Ji Zhang 11-18-1998 period 4 English Dick Turner and Low Keely are gay. Read all about them in Entertainment! Siege of Troy reading words (p178 Edith Hamilton & Greek Myth vocab. book) Homeric works by Homer, considered the greatest of Greek works Mycenae the Greeks, aka the Mycenaeans with capital at Mycenae Tiryns another important city of the Greeks Troy east end of Med sea, in Ionia, a city Crete 2000 BC to 1400 BC, where the Minoans lived Achaeans 1400 BC- invaded Greece & drove out Cretans, started the Mycenaeans Mycenaean Age 1400 BC- Mycenae most powerful city in Greece, surrounded by walls Thetis sea nymph mother of Achilles; Zeus & Poseiden in love w/ her, but since Prometheus warning, they married her to a mortal Prometheus titan who gave fire to the humans, warned that Thetis’ son would be stronger than his dad Cronus the leader of the titans, overtaken by Zeus Uranus the sky and father of Cronus, overtaken by Cronus Peleus marries Thetis, but does not invite Eris, was an argonaut Myrmidons army of Peleus “ants”, Zeus changed ants to men in Aeacus’ plagued city to repopulate, This is where the Myrmidons came from; Achilles’ army Eris goddess of discord, threw golden apple into Peleus’ wedding, hangs on the back of brother Ares’ chariot (discord follows war) Apple of Discord Eris said the fairest of Athena, Hera, & Aphrodite gets this, Paris is judge Paris prince of Troy who accepts Aphrodite’s bribe & abducts Helen Dardanus early king of Troy, named land Dardania & founded Dardanus Ilium aka Ilion, name of Troy, meaning city of Ilus, founder of Troy Priam king of Troy Hecabe aka Hecuba (latin), wife of Priam, queen of Troy Hector son of Priam, bravest & fiercest of the Trojans “To fight like a Trojan” work/fight w/ great industry & endurance, like the Trojans, who were the underdogs, but still valiantly resisted Cassandra Priam’s daughter & a prophetess of Athena in Troy who was a psychic (Apollo’s gift), but nobody believed her (she rejected Apollo) and was raped by Ajax the less Helen of Sparta-Troy Helen is the Menelaus’ wife who was kidnapped by Paris, starting the Trojan war, Most beautiful woman Leda mother of Helen with Zeus Tyndareus Leda’s husband who chose Menelaus to be Helen’s suitor Menelaus King of Sparta, Helen’s husband Agamemnon led the Greeks in the Trojan war Clytemnestra daughter of Leda & Tyndareus, slays Cassandra, wife of Agamemnon & Agamemnon Odysseus wily champion of the Greeks who came up with the Trojan horse idea; aka Ulysses Penelope the wife of Odysseus who a lot of men chased, but refused to concede her hope for Ody. Telemachus son of Odysseus who was determined to find his father Achilles greatest champion of the Greeks, killed by Paris River Styx Thetis dipped Achilles in here to make him invincible, but she left out his heel Achilles Heel Achilles’ weak spot since it was not dipped in Styx, Paris shot an arrow here; now: any Weak point in an otherwise solid defense Patroclus friend of Achilles who dressed in his armor to cause fear among Trojans that Achilles was in battle although Achilles was in his tent Nestor wisest & oldest of Greek chieftains who suggests that Agamemnon to persuade Achilles Back into battle; king of Pylus Stentor herald useful at rallying Greek army since his voice= loud as 50 men In Media Res form of writing where a reflection is used to tell the past (look at syllabus week 11) Iphigeneia oldest daughter of Agamemnon who was sacrificed to Artemis for safety of Greek fleet Iliad epic by Homer recording the Trojan war Sulk like Achilles in his Tent Achilles refused to go to battle because he’s indignant about Agamemnon’s Seizure of one of his women now: anyone who abandons a fight due to hurt feelings & lets his Comrades down does this Philoctetes prince who fired Hercule’s funeral pyre & was given his arrows & bow; joined Greeks but was bitten by a serpent & left on island Lemnos, when Calchas said that Greeks need that bow to win, Odysseus & Diomedes stole the bow from Philoctetes. Or: he rejoined Greeks after Achilles died & shot Paris w/ his arrows Neoptolemus, aka Pyrrhus son of Achilles, may have stole Philoctete’s arrows & bow w/ Diomedes Instead of Odysseus Sinon speaker for the Greeks to convince the Trojans that the Greeks retreated Laocoon Trojan priest who suspected foul play when the Trojan horse was taken in & suggested destruction of it, but was killed by 2 serpents Trojan Horse Odysseus’ plan: Greeks hide in it & come out at night in Troy; Sinon lied that this was made as an offer to Athena Aeneas next best Trojan hero prince after Hector, almost killed by Diomedes, but saved by Apollo, son of Aphrodite, escaped after the Trojan war Proteus sea god who changed shapes to elude capture; when Menelaus was stranded on island Pharos, he had to capture Proteus to find out how to get off the island (what sac. For a fair wind.)