The Trojan War

Who is the original storyteller for The Iliad and The Odyssey?

• Homer

• Zeus

• Plato

• Edgar Allan Poe

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How did the Trojan War even start?

• A wedding

• A birthday party

• A celebration for the gods

• a fight between the gods and mortals

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Who was getting married?

• Thetis and Peleus

• Odysseus and Penelope

• Zeus and Thetis

• Athena and Peleus

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What type of goddess was Thetis?

• a sea nymph

• goddess of weddings

• a mermaid

• goddess of wisdom

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What is a prophecy?

• a prediction of the future

• a rule from the gods

• a weapon

• an Olympic event

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What was the prophecy that Zeus heard about Thetis?

• that her son would be stronger and more powerful than his father

• that she would be the greatest goddess of all the gods

• that she would have a son with Zeus

• that she would get married to Peleus, which would cause a war

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Zeus invited all the gods and goddesses to Thetis and Peleus' wedding EXCEPT...

• Eris (goddess of discord)

• Athena (goddess of wisdom)

• Ares (god of war)

• Apollo (god of archery)

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What "gift" did Eris give at the wedding?

• a golden apple

• a golden chain

• the gift of wisdom

• the gift of battle strategies

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Who were the 3 goddesses that found the Apple of Discord? (Check all that apply)

• Athena

• Hera

• Aphrodite

• Artemis

• Pandora

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The apple was inscribed with the word "Kallisti." What does that mean?

• "For the Fairest of Them All"

• "For the Most Powerful of Them All"

• "For the Honor of Olympus"

• "For the Happiest Goddess of Them All"

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