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What are some examples of Hera’s petiness?
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Bk.1 Accuses Zeus of constantly scheming after he arrives at his palace
Bk.24 Accuses Apollo during the council of the gods of being “two faced”
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What is an example of Hera’s vindictive nature?
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Bk.4 Explains to Zeus she would let him sack Argos, Mycenae and Sparta if Troy could be destroyed- little care for mortals
A Level CC Iliad
flashcards
Decks in class (70)
# Cards
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Book Summaries13
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Context: Oral Tradition And Was It Just Homer ?8
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Context: Structure and Plot7
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Context: Speeches, Simile and Description11
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Context: Oral poetry8
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Context: Silk Homer's world3
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Theme: Oral Comp Scholars8
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Theme: Greek Society6
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Theme: Oral Composition7
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Theme: Was it just Homer8
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Theme: Heroism scholarship11
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Theme: Heroism and Glory10
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War: Shields, armour and weapons6
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Theme: Menis(anger)7
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Theme: Reconciliation6
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Theme: Suffering, Death and mortality9
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Theme: The portrayal of War9
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Theme: Potrayal Of War scholarship4
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Theme: Delusion and false optimism3
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Theme: Romance and Friendship4
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Theme: Role Of The Gods14
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Theme: Xenia5
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Character: Menelaus6
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Character: Agamemnon Positive4
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Character: Agamemnon Negative9
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Character: Diomedes6
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Character: Odysseus5
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Character: Nestor4
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Patroclus: How important to the Iliad6
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Patroclus: Tragic climax in book 167
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Character: Achilles good9
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Character: Achilles Bad6
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Achilles: How far does he follow the heroic code7
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Achilles: Justified in how he deals with Agamemnon ?5
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Achilles scholarship5
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Character: Dolon3
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Character: Priam4
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Character: Paris7
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Hector: General2
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Character: Hector positive5
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Character: Hector negative3
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Hector: Audience to sympathise with Hector6
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Hector: "Hector lacks the qualities of a true hero as much as Paris does"6
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Hector scholarship1
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Women: Minor Women3
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Women: Helen3
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Women: Knight Scholarship5
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Women: General points5
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Women: Goddesses similar to Mortal6
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Women: Background7
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Gods: Removal of Mortals6
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Gods: Fate makes all actions of mortal immortals pointless6
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Gods: immortals more interested in themselves than mortals7
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Gods: gods are mixture of awesome power and pettiness6
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Gods scholarship9
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Character: Zeus5
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Characters: Apollo6
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Character: Thetis0
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Character: Hera2
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Old men: How are old men presented in the Iliad6
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Slaves: The Role of Slaves6
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Family: Mother and Son relationships6
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Mother and son scholarship5
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Family: Father and son relationships in the Iliad7
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Father and son scholarship5
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Family: Husband and Wife relationships5
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Husband and wife scholarship1
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Family: How important are family relationships8
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Family scholarship2
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Intro/ essay structure3
