Book One The Iliad Homework

Vocabulary flashcards based on homework notes for Book One of The Iliad, focusing on key literary devices, the Proem, and character epithets.

Epithet

A descriptive term used alongside a character's name.

Proem (invocation)

The opening part of the poem where Homer asks the muse to help tell the story of Achilles, introducing Achilles's anger and giving the audience an idea of what is happening to encourage them to read on.

Muse

The figure Homer asks in the Proem to assist him in telling the story of Achilles.

Archer - god Apollo

An epithet used in Book 1 because Apollo's bow and arrows are symbols of his power.

Swift-footed Achilles

An epithet used because Achilles is the fastest of all men.

White armed Hera

An epithet used to show Hera's beauty and status.

Achilles (in the Proem)

The character who is revealed in the opening paragraph of the poem to be angry.