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Flashcards: The Fall Of Troy

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Who shot an arrow at Achilles heel?Paris
Who guided the arrow to Achilles?Apollo
Where was the only place Achilles could be wounded?His heel
What was Achilles dipped into to make him invulnerable?The River Styx
Why did Achilles die, if he was supposed to be invulnerable?Thetis covered his foot while dipping him into the river.
Where was Achilles ashes placed?in Patroclus' urn.
Who killed himself?Ajax
Why did Ajax kill himself?Nobody liked him, so he felt there was no reason to live
What did they do to Ajax body?they buried it.
What can Helenus do?tell the future
Who got bit by a serpent from the greeks?Philoctetes
Why did the greeks leave Philoctetes?they were determined to get to troy.
How did the greeks get Helenus to say something?Odysseus tricked him.
Who watched Paris die?a nymph from Mount Ida
What did the nymph do after watching Paris die?she killed herself.
What was the greeks plan to get into Troy?Send a wooden horse filled with greeks.
What was their reason for the horse?Surrender
Were the Trojans tricked?yes.
Who hated the Trojans, besides the Greeks?Poseidon
What did Poseidon send to kill Laocoon?2 Serpents
Why did Laocoon die?he was trying to tell the trojans they were being tricked.
What happened to Troy?it was destroyed
Who was the only leader alive?Aeneas
Who was the only God/Goddess that helped a trojan?Aphrodite
True of False: Troy still stands.False