The Iliad: Book 21 Quiz

Achilles pursues the Trojans to the ford of the river Xanthus the top of the mountain Xanadu the end of the stream Xarkus the mouth of the river Xinghua( the ford of the river Xanthus, the top of the mountain Xanadu, the end of the stream Xarkus, the mouth of the river Xinghua ). The Trojan force has split in half: one group runs back to Troy, while the other group tries to cross the river to escape Achilles stay and fight Achilles reason with Achilles beg Achilles for mercy( cross the river to escape Achilles, stay and fight Achilles, reason with Achilles, beg Achilles for mercy ).

The scared Trojans are described as being like locusts fleeing a fire mice scattering in a fire hens running around without their heads cats fleeing the water( locusts fleeing a fire, mice scattering in a fire, hens running around without their heads, cats fleeing the water ).

Achilles rushes into the water, slaughtering many Trojans in the river wounding many Trojans along the way and the waters immediately calm him but his armor slows him down( slaughtering many Trojans in the river, wounding many Trojans along the way, and the waters immediately calm him, but his armor slows him down ). Achilles grows so tired from killing Trojans that he takes twelve young Trojans alive returns to his blanket and his tent lets several Trojans escape falls asleep and nearly drowns( takes twelve young Trojans alive, returns to his blanket and his tent, lets several Trojans escape, falls asleep and nearly drowns ).

Achilles also comes across Priam’s son Lycaon, who Achilles had previously captured and sold into slavery wounded in battle become friends with given a golden amulet( captured and sold into slavery, wounded in battle, become friends with, given a golden amulet ).

Lycaon managed to return back to Troy, and had only been home for twelve days sixteen years fourteen days twelve months( twelve days, sixteen years, fourteen days, twelve months ) before running into Achilles again. Achilles, with irony, calls Lycaon’s return from slavery a miracle a bit of bad luck a foolish thing a great fortune( a miracle, a bit of bad luck, a foolish thing, a great fortune ).

Lycaon begs for his life again, but Achilles has no mercy, saying, “Come, friend, you too must die. Why moan about it so? know I'm not actually going to kill you. let us leave this war together! are making yourself look foolish!( too must die. Why moan about it so?, know I'm not actually going to kill you., let us leave this war together!, are making yourself look foolish! )” Achilles kills embraces spares wounds( kills, embraces, spares, wounds ) Lycaon.

Achilles Agamemnon Apollo Archimedes( Achilles, Agamemnon, Apollo, Archimedes ) continues killing Trojans in the river, clogging the stream with blood and bodies.

Xanthus, the god of the river, takes the form of a man and asks Achilles to stop killing Trojans in the river to spare the good Trojans' lives make a sacrifice to him or pay the toll to clean up the mess he has made( to stop killing Trojans in the river, to spare the good Trojans' lives, make a sacrifice to him or pay the toll, to clean up the mess he has made ).

Achilles agrees to stop fighting in the river keep the noise down try to spill less blood make a sacrifice to Xanthus( stop fighting in the river, keep the noise down, try to spill less blood, make a sacrifice to Xanthus ), but not to stop killing Trojans.

Xanthus, angered by Achilles’ resistance, calls on Apollo for help turns Achilles into a fish promises to help the Trojans turns the river bright green( calls on Apollo for help, turns Achilles into a fish, promises to help the Trojans, turns the river bright green ). Achilles is enraged by Xanthus’ interference and plunges into the river to kill more Trojans to drown himself to fight the river god to scream and cry( to kill more Trojans, to drown himself, to fight the river god, to scream and cry ).

Xanthus flings the corpses out of his river calls Achilles bad names continues to beg Apollo for help looks on helplessly( flings the corpses out of his river, calls Achilles bad names, continues to beg Apollo for help, looks on helplessly ) while saving the Trojans still living.

