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The Odyssey
Mr. Furman
Olivia Mello
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Never give up (Ancient Greece Introductory Information: Tree Map)
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History of
___________
Ancient
Greece
•Greek is divided
into stone age,
bronze age, and
iron age.
•Classical Greece
society flourished
during 510-404B.C
•Democracy, trial
by Jury, formal
education,
Olympics, art and
architecture,
dramatic story
telling influences
our American
society.
Greek
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Mythology
•Mythology is a
story, usually
involving gods and
goddesses, that
uses the
supernatural to
explain the natural
world around us.
•The ancient Greeks
took their mythology
seriously.
• It was their science
and religion
•Mythology was a
way of life; it helped
them understand the
world around them
also served as a
guide to live their
lives.
Homer
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• Homer was the major
figure of ancient Greek
Literature.
•He was the author of
the 2 epic poems, the
Iliad and the Odyssey.
•He lived in the 12
century B.C
•Made a living as a
court singer + story
teller
•The first epic poem is
the Iliad narrates the
events surrounding
the Trojan War.
•The Odyssey follows
the unwanted
adventure of
Odysseus.
Trojan War
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• Paris of troy
(Trojans) stole
Helen(Sparta’s
wife) form
Sparta.(Greek)
• The war is among
the most important
events in Greek
mythology.
•It was narrated in
many epic poems.
•The main two are
the Iliad and the
Odyssey.
List of Major Characters (Brace Map)
Penelope(Odysseus’s
wife)
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Odysseus:
Laertas(Odysseus’s
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father)
Telemarchus(Odysseus’s
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son
Zeus( king of gods)
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Poseidon( god of the
seas)
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Alcinous( king of
Phaeacians, to whom
Odysseus tells his
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story)
Circe( enchantress who
helped Odysseus)
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Calypso( sea
goddess who loved
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Odysseus)
Polyphemus
(Cyclopes who
imprisoned Odysseus)
The Preface (Bubble Map)
•By doing that it
stopped them from
getting home
because the gods
had punished them,
and continued more
unwanted
adventures.
•They bragged
and thought that
man was better
then gods.
•Tells the tale of
Odysseus to the
goddesses.
•Odysseus
traveled to many
different places.
Homer
•He couldn’t save
them because
their own
foolishness
destroyed them.
•He fought only
to save his life,
and to bring
his shipmates
home.
Sailing from Troy (Flow Map)
Beginning of the chapter: What
happens at the start of the
chapter?
• Odysseus is explaining himself and
what happened after the Trojan War.
Middle of the chapter: What
happens in the middle of the
chapter?
•Odysseus and his crew land in
Ismarus.
End of Chapter; What happens in
the last part of the chapter?
•Fugitives went inland to get the
main force of cicones.
•In the
beginning he
tells his story.
•He arrives
and kills
everyman who
fought and
enslaved and
took the
women.
•Odysseus and
his men fight
the cicones,
and once dark
they gave up
and went back
to the ships.
• He tells him
that the wind
had took him
from Ilium to
Ismarus.
• He then
orders them
back to the
ship and his
crew becomes
rebellious on
leaving.
• Six benches
on every ship
were left
empty. The
crew and
Odysseus was
in grief, they
left the next
mourning after
the shipman
prayed for the
pasted away
men.
Title of Section: “The Cyclops”
After they had survived the land of the Lotus Eaters, they headed back to sea. They
were at the point of starvation, when they saw a small isle. When they had got there they invaded
the island without thinking of what the island may have to come. They ran into a cave where the
aroma of roasting meat filled them. It all stopped when they had saw the Cyclops, and realized
that they had devoured two of their men. Odysseus and his men ran for cover, when Polyphemus
covered the opening of the cave. They came up with a plan to escape first they gave Polyphemus
wine but he was smart and asked what Odysseus’s name was .Odysseus then replied that his
name was “No Man”. Once Polyphemus got drunk and fell asleep they sharpened a stick and stab
it through Polyphemus’s only eye. When the other Cyclops heard his cry they ran for the cave to
find out what was wrong Polyphemus replied, “No Man has hurt me” they then thought that the
gods were punishing him and ran. Polphemus was mad he made sure that the men were not
going to escape. The next day he let his sheep out, touching everyone to make sure that no man
had escaped. What he didn't know was that thy had clung to the stomach’s of the sheep's. They
ran to the ship, and Odysseus's pride almost cost them their life's. He screamed back at
Polyphemus letting him know they had escaped. Polyphemus tried to stop them by throwing a
boulder that had missed their ship by only a few yards.
