Chapter 8 SS Notes - Rebecca Harris (Becky Harris)
... 776BC lasting for more than 1,000 years EPICS and FABLES -Greek poems and stories are some of the oldest literature in Western Civilization- models for writing -first Greek stories were called epics- Iliad and the Odyssey, by Homer in 700’s BC- based on stories about war between Greece and the city ...
... 776BC lasting for more than 1,000 years EPICS and FABLES -Greek poems and stories are some of the oldest literature in Western Civilization- models for writing -first Greek stories were called epics- Iliad and the Odyssey, by Homer in 700’s BC- based on stories about war between Greece and the city ...
Chapter 5-1 Notes The Culture of Ancient Greece I. Greek Gods and
... Homer: Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. B. Aesop: Made up fables. In his fables animals talked and act like people. One of his best known fables is The A. ...
... Homer: Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey. B. Aesop: Made up fables. In his fables animals talked and act like people. One of his best known fables is The A. ...
Greek_Contributions-1_G-9 - Miami Beach Senior High School
... Fact: Democracy in Greece lasted only 50 years 400BC-Democracy came back in 1789-USA Historical: First full time historians started in Greece Herodotus: 484-424 BC is “Father of History” • wrote about the pyramids, Egypt, Babylon, Greece Thucydides: 471-400 BC wrote about Peloponnesian War (Sparta v ...
... Fact: Democracy in Greece lasted only 50 years 400BC-Democracy came back in 1789-USA Historical: First full time historians started in Greece Herodotus: 484-424 BC is “Father of History” • wrote about the pyramids, Egypt, Babylon, Greece Thucydides: 471-400 BC wrote about Peloponnesian War (Sparta v ...
0027.Iliad_Folklore Legend Mythology
... NOTE WELL: THE ILIAD USES THE STORY OF THE TROJAN WAR AS ITS BACKDROP. THE STORY OF THE ILIAD ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE IN THE TENTH YEAR OF THAT WAR BUT THE PLOT OF THE ILIAD IS REALLY A STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. THE INFORMATION THAT FOLLOWS IS A VERY BRIEF S ...
... NOTE WELL: THE ILIAD USES THE STORY OF THE TROJAN WAR AS ITS BACKDROP. THE STORY OF THE ILIAD ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE IN THE TENTH YEAR OF THAT WAR BUT THE PLOT OF THE ILIAD IS REALLY A STUDY OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. THE INFORMATION THAT FOLLOWS IS A VERY BRIEF S ...
Study Guide
... homes of the gods and goddesses 10. Poseidon God of the sea 11. Zeus King of the gods 12. Hera Queen of the gods 13. Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty 14. Hades God of the underworld 15. Hermes Messenger god 16. Ares god of war 17. Apollo god of sun 18. Athena goddess of wisdom 19. Artemis-goddes ...
... homes of the gods and goddesses 10. Poseidon God of the sea 11. Zeus King of the gods 12. Hera Queen of the gods 13. Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty 14. Hades God of the underworld 15. Hermes Messenger god 16. Ares god of war 17. Apollo god of sun 18. Athena goddess of wisdom 19. Artemis-goddes ...
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... -traditional story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of fact -Deities or demigods. -Explains some human or natural event. Ex. Why the sun rises. ...
... -traditional story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of fact -Deities or demigods. -Explains some human or natural event. Ex. Why the sun rises. ...
The Odyssey
... The story of the journey of Odysseus and his men trying to get home after the Trojan War After spending 10 years stranded on an island, it takes another 10 years to get back to Ithaca because he is cursed by Poseiden for his arrogance. Also, Odysseus stabs his son, the Cyclops in the eye an ep ...
... The story of the journey of Odysseus and his men trying to get home after the Trojan War After spending 10 years stranded on an island, it takes another 10 years to get back to Ithaca because he is cursed by Poseiden for his arrogance. Also, Odysseus stabs his son, the Cyclops in the eye an ep ...
Chapter 8
... world events around them Gods and Mythology o The work of the gods was in events all around them o To keep the gods happy the Greeks built temples to them Heroes and Mythology o Some myths were about heroes, actual people o Hercules and Theseus Homer and Epic Poetry o Describes the deeds of great he ...
... world events around them Gods and Mythology o The work of the gods was in events all around them o To keep the gods happy the Greeks built temples to them Heroes and Mythology o Some myths were about heroes, actual people o Hercules and Theseus Homer and Epic Poetry o Describes the deeds of great he ...
The Rise of the Polis
... The poet Homer: broke with the traditional treatment of the heroes of myth and legend ...
... The poet Homer: broke with the traditional treatment of the heroes of myth and legend ...
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... Background for the Story: The Trojan War (page 1043) 9. In what way can The Odyssey be viewed as a sequel to The Iliad ? (Look at the italicized sentence just beneath “The Trojan War” at the top of the page.) 10. According to Greek myth, how did Eris, the goddess of strife (disharmony), set in motio ...
... Background for the Story: The Trojan War (page 1043) 9. In what way can The Odyssey be viewed as a sequel to The Iliad ? (Look at the italicized sentence just beneath “The Trojan War” at the top of the page.) 10. According to Greek myth, how did Eris, the goddess of strife (disharmony), set in motio ...
