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Famous Men of Greece

Lesson 10

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Achilles bravest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War; son of Peleus and Thetis
Styx river around the underworld; rendered a human invulnerable
Odysseus Greek cheif; went to find Achilles
Chryses father of Agamemnon's slave girl; priest of Apollo
Priam king of Troy
Hector son of Priam
Patroclus fought in Achilles' armor; killed by Hector
Thetis mother of Achilles; sea-nymph
Palladium temple of Athena at Troy; protected Troy
Pallas another name for Athena
Andromache wife of Hector; given to the son of Achilles as captive
discord strife; dissension
pestilence disease; sickness
How was Achilles made almost invulnerable? His mother dipped him in the river Styx.
What part of Achilles was vulnerable to being hurt? his heel
What had been foretold by Calchus about Achilles? that the Trojan war could not be won by the Greeks without him
How did Odysseus find Achilles? by posing as a peddler at Scyros, where Thetis had hidden Achilles dressed as a girl.
Why did Achilles withdraw from the war in the 10th year? because Agamemnon had taken Achilles' maiden Bryseis.
How did Hector get the armor of Achilles? Patroclus had taken Achilles' armor and fought in it; he was killed by Hector who then took the armor.
How did Achilles get new armor? Thetis went to Hephaestus who made new armor
What did Achilles do to Hector? He killed Hector and dragged Hector's body around the tomb of Patroclus three times.
How did Achilles die? He was wounded by Paris in his heel.
How did the Trojan War end? The Trojans pulled a huge wooden horse into the city, thinking it was an offering to the gods, but really, it was filled with Greek soldiers who then sacked Troy.
Scyros far away island of Greece where Achilles was hidden
Troy city east of the Aegean Sea belonging to King Priam, and his sons Paris and Hector
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