The Iliad

Sample Questions:

1. Discuss Homer’s portrayal of the gods in “Book1” of The Iliad.
2. How do the conflicts between mortals compare and contrast to the conflicts between the gods in “Book 1” of The Iliad.
3. In what ways are Achilles’s and Agamemnon’s characterizations of each other in “Book1” of The Iliad?
4. Why do the “glittering gifts” Athena foretells for Achilles in “Book1” of The Iliad prove worthless?
5. How do the first few lines of The Iliad preview the conflict, setting and characters of the poem?
6. Homer’s The Iliad is one of the major epic poems. – Discuss.