For this section, students should read Books V-IX of The Iliad.
Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Book V
In Book V, the poet details some of the exploits of Diomedes, a fierce warrior from the Greek city of Argos. During the course of battle, Athena elects to give Diomedes great fighting prowess. She also gives him the ability to see her and the gods as they intervene in the course of the war....
