Iliad Book 1

• Who leads the Greek army?

  Agamemnon
• Who do the Greeks capture from Ilium?

  Chryseis (Chryses' daughter)
• Whose priest is Chryses?

  Apollo
• What does Apollo do when Agamemnon won't give back Chryseis?

  He is furious -> brings a 9-day deadly plague onto the Greek army
• Who calls a meeting to decide what to do about the plague and Chryseis?

  Hera
• Who first tries to persuade Agamemnon to give Chryseis back?

  Calchas
• Who gets angry and calls Agamemnon 'dog-face'?

  Achilles
• Agamemon agrees to give back Chryseis if he gets...

  Another prize
• What does Achilles want to do to Agamemnon out of anger?

  Kill him
• Why does Achilles want to kill Agamemnon?

  Agamemnon threatened to take Achilles' prize, Briseis
• Who stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon?

  Athene
• Who tries to make Achilles and Agamemnon make up?

  Nestor
• Who does Achilles leave with?

  Patroclus + the Myrdmidons
• Who are the heralds that take Briseis to Agamemnon?

  Talthybius + Eurybates
• Who does Achilles summon after crying at his camp?

  His mother, Thetis
• What does Achilles ask Thetis to persuade Zeus to do?

  'Massacre' the Greeks
• What happens when Chryseis is given back?

  The plague ends
• What does Thetis do to Zeus?

  Supplicate him
• Which gods argue at the end of Book 1?

  Hera + Zeus
• What are Hera and Zeus arguing about at the end of Book 1?

  Hera = Greek side

  Zeus agreed to massacre them -> Hera is angry with him
• Who restores the peace between Hera and Zeus?

  Hephaestus
• What happens when Zeus agrees to Thetis' wishes?

  He nods his head + the ground shakes