Download Odyssey Scavenger Hunt

The Odyssey Scavenger Hunt
Directions: Answer the following questions using the links provided.
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5779 Poets. org
1. What is the definition of an epic poem?
2. List three characteristics of an epic.
3. List three other famous epics besides The Odyssey.
http://www.greekmythology.com/ Greek Mythology
4. Poseidon plays a large role in The Odyssey. Who is Poseidon and what is his realm?
5. Athena also plays a major role in The Odyssey. According to the “family tree” on this website, how is
Athena related to Zeus?
http://www.stanford.edu/~plomio/history.html History of the Trojan War
6. How did the Greeks make it into the city of Troy?
7. What role did Odysseus, the hero of The Odyssey, play in this plan?
8. How did Achilles die in the Trojan War?
9. Who was Helen of Troy?
http://www.historylink102.com/greece3/men-women-roles.htm Roles of Men/Women in Ancient Greece
10. What were the expectations for men in ancient Greece?
11. What responsibilities did wealthy women have in ancient Greece?
12. In approximately what year do historians believe Homer was born?
13. Why do some people believe that The Iliad and The Odyssey had different authors?
14.
How was The Odyssey originally transmitted from one generation to the next?
GREEK MYTHOLOGY
For the following gods or goddesses, find this information on this website: http://www.greekgods.info/greek-gods/
1. ZEUS
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2. POSEIDON
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god of (more than one):
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3. HADES
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4. APOLLO
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5. ATHENA
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god of (more than one):
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6. HELIOS
Family:
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7. HERMES
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