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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Iliad

What is the first word of the Iliad in its original ancient Greek?

Answer

μῆνιν

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Which goddess was the wife of Zeus and strongly opposed the Trojans?

Answer

Hera

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Which god primarily supported the Trojans in the Iliad?

Answer

Apollo

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Who was the elderly king of Pylos, known for his wisdom?

Answer

Nestor

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

What was the name of the Greek seer who advised the Achaeans?

Answer

Calchas

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Who was the Greek king whose wife Helen was?

Answer

Menelaus

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Who was the Trojan prince who abducted Helen?

Answer

Paris

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Iliad

Approximately how many days does the plot of the Iliad cover?

Answer

51 days

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• The Iliad

How many books does the Iliad contain?

Answer

24

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Iliad

Who was the Greek king who argued with Achilles over Briseis?

Answer

Agamemnon

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• The Iliad

What was the name of Achilles' slave woman taken by Agamemnon?

Answer

Briseis

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• The Iliad

Who killed Patroclus in the Iliad?

Answer

Hector

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