hector seen as noble?

He chooses duty over family

What does Hector remove to hold his son?

Helmet

Why does the baby cry?

Afraid of the helmet

Who is Hecabe?

Hector's mother

What does she offer Hector?

Wine

Why does Hector refuse wine?

He hasn't prayed yet

What does Hector ask his mother to do?

Make sacrifices to Athena

Who does Hector say the burden of the war falls on?

Himself

Who begs Achilles to let him fight?

Patroklos

What does Patroklos wear into battle?

Achilles' armour

What does Achilles tell Patroklos not to do?

Chase Trojans to Troy

Who is the first Trojan Patroklos kills?

Pylaimenes

Who is Sarpedon?

Son of Zeus

Who kills Sarpedon?

Patroklos

Who carries Sarpedon's body away?

Apollo and Sleep & Death

Who helps Hector kill Patroklos?

Apollo and Euphorbos

Who finishes Patroklos?

Hector

What prophecy does Patroklos make?

Hector will die soon

What does Zeus consider doing?

Saving Sarpedon

Why doesn't Zeus save him?

Hera convinces him not to

Who does Achilles send with Patroklos?

The Myrmidons

What are the Myrmidons compared to?

Wolves

How does Achilles react to Patroklos' death?

Furious and grieving

What does Patroklos forget in battle?

Achilles' warning

What does Patroklos try to do?

Take Troy

What stops him from taking Troy?

Apollo

What does Zeus send to the battlefield?

Darkness

What does Patroklos' death set up?

Achilles' return to war

Who remains outside Troy to fight Achilles?

Hector

Who tricks Hector into facing Achilles?

Athena

What is Athena disguised as?

Deiphobos (Hector's brother)

How many times does Achilles chase Hector?

Three

What does Zeus use to weigh their fates?

Golden scales

What happens to Hector?

His death is fated

Where does Achilles stab Hector?

Neck

What does Hector beg for?

Return of his body

How does Achilles respond?

Refuses

What does Achilles do to Hector's body?

Drags it around Troy

Who watches Hector's death?

His family

What does Andromache do when she sees Hector dead?

Faints and wails

What is Priam's relationship to Hector?

Father

What does Priam do in Book 24?

Begs for Hector's body

What does Priam remind Achilles of?

His own father

What does Achilles do?

Agrees to return Hector's body

What does Priam bring?

Ransom

How long is the truce?

Nine days

Who helps Priam reach Achilles?

Hermes

What does this moment show in Achilles?

Compassion