History test Crossword
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2) The Muse represents the power of storytelling and preserving memory through oral tradition.
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1) Invoking the Muse gave ancient epics divine credibility and aligned them with sacred traditions of storytelling.
3) Epic poems often feature: An epic hero, A vast setting, Supernatural forces, Elevated language, A long, dangerous quest, Battles and displays of courage, An invocation to the Muse and beginning in medias res4) It shows that while humans struggle and make choices, fate and the gods ultimately control their destinies.
5) It’s considered an epic because it features a heroic figure (Achilles), begins in the middle of the action, involves gods, and uses formal, poetic language.6) Homer invokes the Muse to ask for divine help in telling the story and to give the poem authority and significance.
7) Major themes include honor, pride,fate, the power of the gods, war, and mortality.
8) The Muse symbolizes divine knowledge,storytelling power, and a cosmic perspective beyond human understanding.
9) Gods like Apollo, Athena, and Zeus directly influence events in The Iliad.
10) The tone is elevated, serious, and formal — signaling the story’s importance and divine connection.
11) Modern epics include movies like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, or video games like God of War.
12) In medias res means “in the middle of things.” Epics start this way to grab attention and jump straight into important action.
13) Paris is a Trojan prince who started the Trojan War by abducting Helen from Sparta.
14) His stories were shared through oral
tradition, passed down by word of mouth before being written.
15) The name The Iliad comes from “Ilion,” the Greek word for Troy.
16) Homer was an ancient Greek poet
famous for writing The Iliad and The Odyssey.
17) Achilles is the main Greek hero featured in The Iliad.
18) The Muses were Greek goddesses of the arts, storytelling, and inspiration.
19) Stories like The Iliad were shared by bards who performed them aloud for audiences.
20) An epic hero is typically brave, strong, has a sense of honor, faces danger, and is often fated to experience tragedy.
21) He is believed to have lived around
the 8th century BCE.
22) Trojan War, especially focusing on the conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon.23) An epic is a long narrative poem
about heroic deeds and legendary events.
24) The story is vast, involving many gods, battles, and emotions — Homer needed divine inspiration to remember and tell it properly.
25) Some scholars believe that Homer may
have been a group of poets rather than a single person
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