Greek Fathers and Heroic Sons

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  1. Which two warriors exchanged armor in the Iliad?
  2. According to Nagy, "Homer" means what?
  3. Philoctetes is injured on what island?
  4. Philoctetes is abandoned on what island?
  5. in the play "Philoctetes" Odysseus is called the son of whom?
  6. Neoptolemus is the son of whom?
  7. Philoctetes is the son of whom?
  8. Which centaur was NOT poisoned by Heracles' arrows?
  9. Which Trojan prince became Zeus' cupbearer?
  10. Who sired Dardanos' twelve magical female foals?

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