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Characters to know very well…

Characters to know very well…. Achilles Agamemnon Chryseis Calchas Briseis Thetis Priam Paris Menelaus Pandarus Ajax Diomedes Aeneas Andromache Astyanax Patroclus Identify the role the gods play both on the battlefield and on Mt. Olympus. Locations to know in general ….

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Characters to know very well…

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  1. Characters to know very well… • Achilles • Agamemnon • Chryseis • Calchas • Briseis • Thetis • Priam • Paris • Menelaus • Pandarus • Ajax • Diomedes • Aeneas • Andromache • Astyanax • Patroclus • Identify the role the gods play both on the battlefield and on Mt. Olympus

  2. Locations to know in general… • Sparta • Mycenae • Ithaca • Phythia and Court of Lycomedes • Ilium/Troy

  3. The gods and their allegiance • Greeks • Athena (up until the Fall of Troy) • Hera • Poseidon (up until the fall of Troy) • Thetis • Trojans • Zeus (when he can) • Aphrodite • Ares • Apollo

  4. Important events leading to the fall of Troy • Achilles fights his last battle against Prince Memnon • Killed by Paris/Apollo • Bones placed in same urn as Patroclus • Armor given to Odysseus • Leads to demise of Ajax • Disgraceful death • The Greeks must capture Helenus (Trojan prophet) to know how to end war.

  5. Helenus’ prophecy • Odysseus captures him and is told: • Greeks must use the bow and arrow of Hercules • Paris is killed by the poisoned arrows of Hercules • Could be saved by Oenone • Refuses due to earlier abandonment • Achilles' son, Neoptolemus, must join the fighting • One of the bones of Agamemnon's grandfather, Pelops, must be brought to Troy (not in book) • The Palladium, a statue of Athena, must be stolen from Troy citadel called the Pergamum. • Stolen by Odysseus and Diomedes • Greeks ready for action!!!

  6. The Horse • Greeks must find a secret way to enter • Creation of horse • Role of Sinon as ruse • Left as sacrifice but escaped! • Corroborated by Lacoon’s death • Horse brought to Athena’s temple in the city • Greeks lead mass destruction

  7. Greeks’ destruction • Complete butchery • Almost no Trojan spared • Achilles’ son kills both Polites (son of Priam/Hecuba) and the Trojan King at the temple of Zeus • Aeneas (Aphrodite’s son) will be the only Trojan leader to escape!!!! • Aphrodite not able to protect his wife • She also safely gets Helen to Menelaus

  8. The aftermath… • All are killed except small group of women and children • Including Hecuba, Andromache, and little Astyanax • Thrown over the walls to his death  • Represents end of sacrifice in addition to the slaying of Polyxena (Hecuba’s daughter) on Achilles’ grave

  9. Greek’s idiocy • Showed extreme disrespect to Athena and Poseidon • Cassandra sought refuge in Athena’s temple • Greeks tore her from alter and dragged her out • Athena turns to Poseidon for help • “Help me to vengence” • He agrees

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