Iliad, Books 11-15
Book 11
- In lines 163-217, what role does Zeus play in the change of Achaian fortune that occurs in this Book?
- Which Achaian heroes are wounded?
- What idea does Nestor suggest to Patroklos toward the end of the Book?
Book 12
- Try to summarize the Trojan strategy in attacking the Achaian wall. Which Trojan hero leads attacks on which part of the wall, and where does Hektor finally break through?
- Lines 290 and following: Whose son is Sarpedon?
Book 13
- In lines 10-38, how is Poseidon characterized? What picture of his relationship to the world of the sea are we given here?
- How does Poseidon rally the Achaians?
- Who has the Aristeia in this Book?
Book 14
- What does Agamemnon advise in the council of wounded heroes in the face of their setback? Who responds and how?
- What role does Hera play in this Book to help the Achaians?
Book 15
- When Zeus wakes and sees what is happening, of what punishment does he remind Hera?
- Who leads the desperate, last-ditch defense of the Achaians against the Trojans at the end of the Book? How would you characterize him in this fighting? Are any gods helping him?
- Summarize how Zeus has been fulfilling his promise to Thetis and Achilleus so far.
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