| A | B |
|---|
| Achilles | mightiest of Greek Warriors |
| Patroclus | Greek warrior; dearest friend of Achilles |
| Hector | Trojan prince and commander of their forces |
| King Priam | King of Troy; father of Hector and Paris |
| Paris | other sn of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy |
| Apollo | god of poetry, music, and prophecy; sides with Trojans |
| Athena | goddess of wisdom; sides with Greeks |
| Zeus | father-god; remains neutral between Trojans and Greeks |
| The Iliad | epic poem written by Homer in |
| Book 22 | Death of Hector |
| groveling | crawling; humilating oneself in front of authorrity |
| gallant | noble; brave |
| scourge | means of inflicting severe punishment; a whip |
| fawning | cringing and pleading |
| epic OR Homeric simile | long, elaborate comparison of two events, one heroic; the other ordinary |
