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World of the Hero
The Iliad
Iliad Book 18
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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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