The Iliad Character Quiz

Name a neutral god in the Trojan War.

• Poseidon

• Hermes

• Zeus

• Artemis

Who is the god of the forge and fire?

• Hephaestus

• Apollo

• Ares

• Zeus

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What is Athena the goddess of?

• war-strategy and statecraft

• love and beauty

• a nereid (sea-nymph) and mother of Achilles

• the moon, archery and the hunt

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On which side of the Trojan war does Athena fight?

• Team Trojan (red)

• Team Achaean/Greek (blue)

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Who is the closest friend of Achilles?

• Patroclus

• Nestor

• Odysseus

• Ajax the Greater

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Who is the Achaean/Greek husband of Helen?

• Menelaus

• Achilles

• Paris/Alexandros

• Aeneas

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Who is the father of Hector?

• Phoenix

• Nestor

• Paris

• Priam

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Who is the god of plague, the hunt, music, archery and poetry?

• Aphrodite

• Apollo

• Ares

• Athena

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Which of the following gods/goddesses support the Trojan army?

• Iris

• Apollo

• Hera

• Persephone

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Achilles' dad was:

• Peleus

• Tydeus

• Zeus

• Priam

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