4º English 1 H

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Term Paper Title	4º English 1 H
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4º  English 1 H
Stephen Wong

Iliad

Important Characters:
Agamemnon          king of Mycenae; brother of Menelaos
Hektor               Prince of Troy; son of Priam and Hekuba
Achilles               greatest warrior of the Achaian army
Aias                    song of Telamon; he has brute strength and
courage
Menelaos               husband of Helen; brother of Agamemnon
Paris                    a prince of Troy; also son of Priam and
Hekuba
Priam               King of Troy;  very old man
Helen               wife of Menelaos; most beautiful woman In
the world
Diomedes               one of the best Achaian warriors
Hekuba               wife of Priam
Aeneas               son of Aphrodite; Trojan
Aphrodite               Daughter of Zeus; goddess of love; mother
of Aeneas; patron of Paris; on the Trojans’
side
Athena               daughter of Zeus; goddess of wisdom; on
the Achaian side
Ares                    son of Zeus; god of prophecy, light, poetry,
and music; on the Trojans’ side
Zeus                    supreme god and king of Olympos
Poseidon               younger brother of Zeus; god of sea

Iliad

     Chryseis and Briseis who were captured during a raid in Troy are awarded as ‘war prizes’ to Agamemnon and Achilles.  Chryseis for Agamemnon and Briseis for Achilles.  Chryseis is the daughter of Chryses which prays Apollo to help get back his daughter. Apollo causes a deadly plague in the Achaian camp.  Achilles asked Kalchas to explain the cause of Apollo’s anger.  Apollo plagued the Achaians because Agamemnon refused to return Chryseis to her father.  Agamemnon demands Achilles’ war prize in place of Chryseis.  Achilles because angry at Agamemnon’s demand and withdraws his troops from the Achaian army.  Agamemnon returns Chryseis to her father then collects Briseis from Achilles.  Strangely, Achilles gives him the girl.  Then, Achilles decides to tell his mother about the problem.  Achilles asks his mother to ask Zeus to make sure that the Trojans win.  Thetis goes to Zeus and asks and he agrees to help the Trojans.
     Agamemnon has a dream that he can defeat the Trojans so, full of false hope, he planned a mass assault on Troy.  Agamemnon orders his army to prepare themselves to attack.  When the news of the Achaian plan arrived in Troy, Hektor ordered his troops to meet the Achaians on the plain in front of Troy.
     Paris dares any of the Achaian warriors to fight him personally.  Then, Menelaos accepted the challenge.  But, Paris is suddenly scared and backs out.  Hektor then fines Paris and scolds him.  The agreement was whoever won gets Helen, then the war would be over.  They fight on a large open area between the armies.  Menelaos hurt...

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