Read the excerpts about Athene and Achilleus from The Iliad of Homer.Excerpt 1, Athene:Then in answer the goddess grey-eyed Athene spoke to him:"Father of the shining bolt, dark misted, what is this you said?Do you wish to bring back a man who is mortal, one long sincedoomed by his destiny, from ill-sounding death and release him?Do it, then; but not all the rest of us gods shall approve you.”Excerpt 2, Achilleus:But looking darkly at him swift-footed Achilleus answered:"No more entreating of me, you dog, by knees or parents.I wish only that my spirit and fury would drive meto hack your meat away and eat it raw for the things thatyou have done to me. So there is no one who can hold the dogs offfrom your head, not if they bring here and set before me ten timesand twenty times the ransom, and promise more in addition . . .”
Which statement best describes the similarities and differences between Hektor and Achilleus in The Iliad of Homer?
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer."I entreat you by your life, by your knees, by your parents,do not let the dogs feed on me by the ships of the Achaians,but take yourself the bronze and gold that are there in abundance, those gifts that my father and the lady my mother will give you, and give my body to be taken home again, so that the Trojans and the wives of the Trojans may give me in death my rite of burning.”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Hektor kept his eyes on him, and avoided it,for he dropped, watchful, to his knee, and the bronze spear flew over his shoulderand stuck in the ground, but Pallas Athene snatched it, and gave itback to Achilleus, unseen by Hektor shepherd of the people.
What ancient Greek beliefs about heroes are prevalent in The Iliad of Homer? Select three options.
Read the excerpt from a story."Oops! Oh, no . . .” Jenna eyed the spill as it spread across the lab table. She tried in vain to mop up the water, but there was too much liquid for her flimsy paper towel. Her notes were ruined, and an ache spread deep in her gut. Tears threatened to fall.When I approached table two, I saw no progress. "Apparently this group is creating chaos instead of chemistry,” I declared. "It seems nobody here is interested in conducting an experiment.”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer."But now my death is upon me.Let me at least not die without a struggle, inglorious,but do some big thing first, that men to come shall know of it.” So [Hektor] spoke, and pulling out the sharp sword that was slungat the hollow of his side, huge and heavy, and gatheringhimself together, he made his swoop . . .
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer."Ah me, this is a man beloved whom now my eyes watchbeing chased around the wall; my heart is mourning for Hektorwho has burned in my honour many thigh pieces of oxenon the peaks of Ida with all her folds . . .”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.The old man stretching his hands out called pitifully to him:"Hektor, beloved child, do not wait the attack of this manalone, away from the others. You might encounter your destinybeaten down by Peleion . . .”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.But if they are dead already and gone down to the house of Hades,it is sorrow to our hearts, who bore them, myself and their mother, but to the rest of the people a sorrow that will be fleetingbeside their sorrow for you, if you go down before Achilleus. Come then inside the wall, my child, so that you can rescuethe Trojans and the women of Troy . . .
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