
The_Odyssey_Teaching_Unit - Livaudais English Classroom
... The man historians call Homer is actually quite an elusive and mysterious character. Of course, no actual records of his life exist, and what has been strung together about the life of the poet throughout the years is all no more than speculation and hearsay. What we do know is that two major works— ...
... The man historians call Homer is actually quite an elusive and mysterious character. Of course, no actual records of his life exist, and what has been strung together about the life of the poet throughout the years is all no more than speculation and hearsay. What we do know is that two major works— ...
Mirror Journal Issue IV 2010
... Athena (LINE 12): here she intervenes and inspires Telemachus to find his father Aegyptius (LINE15): an Ithacan elder, friend of Telemachus and Odysseus, whose son was killed by a Cyclops; used here to support Telemachus’ quest for his father Odysseus (LINE 17): the hero, lost and his whereabouts un ...
... Athena (LINE 12): here she intervenes and inspires Telemachus to find his father Aegyptius (LINE15): an Ithacan elder, friend of Telemachus and Odysseus, whose son was killed by a Cyclops; used here to support Telemachus’ quest for his father Odysseus (LINE 17): the hero, lost and his whereabouts un ...
Teacher`s Guide: Homer`s " The Odyssey "
... Before reading Homer’s The Odyssey, students should be introduced to the concepts of epic poetry and epic heroes, as well as to the author and his preceding work, The Iliad. An epic poem is a long narrative poem. Epic dramas frequently are broadcast on television, usually shown for several hours eac ...
... Before reading Homer’s The Odyssey, students should be introduced to the concepts of epic poetry and epic heroes, as well as to the author and his preceding work, The Iliad. An epic poem is a long narrative poem. Epic dramas frequently are broadcast on television, usually shown for several hours eac ...
English II PreAP 20162017
... Notice how often both Odysseus and Telemachus hide their identity until the proper time, as they believed that one’s identity is one’s power. Furthermore, Menelaus and Helen display another important Greek quality: humility. When Telemachus compares King Menelaus’ palace to Zeus’ court, Menelaus ...
... Notice how often both Odysseus and Telemachus hide their identity until the proper time, as they believed that one’s identity is one’s power. Furthermore, Menelaus and Helen display another important Greek quality: humility. When Telemachus compares King Menelaus’ palace to Zeus’ court, Menelaus ...
Homer`s The Odyssey Study Guide Questions
... 10. What lesson might Odysseus take away from this experience? ...
... 10. What lesson might Odysseus take away from this experience? ...
The Odyssey – Discussion Questions
... Pay attention to the disagreements that arose among the victorious Greeks after the fall of Troy. Book 4 (optional) What does Telemachos learn from Menelaos? Is it a similar lesson as that learned from Nestor? How does Menelaos feel about the Trojan War? Pay close attention to Menelaos' account of h ...
... Pay attention to the disagreements that arose among the victorious Greeks after the fall of Troy. Book 4 (optional) What does Telemachos learn from Menelaos? Is it a similar lesson as that learned from Nestor? How does Menelaos feel about the Trojan War? Pay close attention to Menelaos' account of h ...
Outline Of The Odyssey
... ***Book 9: [Our textbook includes this section.] Odysseus tells about his raid on Ismarus, his stop at the country of the Lotus-Eaters, his trip to the island of the Cyclopes and his quick-thinking in blinding the Cyclops (Polyphemus) and escaping his lair. He explains how this angered Poseidon. Boo ...
... ***Book 9: [Our textbook includes this section.] Odysseus tells about his raid on Ismarus, his stop at the country of the Lotus-Eaters, his trip to the island of the Cyclopes and his quick-thinking in blinding the Cyclops (Polyphemus) and escaping his lair. He explains how this angered Poseidon. Boo ...
Characters of the Odyssey
... That Homer never reproaches Odysseus for his extracurricular romances but condemns the unfaithful women in the poem recalls Kalypso's angry statement about the double standard for immortals: male gods are allowed to take mortal lovers, while female goddesses are not. Likewise, men such as Odysseus h ...
... That Homer never reproaches Odysseus for his extracurricular romances but condemns the unfaithful women in the poem recalls Kalypso's angry statement about the double standard for immortals: male gods are allowed to take mortal lovers, while female goddesses are not. Likewise, men such as Odysseus h ...