Margalit Finkelberg: Greeks and Pre-Greeks. Aegean
... extent dependent on whether one accepts the author's use of myth as a historical source (9-11, for methodological discussion). For Finkelberg, myths have not only a kernel of historical truth, but also a direct relationship with specific historical events (167-8), and the author is prepared to take ...
... extent dependent on whether one accepts the author's use of myth as a historical source (9-11, for methodological discussion). For Finkelberg, myths have not only a kernel of historical truth, but also a direct relationship with specific historical events (167-8), and the author is prepared to take ...
Characteristics of an Epic
... tremendous value to themselves or to their people. Often the hero's quest is set in both heaven and hell. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are the best-known epics in Western civilization. ♦ Homer's first epic was the Illiad, which tells of a ten-year war found on the plains outside the walls of a great ci ...
... tremendous value to themselves or to their people. Often the hero's quest is set in both heaven and hell. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are the best-known epics in Western civilization. ♦ Homer's first epic was the Illiad, which tells of a ten-year war found on the plains outside the walls of a great ci ...
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... gates to the Greek army. Troy was destroyed. Now it was time for Odysseus and the other Greeks to return to their kingdoms across the sea. ...
... gates to the Greek army. Troy was destroyed. Now it was time for Odysseus and the other Greeks to return to their kingdoms across the sea. ...
Greek Mythology
... The Greek believed their gods lived atop Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. Zeus was the head of the pantheon, or family of gods. Zeus ruled the sky with his powerful thunderbolt. One of Zeus’ brothers, Poseidon, ruled the sea; another brother, Hades, ruled the “underworld.” Zeus's wife, ...
... The Greek believed their gods lived atop Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece. Zeus was the head of the pantheon, or family of gods. Zeus ruled the sky with his powerful thunderbolt. One of Zeus’ brothers, Poseidon, ruled the sea; another brother, Hades, ruled the “underworld.” Zeus's wife, ...
The_Iliad_-_Background_Information
... Homer observes another epic convention by beginning the story "in medias res," which is Latin for "in the middle of things." Reading a Greek epic from the beginning is like tuning in to a story already in progress, in that many of the story's events have already taken place. Information about those ...
... Homer observes another epic convention by beginning the story "in medias res," which is Latin for "in the middle of things." Reading a Greek epic from the beginning is like tuning in to a story already in progress, in that many of the story's events have already taken place. Information about those ...
Helen of Troy Paige Foster
... They are brothers. Hector was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan war. Paris refused to have war. Hector did everything to protect Paris. ...
... They are brothers. Hector was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy in the Trojan war. Paris refused to have war. Hector did everything to protect Paris. ...
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... happens to her. Helen chooses Menelaus, and when Paris smuggles her away, all the Greek kings sail to Troy in honor of their pledge. In the film, Odysseus’ role is a wise, supportive warrior and king of Ithaca, and never is there any indication of a history between him and Helen. Also, the pledge fo ...
... happens to her. Helen chooses Menelaus, and when Paris smuggles her away, all the Greek kings sail to Troy in honor of their pledge. In the film, Odysseus’ role is a wise, supportive warrior and king of Ithaca, and never is there any indication of a history between him and Helen. Also, the pledge fo ...
The Iliad
... two oldest, monumental epic poems, to Homer, whom they called simply "The Poet." Nothing certain is known about Homer's life. His name, which means "hostage," gives no clue to his origins, since small wars and raids between neighboring city-states and towns were frequent in ancient Greece, and priso ...
... two oldest, monumental epic poems, to Homer, whom they called simply "The Poet." Nothing certain is known about Homer's life. His name, which means "hostage," gives no clue to his origins, since small wars and raids between neighboring city-states and towns were frequent in ancient Greece, and priso ...
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... – These men were the historians and entertainers as well as the myth-makers of their time – They traveled from place to place singing of recent events, heroes, or gods/goddesses • Credited with telling the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey ...
... – These men were the historians and entertainers as well as the myth-makers of their time – They traveled from place to place singing of recent events, heroes, or gods/goddesses • Credited with telling the epics the Iliad and the Odyssey ...
Homer: Epic Poet
... The Iliad and the Odyssey may have been told and retold for several hundred years before being written down. This may explain why some dialects, or ways of speaking, used in the poems are from different time periods. Some scholars believe that more than one person may have written the poems. The Tro ...
... The Iliad and the Odyssey may have been told and retold for several hundred years before being written down. This may explain why some dialects, or ways of speaking, used in the poems are from different time periods. Some scholars believe that more than one person may have written the poems. The Tro ...
Chapter 11: Ancient Greece Lesson 2: Beliefs and Customs p. 360
... As late as the twentieth century, major works of poetry and fiction have borrowed elements from the Iliad and the Odyssey. These include the novels Don Quixotic by the Spanish writer Cervantes and ...
... As late as the twentieth century, major works of poetry and fiction have borrowed elements from the Iliad and the Odyssey. These include the novels Don Quixotic by the Spanish writer Cervantes and ...