1. The Iliad by Homer Written in 44 BC *See your around the room activity sheet for information about Homer

2. Map of Greece and Troy

4. Historical Fiction/Mythology The Iliad is like a tall tale with some parts that are based on facts For example, there really was a Trojan War but we are unsure why. The Trojans possibly fought the Greeks because of a waterway near Troy. Characters in The Iliad may have lived during the Trojan War, but certain details about the characters were created by Homer.

5. The character Achilles, may have been developed from a combination of fierce warriors. Troy was a real place in modern day Turkey The lost city of Troy, it’s high walls and towers were recently discovered. It’s believed that Troy was destroyed by an earthquake.

6. Third Person Omniscient Point of View The teller of the tale Appears to speak with the voice of the author himself, assumes an omniscient (all-knowing) perspective on the story being told. The narrator shares private thoughts, narrating secret or hidden events, and jumps between spaces and times. The omniscient narrator does not tell the reader everything.

7. Excavating the Ruins of Troy

8. Read Page 55 in the text 1. List two things about Homer 2. Describe Achilles 3. Describe Hector 4. Explain how the war began 5.Was the Trojan War real? List two details about this from your notes.

9. Today Write down three details you remember from the notes we took yesterday.

10. What is an Epic? A long poem usually about a hero The Iliad is an epic poem. Examples of epic poems: The Odyssey, Beowulf Movie examples: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings

11. Epic Simile A comparison using like or as that extend over many lines.

12. The Iliad begins during the tenth year of war. In medias res--To begin in the middle of the action. Epithet-Descriptive word or phrase used in place of a name. Example “Swift-footed Achilles”

13. Characters in The Iliad Do not copy this

14. The Greeks Also known as: Achaeans Dannans Argives

15. King Agamemnon Menelaus Brothers

16. Achilles

17. Who was Achilles? Son of Peleus (Dad) and Thetis (Mom). Thetis attempted to make her son immortal. Thetis held Achilles by the heel and dipped him in the river Styx, but the heel remained dry and was unprotected. MOVIE--Patroclus was not his cousin in the written text

18. Patroclus

19. The Trojans

20. King Priam

21. Prince Hector Prince Paris Brothers

22. Who was Hector? Oldest of 50 sons belonging to King Priam Younger brother named Paris

23. Who was Paris? Took Helen to Troy Helen was married to Menelaus His brother Hector was killed by Achilles and Paris was later killed during the Trojan War His brother Deiphobus marries Helen, but Menelaus kills him and takes Helen back to Greece

24. Helen of Troy (originally Helen of Sparta)

25. MOVIE 1.Patroclus is Achilles’ cousin 2.Menelaus is killed by Hector 3.Achilles ties Hector’s feet 4.Helen is with Paris at the end 5.No Gods in the movie 6.Hector wears his own armor Epic Poem 1.Patroclus is his lover or dear companion 2.Menelaus lives to see the end of the war 3.He pierces the feet 4.She ends up with Paris’ brother Diephobus. He is killed by Menelaus. Menelaus takes her back to Greece 5.Gods on both sides during the fight between Hector and Achilles 6.Wears the armor he stripped from Patroclus who was wearing armor belonging to Achilles.

26. EQ: How does Homer use the role of women to affect the plot of the poem? So far in Book I, what has Hera done that could possibly affect the outcome of the poem? Breseis, Chryseis, Thetis?

27. Chryse-The priest and his daughter live here Chryses-The priest Chryseis-The daughter