ILIAD
Odysseus and Ajax- sent the message
Patroclus- soften the heart of Achilles
Patroclus- bestfriend of Achilles and he
was the one that was killed by Hector
Hephaestus- made the 2nd armor of
Achilles.
Blacksmith God of the god of fire-
Hephaestus known in Greek Mythology
Hector- Commander in Chief of Trojan
Army
Agamemnon - Commander in Chief of
Greek Army
Hector- killed Patroclus
When Achilles heard about the death of
his bestfriend, he challenge Hector for a
fight.
King Priam- king of Troy that time
(members of the royal family)
Hecuba- Queen that time
Cassandra- Daughter of Hecuba and King
Priam who had a relationship w/ Apollo
Gift of Prophecy- Gift of Apollo to
Cassandra
Cassandra and Apollo had a quarrel
because Apollo wanted to have sex and
Cassandra refused.
He cursed Cassandra, nobody will
believe in her prophecy (reverse will
happen)- What did Apollo do to the gift of
prophecy to Cassandra
Andromache- Who is the loving wife of
Hector
Astyanax- Son of Hector and Andromache
Hector died- The result of the fight of
Hector and Achilles
Achilles did to the dead body of Hector-
drag the body with the golden chariot.
King Priam did so that his son would be
given during his burial- He went to
Achilles and begged to give back the
body of Hector.
The body of Hector was returned to the
father upon the supplication of King
Priam telling Achilles that “I am coming
here as a father and you too had a
father and so perhaps if the situation is
reversed your father would do the same
thing as what I am doing now with my
son.”
King Priam offered to Achilles in
exchange of Hectors body- (ransom)
golds equivalent to the weight body of
Hector.
Hector was given a royal burial.
How long was the truce- 9 days
Burial of the deads- 10th day
Method of both side in disposing the
death- They cremate the body. Pile
firewood, and then the dead body is put
on top and set the firewood a blaze.
Collect the bones and put in the jar.
What did Thetis do to remove the
mortality of Achilles- burn the mortality
at night and in the morning the baby fed
with ambrosia.
Ambrosia- food of the gods.
Peleus decided to steal Achilles and then
brought the sun under the care of the king.
What did the king do in order to hide
Achilles from the rest- The young
Achilles asked to dress like a girl.
What did Odysseus do so that he will be
able to discover whether Achilles is in the
palace- disguise as peddler/merchant.
Tray of jewelry, etc.
Myrmidons- Soldiers of Achilles (fiercest
warriors)
BACKGROUND OF ODYSSEUS
Oracle- Prophecy/ a Priest or Priestess
who act as a medium that through whom
advices or prophesize.
Oracle warned Odysseus if he chooses to
join the Trojan War he would return
alone but after 20 years.
Peneloppe- Faithful wife of Odysseus
Thelemecus- Son of Odysseus
Ithaca- Kingdom of Odysseus
What did Odysseus do so that he would
not join the Greek soldiers going to Troy-
he pretended to be mad and crazy.
What did Menelaus do to test Odysseus if
he’s really insane- he placed Odysseus
son, Telemachus in the path of Odysseus
flaw. Agamemnon and Menelaus
discovered that Odysseus was not mad.
What contributed to the fall of Troy-
because of Trojan horse.
Who concede the idea of constructing the
Trojan horse- Odysseus
Greek Spy- Sinon
Testimony or declaration of Sinon- gift for
the gods-Athena
What was the reaction of Laocoon- He did
not accept the Trojan horse because it
might just be a trap.
What happened to the two sons of
Laocoon- died because they were attack
by snakes.
Protective Image- Palladium
Palladium is a sacred wooden image of
Athena.
Two Greek warriors who stole the
Palladium away- Odysseus and Diomedes
Who killed King Priam- Neyopotelemus
Who is Neyopotelemus- son of Achilles
What happened to Cassandra- Cassandra
was raped by Ajax at the outer of
Athena.
Who claimed Hecuba- Odysseus
Who claimed Andromeda (wife of
Hector)- Neyopotelemus
What happened to Astiyanax- he was
taken away from his nurse and was
thrown from the Trojan wall to the
ground
What happened to Agamemnon when he
return- he was killed by Aegisthus with
Clytemnestra.
What cause the anger of Clytemnestra
toward Agamemnon- Agamemnon
incidentally killed her first husband.
Trick told about Iphigenia-
Was Iphigenia killed- Not. She was taken
by Artemis at the moment of sacrifice.
Who avenge the death of Agamemnon-
Orestes. The only son. He was bothered
by his 3 spirits.

Who killed Achilles- Paris (Apollo guided

Achilles)

Who killed Paris- Philoctetes