Can you name the characters of the Iliad? by jradp1122

Clue	Character
Leader of the Myrmidons
King of Ithica
Leader of the Trojan army and Prince of Troy
'Face that sailed a thousand ships'
King of Sparta
Prince of Troy
King of Mycenae/leader of Achaean army
Greatest Achaean warrior
Cousin of Myrmidon leader
War prize of Myrmidon leader/
Principal Lieutenant under leader of the Trojan army
King of Troy
Mother of Myrmidon leader

Clue	Character
Youngest Achaean commander
Oldest Achaean commander
Queen of Troy
Wife of Trojan army leader
King of the Gods
Queen of the Gods
Goddess of wisdom/aids Achaeans
Goddess of love/supports Trojans
God of the sea/sides with the Achaeans
God of arts and archery/supports Trojans
God of war/generally sides with the Trojans
Messenger of the Gods
Goddess of the hunt/supports the Trojans

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Characters of the Iliad Quiz

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Created Oct 24, 2009 in Literature
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	michael1:	Nov 17th, 2009 at 04:07 GMT		1 point
	Great idea for a quiz, but I think there is some dispute that Ajax is the "Greatest Achaean Warrior" (unless of course "greatest" simply means in terms of physical size.)

	thenastyaetolian:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 14:47 GMT		2 points
	I agree with Michael about Ajax. Besides, there were two Achaeans of this name, Ajax Telamonian (or Greater) and Ajax the Lesser. Also I think that you should allow direct transliteration of Greek names, e.g. Patroclus - Patroklos, Hector - Hektor, Ajax - Aiax, etc. Lastly, I think that Sarpedon, Glaucus, Iris, Calchas, Chriseis, Phoenix and some others should also be mentioned. Oh, and Paris' alternative name, Alexander, should be allowed. But all in all, a great quiz, I wanted to create a similar one myself :)

	imclala:	Feb 25th, 2010 at 19:18 GMT		2 points
	Helen is the face that launched a thousand ships, not sailed.

	olivina7:	Mar 31st, 2010 at 00:08 GMT		1 point
	I second the Ajax thing--that stumped me until I thought "the greatest after Achilles," because he's the best by far of all the Greeks, and Homer never hesitates to say so. Phoenix should have been included, as should Sarpedon, but then the list would be impossibly long. Also if I'm going to be really, really technical, Odysseus is King of Ithaca, not Ithica.

	onlyamemory1:	Dec 12th, 2010 at 20:06 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz, but a small correction: In The Iliad, Patroclus is unrelated to Achilles, merely his close friend and comrade. (He was, however, made into Achilles' cousin in the Troy film.)

	yanks1020:	Mar 17th, 2011 at 19:45 GMT		1 point
	in my copy of the iliad, paris is known as alexandros. And i feel strongly that the maker of this quiz never actually read the book because patroclus has no family relation to achilles. he is just a good friend.

	MagnificentFiend:	Dec 13th, 2011 at 07:46 GMT		1 point
	I second onlyamemory1. Not only that, but Telamonian Aias is Achilles' cousin.