Iliad Book 18

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    Cards (22)

    • How does Achilles react to Antilochus telling him Patroclus is dead?
      He sobs uncontrollably and covers himself in dirt on the ground
    • Why does Antilochus want to stay with Achilles after breaking the new of Patroclus' death?
      He is afraid that Achilles might try to commit suicide
    • Who hears Achilles cry out and what do they do?
      Thetis -> she gathers her sisters (Nereids) to go to Achilles
    • Why does Thetis lament for Achilles?
      She knows his death is near + she can't prevent it
    • What does Achilles say about his reasons to live after Patroclus' death?
      He has none other than to kill Hector
    • What does Achilles regret and what does he want to do about it?
      He regrets his previous inaction + wants to change so he can help the Greeks defeat the Trojans
    • Who does Thetis go to when she realises Achilles has no armour?
      Hephaestus
    • What does Thetis tell Achilles to do until she comes back with his armour?
      Stay out of battle
    • Who comes down to Achilles from Olympus and who sends them?
      Iris -> Hera (without Zeus' knowledge)
    • What does Iris tell Achilles to do?
      Go into battle and scare the Trojans without fighting them (no armour)
    • Who goes with Achilles to the battlefield and what do they do?
      Athene -> she gives him her fringed aegis + crown of glowing clouds -> they give war cry together
    • Who suggests to Hector that the Trojans should pull back into Troy's walls?
      Polydamas
    • What does Zeus make Hector do after Polydamas gives his advice?
      Rejects the advice + calls him a coward
    • What does Hector tell his men to do instead of following Polydamas' advice?
      Camp outside the Trojan walls for another night so they can attack again in the morning
    • What do the Achaeans do during the night?
      Mourn Patroclus' death
    • Why won't Achilles bury Patroclus' body yet despite preparing it for burial?
      Because he has to kill Hector first
    • What does Achilles know about his future?
      He will never return home after this war
    • Who welcomes Thetis into Hephaestus' home?
      Charis (Hephaestus' wife)
    • What does Hephaestus recount about Thetis when she arrives?
      That she cared for him for 9 years after Zeus threw him from Olympus
    • What does Thetis lament in Hephaestus' house?
      That she was forced to marry Peleus
    • What does the shield that Hephaestus makes for Achilles include?
      Imagery of the entire world
      • Sea
      • Sky
      • Humans
      • Animals
      • Celebrations
      • War
      • Arguments
      • Peace
      • Shepherding
      • Harvest
      • Marriage
    • What else does Hephaestus make for Achilles and what does he do with it when he has finished?
      Breastplate + helmet -> lays it at Thetis' feet
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