An Extended Narrative Pattern in the Odyssey
... offered sexual union and/or marriage with the female. Conflict arises, however, between Odysseus and the band of young men. The young men abuse Odysseus in various ways and violate a divine interdiction. The leader of each band has the parallel name of Eury-. Their consequent death, earlier prophesi ...
... offered sexual union and/or marriage with the female. Conflict arises, however, between Odysseus and the band of young men. The young men abuse Odysseus in various ways and violate a divine interdiction. The leader of each band has the parallel name of Eury-. Their consequent death, earlier prophesi ...
Name: ANSWER KEY Hour: “The Odyssey” Study Guide Part 1
... They saw his food & wanted to see if he would welcome them. “This is the gift I give to you, my guest.” Why didn’t Odysseus ever receive that gift – and why wouldn’t he have appreciated it if he had? The gift was that the Cyclops would eat him last. Odysseus escaped by hiding under one of Polyphemus ...
... They saw his food & wanted to see if he would welcome them. “This is the gift I give to you, my guest.” Why didn’t Odysseus ever receive that gift – and why wouldn’t he have appreciated it if he had? The gift was that the Cyclops would eat him last. Odysseus escaped by hiding under one of Polyphemus ...
Odyssey Background
... some of those whom Odysseus expects to be loyal to him are also his property – a kind of double betrayal when they are disloyal, which accounts for their horrible deaths. f. Perseverance. Penelope and Odysseus each are survivors – they persevere against the odds for 20 years. Athena also perseveres ...
... some of those whom Odysseus expects to be loyal to him are also his property – a kind of double betrayal when they are disloyal, which accounts for their horrible deaths. f. Perseverance. Penelope and Odysseus each are survivors – they persevere against the odds for 20 years. Athena also perseveres ...
The Odyssey
... How does Zeus help Odysseus get released from Ogygyia? What is the Homeric Epithet used to describe Hermes? How does Calypso respond to the gods’ request to release Odysseus? What is Odysseus’ response to Calypso when she says she will help him get home? What does Calypso promise Odysseus if he stay ...
... How does Zeus help Odysseus get released from Ogygyia? What is the Homeric Epithet used to describe Hermes? How does Calypso respond to the gods’ request to release Odysseus? What is Odysseus’ response to Calypso when she says she will help him get home? What does Calypso promise Odysseus if he stay ...
The Odyssey - MultiMediaPortfolio
... Odysseus climbed on the wreckage of the ship and after rowing for nine days, he got to Ogygia, the island of Calypso. Calypso, the charming nymph who lived on the island, saved Odysseus' life and offered him immortality if he stayed with her. Instead she held him captive for eight years until Zeus s ...
... Odysseus climbed on the wreckage of the ship and after rowing for nine days, he got to Ogygia, the island of Calypso. Calypso, the charming nymph who lived on the island, saved Odysseus' life and offered him immortality if he stayed with her. Instead she held him captive for eight years until Zeus s ...
The Odyssey – Character List Odysseus: The protagonist of the
... Melantho abuses the beggar in the palace, not knowing that the man is Odysseus. She is having an affair with Eurymachus. Calypso: The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her islandhome of Ogygia. Calypso holds him prisoner there for seven years until Hermes, the messenge ...
... Melantho abuses the beggar in the palace, not knowing that the man is Odysseus. She is having an affair with Eurymachus. Calypso: The beautiful nymph who falls in love with Odysseus when he lands on her islandhome of Ogygia. Calypso holds him prisoner there for seven years until Hermes, the messenge ...
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... even shares his proclivity for trickery, promising to remarry once she has finished weaving a shroud for Laertes, but unraveling it each night (the suitors catch on after a few years). Penelope is also fiercely protective of Telemakhos, and speaks out against the suitors when she hears of their plan ...
... even shares his proclivity for trickery, promising to remarry once she has finished weaving a shroud for Laertes, but unraveling it each night (the suitors catch on after a few years). Penelope is also fiercely protective of Telemakhos, and speaks out against the suitors when she hears of their plan ...
The Odyssey Study Guide Pintabone/ Romeo Name
... How much does Athena help Odysseus, and how much is the victory his? Who tests the strength and courage of Odysseus and Telemachus? The dead suitors are compared to what kind of creatures? 7. Which appendages does Melanthius lose? Where do they end up? (Remember Antinous' threats to send Irus to Ech ...
