Question

Match the person to the description. 1. Achilles received golden apple from Paris 2. Paris Helen's biological father 3. Ajax queen of the gods 4. Hector goddess of discord 5. Aphrodite Trojan champion; killed by Achilles 6. Zeus killed himself after losing a game to Odysseus 7. Eris killed by Paris's arrow 8. Hera ex-girlfriend refused him medicine, so he died

Answer 1

The answers are in the explanation.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Achilles was killed by Paris's arrow, as we can see at the end of the Battle of Troy.

2. Paris was Oenone's ex-boyfriend. After he is hurt in the war, Oenone refuses to help him after Helen asked her, so Paris died.

3. Ajax killed himself after losing a game to Odysseus. The winer of that competition would keep Achilles' armor.

4. Hector is the Trojan champion, who was killed by Achilles in a fierce fight.

5. Aphrodite received a golden apple from Paris, in exchange of the most beautiful woman.

6. Zeus is Helen's biological father; she is not her only daughter or son (Perseus, Heracles, Minos, among many others.)

7. Eris is the goddess of discord, opposite of Harmonia, and her appears in Homer's works are not the only ones in Greek literature.

8. Hera was Zeus' wife and so, she was also the queen of Greek gods.

Answer 2

The correct answers are the following:

1. Achilles - Killed by Paris's arrow. He took an arrow to his ankle, his only weakpoint.

2. Paris - Ex-girlfriend refused him medicine, so he died. He was refused treatment from Oenone so he died on the mountainside.

3. Ajax - Killed himself after losing a game to Odysseus. He lost Achilles' armour to Odysseus.

4. Hector - Trojan champion; Killed by Achilles.

5. Aphrodite - Received golden apple from Paris. Paris gave her the golden apple, what would cause the Trojan war.

6. Zeus - Helen's biological father.

7. Eris - Godess of discord. Because of this, she was not invited to the banquet in celebration of the marriage of Thetis and Peleus.

8. Hera. Queen of the gods. She was married to Zeus.