PowerPoint from Class over Epic
... Classical Allusions: references to mythology Example: She had the face that launched a thousand ships—Refers to Helen of Troy from The Illiad. •You will find these allusions in other literature, movies, everyday conversations, and even in modern day ...
... Classical Allusions: references to mythology Example: She had the face that launched a thousand ships—Refers to Helen of Troy from The Illiad. •You will find these allusions in other literature, movies, everyday conversations, and even in modern day ...
Lecture 6 Homer_BEL_20161219114136
... -The founding stories for the Greeks 1. Trojan War (the defining moment in the establishment of Greek character): the war wasn't fought by "Greeks" in the classical sense, it was fought by the Myceneaens; the Greek culture that we call "classical" is actually derived from a different group of Greeks ...
... -The founding stories for the Greeks 1. Trojan War (the defining moment in the establishment of Greek character): the war wasn't fought by "Greeks" in the classical sense, it was fought by the Myceneaens; the Greek culture that we call "classical" is actually derived from a different group of Greeks ...
Unit 1: Homer, The Trojan War
... Write journal entries reflecting on reading assignments/excerpts or questions based on the reading Class debates: talent is innate vs. talent is acquired Create visual outlines of assigned books of the Iliad Construct class map of places in the Greek world Write speeches or role-play as characters i ...
... Write journal entries reflecting on reading assignments/excerpts or questions based on the reading Class debates: talent is innate vs. talent is acquired Create visual outlines of assigned books of the Iliad Construct class map of places in the Greek world Write speeches or role-play as characters i ...
Greek Mythology and Epic Poetry SCAVENGER HUNT (Textbook p
... C. The action in an epic centers on the Epic Hero. D. Structure: _________________________________________________________________________. 1. Like many epics, The Odyssey begins with an ________________, a request _________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ...
... C. The action in an epic centers on the Epic Hero. D. Structure: _________________________________________________________________________. 1. Like many epics, The Odyssey begins with an ________________, a request _________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ...
Background Notes
... book in a series). It is the second of Homer’s two great epic poems. Part one is called The Iliad. ...
... book in a series). It is the second of Homer’s two great epic poems. Part one is called The Iliad. ...
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... story was written down, probably as a written record of a live performance. Scholars are divided over what has been called “The Homeric Question” – was Homer a real person who composed the Iliad and Odyssey (which were performed by a single bard as a long epic song accompanied by the lyre) or a myth ...
... story was written down, probably as a written record of a live performance. Scholars are divided over what has been called “The Homeric Question” – was Homer a real person who composed the Iliad and Odyssey (which were performed by a single bard as a long epic song accompanied by the lyre) or a myth ...
Background to The Odyssey PPT
... – The epic only deals with about 50 days in the 10th and final year of the Trojan War – Homer concentrates on one main Greek hero, Achilles, and one main opposing hero for the Trojans, Hector. – **The epic begins in the middle or in medias res** – As the epic begins, Achilles is furious with King Ag ...
... – The epic only deals with about 50 days in the 10th and final year of the Trojan War – Homer concentrates on one main Greek hero, Achilles, and one main opposing hero for the Trojans, Hector. – **The epic begins in the middle or in medias res** – As the epic begins, Achilles is furious with King Ag ...
0027.Iliad_Folklore Legend Mythology
... WHETHER IN ART, LITERATURE, POLITICS, OR SOCIETY WITH THE PHRASE: “MAN IS THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS”. FEW CULTURES HAVE PRODUCED SUCH A WEALTH OF HEROES. THIS WAS THE NATURAL RESULT OF THE GREEK URGE FOR FAME. THE HEROES TEND TO BE ADVENTURERS AND FIGHTERS BOLD, EXPERIENCED, FIERCE, STRONG, AND OFTE ...
... WHETHER IN ART, LITERATURE, POLITICS, OR SOCIETY WITH THE PHRASE: “MAN IS THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS”. FEW CULTURES HAVE PRODUCED SUCH A WEALTH OF HEROES. THIS WAS THE NATURAL RESULT OF THE GREEK URGE FOR FAME. THE HEROES TEND TO BE ADVENTURERS AND FIGHTERS BOLD, EXPERIENCED, FIERCE, STRONG, AND OFTE ...
Greek Mythology and the Odyssey
... – As the epic begins, Achilles is furious with King Agamemnon over a slave girl, Briseis, and sulking in his tent, refusing to fight.**The epic begins in the middle or in media res** – The Trojans start winning and beating back the Greeks. – But, when Hector kills Achilles’ best friend, Patroclus, A ...
... – As the epic begins, Achilles is furious with King Agamemnon over a slave girl, Briseis, and sulking in his tent, refusing to fight.**The epic begins in the middle or in media res** – The Trojans start winning and beating back the Greeks. – But, when Hector kills Achilles’ best friend, Patroclus, A ...
What are the characteristics of an epic poem?
... credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey. His works tell stories of heroes, gods, and monsters and explore themes of fate and destiny. ...
... credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey. His works tell stories of heroes, gods, and monsters and explore themes of fate and destiny. ...
Greek Philosophy Essay
... The Trojan War In Greek Mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after the Trojan prince Paris swept Helen away from her powerful husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. This war, one of the most notable and important stories of Ancient Greece, has been depicted by many ...
... The Trojan War In Greek Mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after the Trojan prince Paris swept Helen away from her powerful husband Menelaus, king of Sparta. This war, one of the most notable and important stories of Ancient Greece, has been depicted by many ...
Mythology
... – Came later in Odyssey – Strangers and those in need were protected by Zeus – Grew as humans became more conscious of their world ...
... – Came later in Odyssey – Strangers and those in need were protected by Zeus – Grew as humans became more conscious of their world ...
