[3] Iliad

Cards (18)

  • EPIC
    A long narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation.
  • DACTYLIC HEXAMETER
    basic rhythmic structure
  • DACTYL
    a three-syllable metrical pattern in poetry in which a stressed syllable is followed by two unstressed syllables
  • 24
    How many books does Iliad have?
  • IN MEDIA RES
    The story started in the middle.
  • APHRODITE
    [GREEK] Goddess of love and beauty
  • APOLLO
    [GREEK] God of music, poetry, and sun
  • ARES
    [GREEK] God of war
  • ARTEMIS
    [GREEK] Goddess of the moon
  • ATHENA
    [GREEK] Goddess of wisdom
  • DEMETER
    [GREEK] Goddess of fertility and crops
  • HADES
    [GREEK] God of the underworld
  • HEPHAESTUS
    [GREEK] God of fire; craftsman for the gods
  • HERA
    [GREEK] Queen of the gods, goddess and marriage
  • HERMES
    [GREEK] God of travel
  • POSEIDON
    [GREEK] God of all oceans
  • ZEUS
    [GREEK] God of the sky; ruler of the gods
  • SUBLIMITY
    It is there when the audience is no longer simply convinced or approves of the work, but is transported with admiration instead.