... How much does Athena help Odysseus, and how much is the victory his? Who tests the strength and courage of Odysseus and Telemachus? The dead suitors are compared to what kind of creatures? 7. Which appendages does Melanthius lose? Where do they end up? (Remember Antinous' threats to send Irus to Ech ...
Semester 1 – Study Guide
... 4. Where did Odysseus’s journey take him? What obstacles, temptations, hazards did he face (you don’t need to ...
... 4. Where did Odysseus’s journey take him? What obstacles, temptations, hazards did he face (you don’t need to ...
introduction to homer and the trojan war
... The Iliad and the Odyssey developed from poems and songs told as entertainment. Allegedly they were written by Homer a blind Greek poet around 750 BC. There are no details known of his life and he may well have not been a real person or he may have been two or more poets writing at the same time. WH ...
... The Iliad and the Odyssey developed from poems and songs told as entertainment. Allegedly they were written by Homer a blind Greek poet around 750 BC. There are no details known of his life and he may well have not been a real person or he may have been two or more poets writing at the same time. WH ...
The Odyssey - Warren County Schools
... The stories were told of Odysseus and his men who lived on the island of Ithaca. Odysseus had been away from home, fighting in the Trojan War (the one where the Greeks hid inside of a large wooden horse and attacked their enemies when they least expected it). After the battle of Troy, which the Gree ...
... The stories were told of Odysseus and his men who lived on the island of Ithaca. Odysseus had been away from home, fighting in the Trojan War (the one where the Greeks hid inside of a large wooden horse and attacked their enemies when they least expected it). After the battle of Troy, which the Gree ...
The Odyssey
... events leading up to his arrival on Calypso’s island. He recounts his trip to the Land of the Lotus Eaters, his battle with Polyphemus the Cyclops, his love affair with the witchgoddess Circe, his temptation by the deadly Sirens, his journey into Hades to consult the prophet Tiresias, and his fight ...
... events leading up to his arrival on Calypso’s island. He recounts his trip to the Land of the Lotus Eaters, his battle with Polyphemus the Cyclops, his love affair with the witchgoddess Circe, his temptation by the deadly Sirens, his journey into Hades to consult the prophet Tiresias, and his fight ...
Homer`s Odyssey
... • Eurykleia describes the slaughter, and laughs • Tells Penelope the sight of the corpses would warm her heart ...
... • Eurykleia describes the slaughter, and laughs • Tells Penelope the sight of the corpses would warm her heart ...
Semester 1 – Study Guide The Odyssey other famous epic of the
... ___________________A long poem that tells the story of a hero. ___________________The name of the Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus ...
... ___________________A long poem that tells the story of a hero. ___________________The name of the Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus ...
The Odyssey – A Quick Synopsis of a Very Long Story
... Eumaeus to his mother to announce his safe return. Athena restores Odysseus' normal appearance, enchanting it so that Telemachus takes him for a god. "No god am I," Odysseus assures him, "but your own father, returned after these twenty years." They fall into each other's arms. Later they plot the s ...
... Eumaeus to his mother to announce his safe return. Athena restores Odysseus' normal appearance, enchanting it so that Telemachus takes him for a god. "No god am I," Odysseus assures him, "but your own father, returned after these twenty years." They fall into each other's arms. Later they plot the s ...
Circe in the arts

The sorceress Circe is a figure from Greek mythology whose father was the sun (Helios) and whose mother was an ocean nymph. She appears in three separate stories. The best known is when Odysseus visits her island of Aeaea on the way back from the Trojan War and she changes most of his crew into swine. He forces her to return them to human shape, lives with her for a year and has a child called Telegonus by her. Her ability to change others into animals is further highlighted by the story of Picus, an Italian king whom she turns into a woodpecker for resisting her advances. Another story makes her fall in love with the sea-god Glaucus, who prefers the nymph Scylla to her. In revenge, Circe poisoned the water where her rival bathed and turned her into a monster.In the eyes of those from a later age, this behaviour made her notorious both as a magician and as a type of the sexually free woman. As such she has been frequently depicted in all the arts from the Renaissance down to modern times. Among women she has been portrayed more sympathetically.