EN 201 E01

EN 201
The Iliad book 1
Dr. Knutson
9/10
1. Please describe the following main characters of book 1
a. Achilles
b. Agamemnon
c. Briseis
d. Chryseis
e. Chryses
f.
Apollo
g. Thetis
h. Zeus
2. Read carefully the first 6 lines of the epic. What characteristic of an epic is used in the first line?
3. What does Agamemnon tell Chryse about his daughter? (lines 29-34)
4. Why are Achilles and Agamemnon angry at each other? (lines 100-171)
5. Achilles mother, Thetis, mentions her son’s fate. What is the fate of Achilles?