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Black Ships Before Troy Introduction
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An introduction to the Iliad
This Homer
Homer
Not that Homer
About
Author
What we think we know
Born between 12th and 8th century BCE
Possibly South West Asia
Possibly a man, possible a group or people
Possible blind
Definitely a legend
Information
Most Famous Works
The Odyssey
The Iliad
Works
Agamemnon
Helen
Paris
Characters
Its all his fault, sort of
Its all because of her, sort of
More Characters
Seriously, this book has a lot of characters.
Characters continued
Menelaus
Menelaus
King of Sparta (that's in Greece)
Brother of Agamemnon (King of Greece)
Husband of Helen
Hector
Prince of Troy
Leader of Trojan Army
Greatest Warrior on the Trojan Side
Hector
Notable Greek Kings and Warriors
Greeks
Achilles- King of Phthia, greatest warrior on Greek side
Odysseus- King of Ithaca, smart guy
Ajax- King of Salamis, strong guy, 1 of 2 Ajax
Patroclus- Achilles best friend
Notable Trojan warriors and Monarchy
Trojans
Priam- King of Troy, father of Hector, Paris and others.
Polydamas- a commander in the Trojan army.
Penthesilea- Queen of the Amazons, a tribe of warrior women
Briseis- prisoner of Achilles,
The Greek Gods influence and interfere in the events of Iliad
The Gods
Why are they fighting?
Themes
Several Reasons
Opinion
Jealousy
Love
Greed
Pride
Selfishness
Assignment
Your Assignment
Make sure you have the book.
Choose a main character to focus on during the novel study.
Write down questions and predictions you have about this character.
You will add to this as we read the book.