Iliad key terms

menis

Anger/rage

timé

Honour/glory

kleos

reputation

aristeia

Excellence especially in battle

geras

War prizes

patronymic

Son of…

xenia

Guest friendship

furor

Blood lust (uncontrolled behaviour)

pietas

Duty to the gods, one's family and society

proem

the first few lines of an epic, in which the poet sets out the main themes of his work, and often calls on one of the Muses

aegis

Cape/shawl shaken by a god to cause panic in the enemy and protect favourites

agathos

having excellence, good or noble

hubris

excessive pride or self-confidence that leads to downfall