EN201 World Literature

EN 201
The Iliad chpt 24
Please answer these questions in complete sentences.
1. Which God protects Hector’s body saved from being ripped apart by the chariot, or
decomposing?
2. Which goddess goes to Thetis to get her to talk to Achilles?
3. When Thetis goes to see Achilles, what does she tell him he should be spending his time doing?
4. Which goddess goes to Priam to tell him to go see Achilles to get his son’s body back?
5. Which god will accompany Priam as he goes to see Achilles?
6. What are some of the gifts Priam brings to ransom his son’s body from Achilles? (lines 230)
7. What bird does Zeus send as an omen to prove that he will keep his word (lines 315)
8. When Priam first sees Achilles (line 480) how does he convince Achilles to let him release
Hector’s body?
9. Why do both Achilles and Priam cry? (line 510)
10. How long does Achilles give Priam to buy Hector before they wage war again?
11. Why does Priam not sleep all night at Achilles camp?
12. When Priam returns with Hector’s body, his wife Hecuba grieves, and Hector’s wife Andromache
grieves, but most importantly, Helen grieves for Hector. Why does Helen grieve for Hector?
13. How can Priam’s trip to Achilles tent be seen as a symbolic journey to Hades?
14. Do you think that Achilles has grown as an individual and gained wisdom about himself and the
world, or is he the same Achilles as before?