Latin 107 – Mr. Ocaña NOMEN:
Epic #1 - Worksheet DIES:
HOMER – THE ILIAD |
Read chapter 7, textbook p. 47-48, and answer the questions with the right information according to the reading.
1. Homer: the man.
Who was the first poet of Western literature?
When he probably lived?
What physical condition Homer had?
In what language composed his poems?
What are the titles of these poems?
2. The Iliad: mythological background.
What was the cause of terrible troubles among the gods?
Who caused these troubles?
Who were the candidates for the most beautiful goddess?
Who was called to settle the matter?
Who was elected the most beautiful goddess?
Why was she elected?
3. The Iliad: plot.
Where did Paris go to stay?
Who was Menelaus?
Who did Paris meet there?
Whose wife was she?
What did Paris and Helen did?
Who was Agamemnon?
What did the Greeks do?
Who was Achilles?
What happens between Achilles and Agamemnon?
4. The Iliad: characters.
Complete the chart with the information given in the reading and in the Latin text we read in the textbook, p. 44-45.
Character in Latin |
English name |
Greek or Trojan? |
Latin description (appositive phrase) |
1. Agamemn?n |
Agamemnon |
Greek |
R?x Myc?n?rum |
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