Iliad Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

An in-depth revision resource focusing on the key themes within Homer's 'The Iliad' that are covered in OCR's 'World of the Hero' spec. Each theme includes key ideas, quotes from across the epic, analysis and direct secondary scholarship to help you achieve an A*. Useful for revising any potential themes that could crop up in future exams.

My revision notes contain nearly 200 pages of all of the information required to achieve an A* in the World of the Hero component of your OCR A-level Classical Civilisation exam. The optional epic choices included are the Iliad by Homer and the Aeneid by Virgil. My notes include a link to accompanying flashcards, as well as notes based on the textbook, quotes from each of the epics, explanations of the references to historical figures in the Aeneid, book summaries and modern scholarship for b...

Test Bank For Classical Mythology 11th Edition By Mark Morford; Robert J. Lenardon; Michael Sham 1644, 3 . 7243, 1 1 Interpretation and Definition of Classical Mythology 2 Historical Background of Greek Mythology 3 Myths of Creation 4 Zeus’ Rise to Power: The Creation of Mortals 5 The Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, and Their Children 6 The Nature of the Gods and Greek Religion 7 Poseidon, Sea Deities, Group Divinities, and Monsters 8 Athena 9 Aphrodite and Eros 10 ...

This is a complete Iliad Quote Bank, covering the Books of the poem included in the OCR specimen. It includes quotes by character and theme, as well as some criticism for each. Within each character and theme, the quotes are sorted into categories that one might find helpful as arguments / paragraphs in an essay. The characters and themes covered include: Achilles, Patroclus, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Priam, Paris, Hector, The Gods, Women, War and Heroism, Similes.

What play was written by the Greek dramatist Sophocles? - Oedipus Rex What Poet wrote Iliad? - Homer Greek Architecture was based on what structure? - Post and Lintel The Greek building most reveared for its use of Ratio and Perspective is? - The Parthenon Geek plays generally shown in a ? - Ampitheater Roman Engineering allowed the ______________ to have the largest single span dome for Centeries. - The Patheon Plato's Allgery in the Cave, what do the shadows represent? - Every Day Life...

All essays achieved full marks - 30 mark essays - A* In depth analysis of Homer's Odyssey Includes 26 pages of content and essays 1000-2000 words long - themes that will come up in the exam 1. "Books 6 to 8 contribute little to the story of the Odyssey. They seem to simply fill time between Odysseus' escape from Calypso and the narration of his adventures." To what extent do you agree with this statement? 2. How important is story-telling in the Odyssey? 3. How far is Ody...

Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization, who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer, Iliad and the Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 1100 B.C. to 800 B.C., life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age 4. A typical Greek city-state would ...

The Iliad: Characters Review Test 2023. Achilles - Answer Greatest Greek warrior; immortal; leader of the Myrmidons; son of the warrior Peleus and the sea nymph Thetis. Priam - Answer King of Troy; husband of Hecuba; father of Hector and Paris. Agamemnon - Answer King of Mycenae; older brother of Menelaus; stole Bryseis from Achilles. Menelaus - Answer King of Sparta; husband of Helen; Helen was stolen by Paris from him. Helen - Answer Most beautiful woman in the world; married to M...

40+ page revision document for Virgil's Aeneid, covering all Books on OCR's World of the Hero spec. A book-by-book revision guide with quotes, analysis and direct secondary scholars' arguments and quotes necessary for the top marks. Each book has a summary, lots of analysed quotes and a study of the key themes that crop up across this course, making it a useful resource to study all potential themes that may appear in future exams.