Quote: “The monster may be blind, but he is not deaf. He will hear where
we are,”
Question/Answer: Why does Odysseus yell back after they escape? What
does this reveal about him?
-Odysseus became boastful and thought he could do anything. Where at the
beginning this got him in trouble for thinking man is better then the gods. It reveals
that he could not hold his pride in that he risked their lives because he was happy
for thinking of such plans like his to actually escape from the Cyclops.
Title of Section: “The Lotus Eaters”
The setting of this section is after a 9 day miserable period where they were
driven by fierce winds at sea they came to the shore of the Lotus Eaters. When they arrived
Odysseus ordered two of his crew to see how the people were like that lived there. The
people welcomed the crew and gave them Lotus flowers to eat. These flowers made them
only think about staying at the land of the Lotus Eaters and forgetting about their trip to go
home. Odysseus had to strap them down to the ships so they would not go back. He ordered
them to leave before anymore of his men ate the Lotus and his hope of going back home
would be lost.
Quote: “Those who ate the honey-sweet Lotus fruit no longer
wished to bring word back to us or sail home”
Question/Answer:
Odysseus has to go back to rescue his
men and strap them down to the ship so they wouldn’t go back and
loose their hop of returning home. What does this reveal about
Odysseus?
-It reveals that he is a good leader and thinks about his crew before
himself
Title of Section: “The Land of the Dead”
The setting in this section begins at Circe’s Island. No one was eager to explore because of the previous
adventures, but Odysseus divided his crew into two groups one who stayed behind and another group who went with
Eurylochus. They went off and soon came to a house where vicious animals were surrounding the house but were
unexpectedly calm and nonaggressive. Soon. Circe came out and welcomed them in all accepted accept Eurylochus
who stayed behind. Circe gave them honey wine mixed with a pinch of something, and pulled out her wand and turned
them into swine. Eurylochus ran back to alert Odysseus and the rest of the crew of what had happened. They all went
to rescue his men along the way though he ran into Hermes who warned Odysseus that he would have the same fate
as his crew if he did not follow his directions. He was to accept the potion knowing he would be protected by a charm
and when she pulled out her wand he would but his sword to her throat making her back down and swear and oath.
After, they then feasted and Circe returned Odysseus’s men to their human form. The stayed there with Circe for
awhile, but soon after several months Odysseus knew they must get back on track. Circe let them go and told
Odysseus must go to Hades to confront Tiresias. Once they arrived in hades, Odysseus went to Tiresias. Tiresias gave
Odysseus information about the future and how dangerous his course on getting home will be. He also mentioned that
when he gets to the Cattle of the Sun god island not to eat the cattle or you will die. As, he left he saw many spirits,
women, and heroes, that had pasted. He even saw his own mother who had died of grief of waiting for his return. She
warned him that he must return home or when he arrives he wont have any home to come to.
Quote: “You must hurry. Odysseus. Hurry, or you will not have a home to return to.”
Question/Answer:
How did Odysseus’s mood change through the story and why?
-It went from content to heartbroken, yet determined. He was content when he was at Circe's
Island. He was heartbroken when he saw his mother’s spirit in Hades. She told him that Iithica
was in danger and he should hurry home. He then became determined to get home to be with
his wife and son.
Title of this Section: “Scylla and Charybdis”
After they had left Circe’s island and the Siren’s island and now heading home to Ithica. Circe
had warned Odysseus that he would have to go through Scylla and Charybdis or he would not find his way
home. When they reached Charybdis it sent their ores flying. Odysseus got a hold of his men and made them
grad their ores and row hard. Zeus was their savior getting them out, but worst was yet to come. Odysseus
didn’t want his crew to panic again so he just kept going on like nothing was going to happed. Finally, the
Scylla made its strike, and took six of Odysseus’s best men. Their last words were screaming for Odysseus
who was helpless. Soon they had passed Scylla traveling onward away from Siren’s island and big rocks.
