104. Q. After the incorporation of the remainder of the ten thousand with the Lacedæmonian army where did Xenophon go? A. To Athens.
105. Q. What is the position of the “Iliad” of Homer in literature? A. It is the leading poem of the world.
106. Q. From what is the “Iliad” entitled? A. From the word Ilium, which is the alternative name of Troy.
107. Q. What episode in the siege of Troy is the real subject of the “Iliad”? A. The wrath of Achilles.
108. Q. What occasioned the siege of Troy? A. The carrying off of Helen, wife of Menelaus, a Grecian king, by Paris.
109. Q. Who was Paris? A. Son of Priam, the king of Troy.
110. Q. Who engaged in the siege against Troy? A. The confederate kings of all Greece, with Agamemnon as commander-in-chief.
111. Q. What was the occasion of the wrath of Achilles? A. The arbitrary interference of Agamemnon to deprive Achilles of a female captive, Briseis, and usurp her to himself.
112. Q. What at length incites Achilles to return to the field? A. The death of Patroclus, his close friend, slain by the Trojans.
113. Q. What is the result as to Achilles? A. He slays Hector, the Trojan champion, and is himself killed by Paris.