A | B |
Aphrodite | main Trojan supporter |
Hera | of the white arms |
Calchus | bird interpreter (prophet_ |
Achilleus | swift-footed |
Athena | gray-eyed |
Apollo | plagues the Greek Army |
Hektor | of the shining helm |
In Media Res | beginning in the middle of the story |
Agamemnon | King of Greeks |
Patroklos | disgraced friend of Achilles |
Andromache | Hektor's wife |
Menalous | Agamemnon's brother |
Helen | fairest of women |
Homeric Simile | long comparison that describes an event to nature |
Astyanax | Hektor's son |
Epic Poem | a long poem that tells of the adventure of a hero |
Paris | a man of god-like form and beauty |
epithet | a descriptive phrase that characterizes a person or thing |
Priam | elderly, respected King |
Invoking the Muses | asking a goddess for inspirationto tell a great story |