Homers book 22 iliad fagles translation reading activities. It is not clear if zeus has the power to change the plan but athena dissuades him from doing so, or if athena is reminding zeus that hectors fate is actually outside zeuss control. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The iliad is a classic and the reason it is so is because it is so applicable to all of us. Achilles routs the trojans and splits their ranks, pursuing half of them into the river known to the gods as xanthus and to the mortals as. The packet includes a journalquickwrite, a mini vocabulary acti.
The iliadbook 22 the boxes and the by homer questions at. The questions you missed will be displayed below your score. There are many fascinating characters in the odyssey. Priam is struck at his approach, and tries to persuade his son to reenter the town. Since students are only reading an excerpt of book 18 in our literature anthology, i read a paraphrase of book 18 in its entirety from the iliad and the odyssey. As book 22 opens, the exhausted trojans take refuge behind the high walls of the city. Eventually, apollo lets achilleus know that he duped him. Lines 463465 standing over him, so theyd gloat and stab his body. Priam, overlooking the battlefield from the trojan ramparts, begs him to come inside, but hector, having given the overconfident order for the trojans to camp outside their gates the night before, now feels too ashamed to join them in their retreat.
Apollo, athena, zeus, hera, and hephaestus all play roles in book 1. Read expert analysis on iliad book xxii at owl eyes. This teachers guide to the version translated by robert fitzgerald contains suggested background. Read through all the activity questions on this page before selecting activities to work with. The story of the trojan war and the adventures of odysseus dorset press, 1991 picture book. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Books 1 to 4 of the iliad trace the events from the breaking out of the quarrel between achilles. Book 22books 20 and 21 show the turnabout once achilles has joined the. But hector did deadly fate ensnare to abide there where he was in front of. In book 1 of the iliad, who do you think is most to blame for the rage of achilles, achilles or agamemnon. Structurally, this book has three early appeals to hektor, begging him to come inside the walls of troy, balanced late in the book by three laments for hektors death. Last class, students identified achilles as someone controlled by his anger, not reason. This compressed folder contains both a pdf copy and a microsoft word copy of reading activities for homers book 22 iliad fagels translation. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The iliad lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles.
Pick your favorite character from the iliad and create this character using art supplies. Explain in detail why you take this position, supporting your ideas with. Read book 22 death of hector of the iliad by homer. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. At the same time it adumbrates achilles own death and the fall. No doubt with this dour last sentence in this, the 22nd book of homers iliad, what has happened. The york county school division does not discriminate on the basis of race title vi, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, sex, gender title ix, age or disability section 504, or any other protected class in its educational programs, activities or employment and provides equal access to the boy scouts and other designated youth groups. Apollo reveals he has tricked achilles into letting the trojans escape, and achilles runs back to troy like a deadly star. Finish reading and analyzing vengeance for patroclus black ships before troy iliad book 22 textbook annotating text and discussing. This is the first of many, many scenes like it in the iliad. Hector consults within himself what measures to take. Check your score by clicking on the calculate your score button at the bottom of the page. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 23 summary.
Despite the pleas of his parents, hector waits outside the gates alone. Achilles chases the man he believes to be agenor, but soon apollo reveals himself to achilles, taunting him for chasing a god. And there hard by the selfsame springs are broad washingtanks, fair and wrought of stone. A young reader adventure teachers guide originally written by alfred church edited and updated by debby carroll. Achilles pursues the trojans to the ford of the river xanthus.
Check out our revolutionary side byside summary and analysis. Priam sees him coming and cries out to hektor, who has stayed outside the walls to face the achaian warrior. Answer blooms analysis questions using pair share handout lg. An epic adventure poem from the beginning of greek literature, the iliad has long been attributed to the poet homer, though most scholars believe its a story passed down in the oral tradition through many generations. It follows the hero akhilleus or achilles during the end of the trojan war.
The death of hector, the iliad, lit2go edition, 1899, accessed august 14, 2019. The iliad has been sometimes called high noon and the odyssey eventide. Explain in detail why you take this position, supporting your ideas with specific examples from book 1. Select the correct answer to each of the following questions by clicking on the appropriate button. Murray 1 so they throughout the city, huddled in rout like fawns, were cooling their sweat and drinking and quenching their thirst, as they rested on the fair battlements. But when achilles approaches, hector breaks and runs in. Analyze various accounts of the iliad told in different mediums determining which details are emphasized in each account. It is interesting that zeus considers deviating from his plan, which was conceived in the first book of the poem. Some of the activities are quite easy and may only require reading part of the iliad, while others are far more difficult. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. This lesson provides an overview of book 22 of homers the iliad. The the iliad lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. Achilles pursues him thrice round the walls of troy.
Assess your knowledge of book 22 from the iliad by using the quiz and worksheet. Thus the trojans in the city scared like fawns wiped the sweatfrom off them and drank to quench their thirst leaning against thegoodly battlements. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive. In other assemblies described in the iliad, the generals and elderly greeks, never common soldiers, address the troops. Apollos priest chryses comes to the achaian camp and asks to ransom back his daughter chryseis, who has been captured. In book 22 of homers the iliad, how does achilles end up outside the walls of the city in the first place. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the iliad and what it means. The iliad yalenew haven teachers institute yale university. The events in the iliad were as well known to the ancient greeks as the story of.
This selection was designed with the elements of literature 6th edition textbook in mind. What does this say about the magnitude of those activities. The trojans, having fled like a herd of frightened deer, now leant on the battlements around the city, drying the sweat from their bodies, and quenching their thirst, as the greeks approached the wall, their shields at the slope. Homer does not have illustrations in the iliad, and so all the descriptions will have to be based on the activities the character is involved in and any descriptions that homer does give of the character.
The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon in book 1 of homers iliad sets in motion a chain of events that will affect the tenth and final year of. In this chapter, we finally see achilles and hector engage in battle, and. In our study of books 18, 22, and 24 of the iliad, we focus on how achilles anger drives his actions. In fact, the death of hektor at the hand of achilleus. Achilles is the main character, and his inaction, or withdrawal from the fighting, is crucial to the plot. The focus of this book is on the duel between achilles and. Homer, iliad book 22 theoi classical texts library.
In the lesson outlined below, students engage in independent reading and reader response for the iliad books 22 and 24. Lines 189 priam and hecuba fail to dissuade hector the trojans, having fled like a herd of frightened deer, now leant on the battlements around the city, drying the. In my own experience, she accomplishes a great deal more, bringing out meanings and connections that cast book 22 in an entirely fresh light and reveal this books close connections to the iliad as a whole. A symphonic work, by arthur bliss, morning heroes, includes a stirring reading of hectors farewell to andromache from the iliad, book 6, which captures the sad and heroic beauty of this homeric scene. The iliad is about the trojan war, but it is primarily about the war as it is affected by achilles wrath, or anger. The trojans being safe within the walls, hector only stays to oppose achilles. The movie helen of troy, despite its flaws, may hold some interest. Achilles is angered that apollo has prevented him from gaining more glory, and begins running. You can use either resource at any time and with a mobile. One is seen as essentially tragic and the other as essentially romantic. The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of achilleus and its consequences. Check the text carefully, then try those questions again. The one floweth with warm water, and round about a smoke 150 goeth up therefrom as it were from a blazing fire, while the other even in summer floweth forth cold as hail or chill snow or ice that water formeth. Hector now stands as the only trojan left outside troy.