From Classical to Contemporary
... • Virgil reimagines Homeric hero while at the same time honoring tradition of Homer’s epic and imitating it • Virgil spent 12 years on The Aeneid. At the time of his death, he wanted to write for three more years; when he was on his deathbed he told his friends to destroy it because he “hadn’t gotte ...
... • Virgil reimagines Homeric hero while at the same time honoring tradition of Homer’s epic and imitating it • Virgil spent 12 years on The Aeneid. At the time of his death, he wanted to write for three more years; when he was on his deathbed he told his friends to destroy it because he “hadn’t gotte ...
The Odyssey
... The War of The Iliad and precedent of The Odyssey The Trojan War had its roots with the marriage of Peleus and the sea goddess, Thetis. Eris, the goddess of discord, was outraged because she was not invited to the wedding. Therefore, she came to the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto ...
... The War of The Iliad and precedent of The Odyssey The Trojan War had its roots with the marriage of Peleus and the sea goddess, Thetis. Eris, the goddess of discord, was outraged because she was not invited to the wedding. Therefore, she came to the wedding banquet and threw a golden apple onto ...
The Odyssey - Plain Local Schools
... The Odyssey is a sequel (the second book in a series). It is the second of Homer’s two great epic poems. Part one is called The Iliad. ...
... The Odyssey is a sequel (the second book in a series). It is the second of Homer’s two great epic poems. Part one is called The Iliad. ...
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... b. Which is the southernmost? c. Which is the westernmost? The Epic Form (page 1040F) “Wow! That was EPIC!” When we say that something is EPIC, we typically mean that it is majestic, impressively great, and/or of huge size. We also use EPIC to define a long story told on a grand scale. During the Ea ...
... b. Which is the southernmost? c. Which is the westernmost? The Epic Form (page 1040F) “Wow! That was EPIC!” When we say that something is EPIC, we typically mean that it is majestic, impressively great, and/or of huge size. We also use EPIC to define a long story told on a grand scale. During the Ea ...
The Odyssey
... embedded narrative of his wanderings) take place in the Peloponnese and in what are now called the Ionian Islands. • The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. • Ithaca, the homeland of Odysseus, may or may not be the same island that is now called Ithake. • Scholars, both ancient and mode ...
... embedded narrative of his wanderings) take place in the Peloponnese and in what are now called the Ionian Islands. • The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. • Ithaca, the homeland of Odysseus, may or may not be the same island that is now called Ithake. • Scholars, both ancient and mode ...
Greek Life and Culture
... Told by bards (also known as rhapsodes) Memorized by repetition No abstract thought, therefore no language for abstract thought (for example, no Greek word for “soul”) ...
... Told by bards (also known as rhapsodes) Memorized by repetition No abstract thought, therefore no language for abstract thought (for example, no Greek word for “soul”) ...
Homer`s The Odyssey
... Heroes During Homer’s Time • Heroes were a special class of aristocrats, in between gods and ordinary human beings. • No matter what pain they may have experienced, they always displayed CONFIDENCE . ...
... Heroes During Homer’s Time • Heroes were a special class of aristocrats, in between gods and ordinary human beings. • No matter what pain they may have experienced, they always displayed CONFIDENCE . ...
Introduction to *.. The Odyssey
... grotesque sea monster, with six long necks three times a day equipped with grisly heads, each of which before belching ...
... grotesque sea monster, with six long necks three times a day equipped with grisly heads, each of which before belching ...
Introduction to - Mrs. Tully's Website for Students
... their culture, they did so because of the poetry of Homer. It would not be unfair to regard the Homeric poems as the single most important texts in Greek culture.” • --Richard Hooker, “Bureaucrats and Barbarians, The ...
... their culture, they did so because of the poetry of Homer. It would not be unfair to regard the Homeric poems as the single most important texts in Greek culture.” • --Richard Hooker, “Bureaucrats and Barbarians, The ...
1 - MendenhallEnglish
... The Iliad is a long narrative poem. The story combines the history, legends, and religion of the ancient Greeks with the imagination, invention, and lively story-telling abilities of a great poet. The events in the Iliad were as well known to the ancient Greeks as the story of Noah’s ark or the song ...
... The Iliad is a long narrative poem. The story combines the history, legends, and religion of the ancient Greeks with the imagination, invention, and lively story-telling abilities of a great poet. The events in the Iliad were as well known to the ancient Greeks as the story of Noah’s ark or the song ...
The Odyssey, Odysseus, and the epic poem
... while the Odyssey takes place after) Collected stories around 800 B.C. In oral poetic competitions, Greek minstrels sang stories set to music Stories were told and listened to more than they were read; they were not written down Did he exist? He was blind May have been the greatest in a ...
... while the Odyssey takes place after) Collected stories around 800 B.C. In oral poetic competitions, Greek minstrels sang stories set to music Stories were told and listened to more than they were read; they were not written down Did he exist? He was blind May have been the greatest in a ...
Homer
""Homer"", ""Homeric"", and ""Homerus"" redirect here. For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation), Homeric (disambiguation), Homerus (disambiguation)Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.Whether and when he lived is unknown. Herodotus estimates that Homer lived 400 years before his own time, which would place him at around 850 BCE. Pseudo-Herodotus estimates that he was born 622 years before Xerxes I placed a pontoon bridge over the Hellespont in 480 BCE, which would place him at 1102 BCE, 168 years after the fall of Troy in 1270 BCE. These two end points are 252 years apart, representative of the differences in dates given by the other sources.The importance of Homer to the ancient Greeks is described in Plato's Republic, which portrays him as the protos didaskalos, ""first teacher"", of the tragedians, the hegemon paideias, ""leader of Greek culture"", and the ten Hellada pepaideukon, ""teacher of [all] Greece"". Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds.Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds in Egypt.