Achilles begins to fight the river, and Xanthus creates enormous waves to drown Achilles sends huge fish to do battle turns the river to a thick sludge leaves him having been defeated( creates enormous waves to drown Achilles, sends huge fish to do battle, turns the river to a thick sludge, leaves him having been defeated ).

Achilles runs ever higher up the embankment, trying to escape the river, but Xanthus nearly pulls him down to his death kills him anyway causes the embankment to crumble is finally heard by Apollo( nearly pulls him down to his death, kills him anyway, causes the embankment to crumble, is finally heard by Apollo ).

Poseidon and Athena reassure Achilles. They tell him that he must keep fighting until he kills Hector defeat Xanthus to win the war remember the Alamo make an appearance as a warrior( keep fighting until he kills Hector, defeat Xanthus to win the war, remember the Alamo, make an appearance as a warrior ), and that afterward he must return to the ships return to his tent return the armor he was given allow Xanthus to drown him( return to the ships, return to his tent, return the armor he was given, allow Xanthus to drown him ).

Xanthus calls to the river Simois to help him drown Achilles, but Hera intervenes, calling her son Hephaestus to battle the river with his fire turn the river to ice give Achilles the gills of a fish distract Xanthus( battle the river with his fire, turn the river to ice, give Achilles the gills of a fish, distract Xanthus ).

The gods begin to fight among themselves. Ares charges Athena, but Athena quickly beats down his challenge dodges him and disappears calls for reinforcements turns into a fiery lizard( beats down his challenge, dodges him and disappears, calls for reinforcements, turns into a fiery lizard ), striking him with a stone her tail a golden hammer lightning( a stone, her tail, a golden hammer, lightning ).

Athena then attacks Aphrodite, who retreats immediately alongside Ares hurls a thunderbolt at her fights like an enraged lion wounds her in the knee( retreats immediately alongside Ares, hurls a thunderbolt at her, fights like an enraged lion, wounds her in the knee ).

Poseidon tries to goad Apollo into battle, but Apollo refuses to fight, insisting that he will not fight over mortals it wouldn't be a fair fight he is tired after the long war he doesn't like war( he will not fight over mortals, it wouldn't be a fair fight, he is tired after the long war, he doesn't like war ).

Apollo’s sister Artemis calls him a coward, and Hera, overhearing Artemis’ taunt, boxes the goddess’ ears banishes her to the underworld turns the goddess into a snake kicks the goddess in the shins( boxes the goddess’ ears, banishes her to the underworld, turns the goddess into a snake, kicks the goddess in the shins ).

Artemis and her mother Leto withdraw from the battle, and Artemis complains to Zeus about her harsh treatment from Hera being turned into a snake not having more chances to fight how her hair looks that morning( her harsh treatment from Hera, being turned into a snake, not having more chances to fight, how her hair looks that morning ).

Priam watches the carnage wrought by Achilles from the gates of Troy. He orders that the Trojan gates be opened everyone leave Troy and join the battle Troy surrender the Trojan armies fight better( the Trojan gates be opened, everyone leave Troy and join the battle, Troy surrender, the Trojan armies fight better ) in order to let the routed troops back into the city spare the city allow the Achaeans to overrun them all fool the Achaeans( let the routed troops back into the city, spare the city, allow the Achaeans to overrun them all, fool the Achaeans ).

Apollo puts courage foolishness pride anger( courage, foolishness, pride, anger ) into the heart of the Trojan prince Agenor.

Agenor stands against Achilles but cannot pierce his godly armor cut off his head stay alive remain courageous( pierce his godly armor, cut off his head, stay alive, remain courageous ).

When Achilles attacks, Apollo lifts Agenor to safety turns him into a bird smites him lets Agenor die( lifts Agenor to safety, turns him into a bird, smites him, lets Agenor die ) and takes his place.

Apollo runs from Achilles summons a giant sky monster fills the air with smoke points over Achilles' shoulder( runs from Achilles, summons a giant sky monster, fills the air with smoke, points over Achilles' shoulder ), creating a decoy that allows other Trojans to escape.