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1. Eris, Goddess of Spite gave Zeus a golden apple. She said that he must give it to the fairest woman. Zeus could not choose so left the decision to Paris, son of King Priam of Troy. But why did Eris want to cause this trouble amongst the Gods?
2. I am a great warrior, and although the Trojan war took my life, I died wearing Achilles' armour. I am the son of Menotius, and the close friend of the King of the Myrmidons. Remind me, who am I?
3. Find the missing link:
Cassandra - Hecuba - Hector - Priam - Paris - Deiphobus -
4. I am Sarpedon, son of Zeus! But am I a Trojan, an Argive, a Lycean or a Achian?
5. Odysseus sprints across the stony ground, injured and desperate like a wounded stag. He cries out, hoping that his fellow Greeks will hear his plea. But none come, and he is forced to pull out his own spear to fight off the Trojans. What animal did Homer compare Odysseus' Trojan attackers to?
6. Who were the wife and son of Hector?
7. When Hector and Achilles come to fight each other, the God Apollo who supported the Trojans during the war abandons Hector. But why does he do this?
8. Who were Balius and Xanthos?
9. In book 1 of the 'Iliad', during an argument about Thetis, Hera talks about Zeus previously injuring one of her children. Which child was it?
10. When Priam is planning to go to the Greek camps to collect Hector's body, what sign does Zeus send to show he will protect Priam?
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