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Trojan Epic Cycle

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Which Titan did Zeus chain to the Caucasus Mts?Prometheus
Why was Prometheus punished?stealing fire from Mt. Olympus
What happened daily to Prometheus while chained to the Mts?Eagle pecked out his liver which grew back
Prometheus prophesied that this nymph would bear a son greater than its father.Thetis
To whom did Zeus marry Thetis?Peleus
Who was the son of Peleus and Thetis?Achilles
Zeus invited all the gods to the marriage of Peleus and Thetis except whom?Eris, goddess of dischord
How did Eris get her revenge?she tossed a golden apple into the celebration inscribed with, "For the Fairest".
Which goddesses competed for the golden apple?Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
Whom did Zeus appoint as judge over the competition for the golden apple?Paris (a.k.a. Alexander)
Who were the king and queen of Troy?Priam and Hecuba
What did Aphrodite offer Paris that won her the golden apple?Helen
Who was Helen's husband?Menelaus, king of Sparta
When Paris stole Helen, Menelaus sought the help of his brother. Who was he?Agamemnon, king of Mycenae
all the Greek kings met at______ before sailing for Troy.Aulis
Which two kings did not show up at Aulis?Odysseus and Achilles
While waiting at Aulis, Agamemnon shot an animal sacred to which goddess?Artemis
Whom did Agamemnon have to sacrifice to appease Artemis's anger?Iphigenia, his eldest daughter
In what year did the Trojan War begin?1220 BC
In the 10th year of the war, a quarrel erupted between these 2 Greek kings.Agamemnon and Achilles
Agamemnon had abducted _________, daughter of the local priest of the god _________.Chryseis, Apollo
Agamemnon was forced to give up his girl and so took Achilles' girl namedBryseis
Because Agamemnon had insulted him, Achilles stopped fighting but allowed his cousin to fight in his place, named...Patroclus
Patroclus is killed by Troy's greatest warrior named...Hector
Hector is killed byAchilles
The Trojan prophet Helenus was kidnapped byOdysseus and Diomedes
Helenus told the Greeks they must possess the ________ to win the war.Paladium (statue of Athena)
Who came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse?Odysseus
Who convinced the Trojans to bring the Horse into the city?Sinon
Who warned the Trojans about the horse?Laocoon
Which warrior, 2nd only to Hector, escaped?Aeneas


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