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Myths, legends and stories that inspire

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  • Match each character, all from Greek mythology ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire'), to what we know about them.
    • Briseis
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      given to Achilles as a war prize ✓
    • Achilles
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      a renowned warrior ✓
    • Patroclus
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      the best friend of Achilles ✓
    • Thetis
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      a sea nymph, mother of Achilles ✓
    • Peleus
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      the father of Achilles ✓
    • Mynes
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      the husband of Briseis ✓
  • In Madeline Miller's 'The Song of Achilles', how do Patroclus and Achilles first meet? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
    • Achilles is Patroclus’s younger brother.
    • They meet on the battlefield.
    • During an athletics competition in Patroclus's home city.  ✓
    • Achilles raids Patroclus’s home city and captures him.
    • Achilles gives Patroclus a prize.
  • In Pat Barker's 'The Silence of the Girls', how does the narrator Briseis describe Achilles? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
    • she compares him to a bull
    • as something inhuman  ✓
    • she compares him to a wolf
    • she compares him to a sea nymph
    • she compares him to a butcher  ✓
  • Which sentences, all inspired by 'The Song of Achilles' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire'), use the word 'captivate' (or a form of it) correctly?
    • Patroclus's father found his son captivating and barely noticed him at all.
    • Patroclus stared at Achilles, captivated by his strength and speed.  ✓
    • Achilles was fast and captivated his feet when he ran.
    • There were many athletes but everyone was captivated by Achilles.  ✓
    • Patroclus wanted to captivate his father and so kept out of his way.
  • Starting with the first plot point, put these events from Pat Barker's 'The Silence of the Girls' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire') in chronological order.
    • 1
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      Briseis describes Achilles as a "butcher".
    • 2
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      Briseis, other women and children are taken to a tower during a Greek attack.
    • 3
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      Briseis and the other women and children hear the battle from the tower.
    • 4
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      Briseis describes how the atmosphere gets worse and worse in the tower.
    • 5
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      Briseis thinks about the brutality of the Greek army.
    • 6
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      Briseis explains her relationship with Ismene, who is enslaved to her husband.
    • 7
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      Briseis realises she is about to be in the same position as Ismene.
  • Starting with the first plot point, put these events from Madeline Miller's 'The Song of Achilles' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire') in chronological order.
    • 1
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      Patroclus describes how his mother and father married.
    • 2
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      Patroclus describes how he is a disappointment to his father.
    • 3
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      Patroclus describes when the athletics competition comes to his home city.
    • 4
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      Patroclus describes seeing Achilles in the crowd and being captivated by him.
    • 5
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      Patroclus describes how Achilles wins the race.
    • 6
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      Patroclus sees Achilles's father praising him.
    • 7
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      Patroclus's father insults his son, wishing he were more like Achilles.
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