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  • Which goddess was on the Greek side in the Trojan War?
    Athena
  • What was Athena the goddess of?
    War, wisdom, and cleverness
  • Who is the sun god, who raises his cattle on the island of Thrinacia?
    Helios
  • When did the Trojan War occur?
    1200 BC
  • What is an epic?
    A long narrative poem
  • The Iliad and the Odyssey started out, not in written form, but in ___________.
    Oral
  • Who is the ruler of the Greek gods and goddesses?
    Zeus
  • Who is traditionally credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey
    a blind poem named Homer
  • What disability did Homer have?
    He was blind
  • What was Aphrodite the goddess of?
    love
  • The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
    Odysseus
  • What are the characteristics of the epic?
    Epic hero, epic plot, epic setting, archetypes, epic themes
  • When is it believed that Home lived?
    Between 900 and 700 B.C.
  • When were the Iliad and The Odyssey composed?
    750-725 B.C
  • Where did the Greek gods and goddesses live?
    Mount Olympus
  • Who is the messenger of the gods; the god of invention, commerce, and cunning?
    Hermes
  • The Iliad tells the story of which Greek warrior?
    Achilles
  • Which goddess was on the Trojan side in the Trojan war?
    Aphrodite
  • The wooden horse was filled with what?
    Greek soldiers
  • The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
    Odysseus
  • Who is Odysseus's son?
    Telemachus
  • The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
    Odysseus
  • The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
    Odysseus
  • How did the Trojan War begin?
    A Trojan prince kidnapped Helen from her husband, the king of Sparta
  • Who is the guardian of the winds?
    Aeolus
  • Who is Odysseus's wife?
    Penelope
  • What is a one eyed giant called?
    Cyclops
  • What did Odysseus use to help end the Trojan War?
    A giant wooden horse
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