Quote: “ Voices came down to, me in anguish,
calling my name for the last time.”
Question/Answer: What feelings does Odysseus feel during this section?
- During the Charybdis he still feels determined to get home but still has an unsure
feeling. Once he gets to Scylla he never suffered so much. Hearing the voices of
his men calling them he new their destiny of arriving home would soon end.
The Cattle of the Sun God:
Beginning of the Chapter:
What happens at the start of the
Chapter?
• Odysseus warn the men not to
eat the cattle.
-His crew
obeyed and
ate bread,
wine, and fish
-Odysseus
goes to sleep.
While he is
sleeping the
men cant take
it anymore and
round up the
cattle.
Middle of the Chapter:
What happens in the middle of
the chapter?
• The gods find out that
Odysseus’s his men killed the
cattle and became angry.
-Odysseus
wakes up and
see that his
men have
killed the cattle
and began to
eat it.
-He went to
Zeus saying,
“how could you
let me sleep?”
The lord Helios
were angry
and wanted to
punish the
men for what
they did.
End of Chapter:
What happens in the last part of
the chapter?
• The gods kill Odysseus’s men.
-They killed
Odysseus’s
men with a
bolt. He was
now to
continue his
adventure
alone.
Odysseus
traveled at sea
for 9 days until
he finally
reached
calypso where
he stayed for a
few years then
headed to
Ithica.
The Return Home:
Beginning of the chapter:
What happens at the start of the
chapter?
-Odysseus finally arrives home to
Ithica.
Middle of Chapter:
What happens in the middle of
the chapter?
- Odysseus and his son start to
come up with a plan to kill the
enemies.
End of Chapter:
What happens in the last part of
the chapter?
- Odysseus tells his son what he
must do.
-Athena
disguises
Odysseus as
and old beggar
man, because
he would be
killed by the
men who
betrayed him.
Since he was
gone for so
long.
-Once
Odysseus and
his son reunite,
Odysseus tells
his son that he
will have to
come up with a
plan to kill the
enemies.
-His son must
take all the
armor, lances,
and gear to the
old storage
room except
for two swords
and armor for
them. He then
must tell the
enemies that
the armor is no
good anymore
like it use to
be.
-When he sees
his son, he is
returned to his
normal self
and persuades
his son that it
his him
Odysseus his
father.
-He tells his
son that no
matter what
they say, no
matter what
they do, you
must not
saying
anything .
-Odysseus
also explains
to his son that
he cannot tell
anyone that
he is home, or
even alive.
The Revenge of Odysseus:
Results
Causes
Odysseus leaves at
the beginning and
gets punished.
MAJOR EVENT
The enemies try to
kill Odysseus’s son.
Its been 20 years that
Odysseus has been
gone men have tried
stole from Penelope
and is trying to take
over Ithica.
Odysseus is
acting upon his
revenge on the
enemies who tried
to take over Ithica.
The gods try to stop
him from getting
home. Also men are
trying to take over
Ithica.
Odysseus becomes
determined to get
home so he can save
his son.
Odysseus becomes
angry when he finally
arrives home he kills
the enemies that
betrayed him.
Visual Character Analysis of Odysseus:
Title of the
story:
The Odyssey
What good qualities does the character
have?
-Odysseus is a good leader, puts himself
before his men, and has a lot of pride.
Odysseus
What negative qualities does the character have?
- He thinks he is better then the gods and he doesn’t
need their help. He has to big of and ego. He lets his
pride takeover him.
Opinion about
character:
- I think that Odysseus is
a very intelligent, brave
man that did good at war
but should not have
bragged to the gods.
What adjectives would you use to
describe this character?
- Smart, brave, cocky, crafted,
intelligent, strong, and sneaky.
One fact about
Odysseus:
- He is king of Ithica.
He has a wife with a
newborn son (when he
left).
The Odyssey as an Allegory for life:
“Sailing from Troy”
-People don’t think of
what they do until they
get consequences, like
Odysseus and his men
got overpowered in the
end.
“The Lotus Eaters”
- People get addicted
to drugs, just like the
men after eating the
Lotus got addicted to it
and the island.