The Iliad Scenes 1-7 Story Summary

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When the Ancient Greek storyteller _____, who is thought to have been blind, told the story of the Trojan War, he called it the _____.

Homer, Iliad

The famous tale recounts the story of ________, the most beautiful woman in the world, and events surrounding her capture.

Helen

Troy was an ancient city. It is also known by the name...

Iliam

Her husband is _______.

Menelaus

________, returning from a trip, discovers that _______, who had been at guest at his palace, has stolen his wife and looted the palace treasury.

Menelaus, Paris

When it seems as if the Greek forces will never be able to take Troy, Calchas declares that the girl's father has appealed to Apollo, who now demands the return of ______.

Chryseis

_________ is considered the prize of the raid,

Chryseis

Their names are ______ and ________.

Chryseis, Briseis

Agamemnon promises to return her but wants to take Achilles' prize, _______, as a substitute.

Briseis

Achilles is forced to give up his girl because ________ is his commander,

Agamemnon

Unfortunately, it is _______'s daughter, ________, who must be sacrificed.

Agamemnon, Iphigenia

Meneclaus recruits his brother ______, king of _______, to be the leader of the Greek forces for the assault of Troy, where ______ has been taken.

Agamemnon, Mycenae, Paris

Soon after, the Greeks are besieged by allies of the Trojans, including the woman warriors called the ________

Amazons

After a thousand Greek ships have assembled at _____,

Aulis

A young man with the name _________, with the help from the goddess ________, who is the goddess of love, steals Helen from her husband.

Paris, Aphrodite

Achilles' best friend, ________,

Patroclus

They are King and Queen of _________.

Sparta

In a fury, Achilles rushes to his mother, the sea goddess, ______.

Thetis

immediately, after her death, the winds begin to blow in the direction of _______.

Troy


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