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Consisting of 15,693 lines of verse, the Iliad has been hailed as the greatest epic of Western civilization. Although we know little about the time period when it was composed and still less about the epic's composer, the Iliad's influence on subsequent generations of poets and writers is…

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What are the two reasons Hector left the battlefield and returned to Troy?
Posted by james p #320741
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 06, 2013 8:12 PM
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what time of the day do diomedes and odysseus spy on the trojans?
Posted by nataliah j #307863
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 13, 2013 6:40 PM
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which champion/warrior is the most triumphant in book eight?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 8:33 PM
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When did troy fall? who is alexandros?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 8:24 PM
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how many sons did priam have? how many daughters? how do we know?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 6:44 PM
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what is meant by "the mist of darkness" coming over a warrior ?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 6:31 PM
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what is meant by "the mist of darkness" coming over a warrior ?
Posted by nataliah j #307863
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 6:30 PM
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at the beginning of book seven hector sets teams for the coming fight what are they?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 6:24 PM
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who are the two aiantes?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 6:01 PM
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who is eris? what does she do? where?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 5:44 PM
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describe one of the graphic battle kills in detail
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Who is the "lady of kypros" whom son of tydeus wounds?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 5:39 PM
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Aphrodite whisks away another trojan from the battlefield what was his naem
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Who does athene use to break the truce achieved in book 3? and what does she do?
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 4:33 PM
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in the first line of the iliad what is the iliad about
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Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 4:03 PM
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what are the 3 cities which hera cedes to zeus
Posted by kerry ann l #307781
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 12, 2013 11:33 AM
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The gods and goddesses play significant role in The Iliad. what does this say about the Greek culture? explain your answer.
Posted by fernando l #305961
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 04, 2013 7:57 PM
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who is Hector's father
Posted by lauri s #297219
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Jan 21, 2013 10:14 PM
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what is the complaint that achilles brings to his mi\other? how is this complaint related to his having chosen a short but glorious life?
Posted by gail c #282519
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 12, 2012 5:34 AM
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Greeks often say, to go beyond your limits, to rise above the ordinary, to be a hero is a dangerous thing. It may excite the jealousy of the gods and bring your to destruction. How do you see it applied on Iliad in several occasions? Comment it supporting
Posted by jose r #279635
Last updated by: jose r #279635 on Nov 04, 2012 5:04 PM
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What argument moves Achilles to go back in the battle? What happened between Diomedes and Glaucon? Do you see any connection between these two actions?
Posted by jose r #279635
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 02, 2012 5:41 PM
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Define Odyssey's character, what is the role of Odyssey in this myth and what are the five arguments used by him?
Posted by jose r #279635
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 02, 2012 11:33 AM
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How is used the "withdrawing from fighting" attitude here? How the other Greeks act toward this attitude? How the contemporary society deals with this kind of attitude?
Posted by jose r #279635
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 02, 2012 11:31 AM
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What is the Iliad about? Define the main features of the world that Iliad represent.
Posted by jose r #279635
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Nov 02, 2012 11:30 AM
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The Iliad documents how many days in the 10th year of the war?
Posted by emily b #273415
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 08, 2012 11:45 AM
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