He is heartened by the visits of the disguised Odysseus and tries to help him steal the statue of Athena known as ‘The Luck of Troy’ which the Greeks believe they need in order to finally bring the city to its knees. The idea of Helen in Troy with a child is incredibly thought-provoking.
Q. Who are Chryseis and Briseis in black ships before Troy?
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Table of Contents
- Q. Who are Chryseis and Briseis in black ships before Troy?
- Q. What was the quarrel with the High King?
- Q. Who comes up with the idea to steal the Luck of Troy?
- Q. Who falls in love with Helen of Troy?
- Q. Who died in Black Ships before Troy?
- Q. How many Trojans did Achilles kill?
- Q. Why did Hector have to die and not Achilles?
- Q. Did Hector know he was going to die?
- Q. What were Hector’s last words?
- Q. What does Hector say he will kill Achilles?
- Q. Did briseis betray Achilles?
Q. What was the quarrel with the High King?
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Q. Who comes up with the idea to steal the Luck of Troy?
Odysseus had the idea of going to get the King of Delo’s daughter who could make wine from water, bread from stones, and olive oil out of water. When he was actually no his way to go get the Luck of Troy. Odysseus dressed as a beggar and went around telling stories and then was whipped for stealing Nestor’s gold cup.
Q. Who falls in love with Helen of Troy?
Paris
Q. Who died in Black Ships before Troy?
Hector
Q. How many Trojans did Achilles kill?
31,000
Q. Why did Hector have to die and not Achilles?
Hector chooses to remain outside the gates of Troy to face Achilles, partly because had he listened to Polydamas and retreated with his troops the previous night, Achilles would not have killed so many Trojans.
Q. Did Hector know he was going to die?
Hector deliberately stood outside to fight Achilles, but he had never faced him when Achilles was in a rage. Achilles takes the first shot with his spear and misses. Hector asks his brother to give him his spear, but there is no one there. Then Hector realized that the gods had set him up to die.
Q. What were Hector’s last words?
Upon his death Hector, the dying prince of Troy told Achilles, the warrior of Greece, his last words. “Spare my body!
Q. What does Hector say he will kill Achilles?
Hector realizes he has been tricked by Athena and that his end is near. Hector wants a glorious death, so he draws his sword and swoops down on Achilles, who charges with his spear. Hector curses him, telling him Paris will kill him at the Scaean Gates with the help of Apollo. Then Hector dies.
Q. Did briseis betray Achilles?
Briseis concubine of Achilles For Patroclus promised to Briseis, that Achilles intended to make her more than just a concubine after the war, proposing to make her his wife. The war did not look like ending any time soon, and so Briseis remained a concubine of Achilles, but she was well treated.
