Name______Block_____ Mythology Trojan War Study Guide
Mythology, Hamilton-Part Four “The Heroes of the Trojan War.”
1. Eris is the goddess of what?
2. How/why did she disrupt Thetis’ wedding?
3. With what did each goddess try to bribe Paris?
a. Hera-
b. Athena-
c. Aphrodite-
4. Who won and why?
5. What oath did Helen’s suitors have to take?
Why?
6. How did Paris violate hospitality laws while visiting Menelaus?
7. To what extent was Menelaus to blame?
8. According to Hamilton’s version of the story, what was the reason for the Trojan War?
9. How did Odysseus try to get out of it?
a. How did he get caught?
10. How did Achilles try to get out of going to war?
a. How did he get caught?
11. Why wouldn’t the wind blow so that the Greeks cold sail to Troy?
12. What did Agamemnon have to do to get the ships moving?
13. List the gods/goddesses helping:
the Greeks the Trojans
14. List the major Greek warriors Trojan warriors
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15. Why did Achilles refuse to fight?
a. What changed his mind?
16. Who killed Hector?
17. What did he do with his body?
18. What did he do to “sort of” redeem himself from this sacrilege?
19. Who killed Achilles?
a. How/why was he able to do it?
20. Who got his armour?
21. What did the loser do?
22. Who developed the final plan that won the war?
a. What was it?
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23. What did the Greeks do after they got into the city, for which they are later punished by the gods?
24. What happened to the royal family?
25. What prominent Trojans escaped?
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Characters of the Trojan War THETIS KING PELEUS beautiful sea nymph groom of Thetis bride of King Peleus Mother of Achilles HELEN Tries to prevent Achilles from going to war wife of King Menelaus Gets Ach new armour to fight Hector most beautiful woman
PARIS (T) chosen by Zeus to decide beauty contest/chose Aphrodite caused the destruction of Troy son of Priam prophecy said he would destroy Troy so he was sent to die; raised by shepherds stole Helen and took her out to sea killed Achilles with arrow to his heel most cowardly
HECTOR (T) KING PRIAM (T) best Trojan fighter King of Troy Kills Patroclus in battle Paris’ & Hector’s father
QUEEN HECUBA (T) CASSANDRA (T) mother of Hector/wife of Priam sees future but no one believes her begged him to come back in city King Priam’s daughter warned Trojans about wooden horse AENEAS (T) one Trojan who was spared when Troy went down son of Aphrodite
ACHILLES (Gr) touched by black waters by baby so he cannot be harmed except in heel dresses like a girl in King Lycomedes’ court to avoid war tricked by Odysseus and joins Greeks on ships to Troy best Greek fighter friend of Patroclus Avenges Patroclus’ death by killing Hector quits battle after fight with Agamemnon; only protects his crew
ODYSSEUS (Gr) king of Ithaca got Achilles’ armour after he died acted crazy to avoid going to war came up with idea of wooden horse
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PATROCLUS (Gr) friend of Achilles takes Achilles’ armour, chariot and Myrmidons (immortal horses) Led Greeks in driving Trojans back when Greeks were almost defeated Killed by Hector
AGAMEMNON (Gr) SINON (Gr) commander of Greek army left behind to trick Trojans into bringing Menelaus’ brother wooden horse into city his daughter Iphegenia was sacrificed to get winds to blow them to Troy takes one of Achilles captured girls
AJAX (Gr) MENELAUS (Gr) killed himself when he didn’t get Helen’s husband/he goes to Troy to get her Achilles armour King of Sparta
Gods and Goddesses
ERIS ZEUS Goddess of Discord asked to choose fairest Not invited to Thetis/Peleus wedding had Paris do it instead Threw golden apples that said “To the Fairest” Wanted to ruin wedding
ATHENA APHRODITE one of the goddesses in beauty contest winner of beauty contest Goddess of Wisdom Goddess of Love sided with Greeks promised Paris the most beautiful saved Paris in battle sided with Trojans
HERA HEPHAESTUS Zeus’ jealous wife made Achilles’ new armour for Thetis one of goddesses in beauty contest sided with Greeks
HERMES POSEIDON took King Priam to Achilles to ask for funeral sent sea serpent
ARES helped Trojans
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