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
... was a Greek poet who probably lived around 850 BC. He may have been a wandering bard-‐ someone who recited poems. According to tradition, he was blind, although this may be a myth. Homer may a ...
... was a Greek poet who probably lived around 850 BC. He may have been a wandering bard-‐ someone who recited poems. According to tradition, he was blind, although this may be a myth. Homer may a ...
The Odyssey
... • A long story in poem form. • An epic has a hero • The epic is the story of the hero's travels and his fights with monsters. ...
... • A long story in poem form. • An epic has a hero • The epic is the story of the hero's travels and his fights with monsters. ...
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... serving maids clear the remains of bread and meat from the long wooden table. From his place at the head of the table, the lord of the hall signals to a man holding a stringed instrument starts to play while the guests shift their attention and slowly ease their talk. Then he begins to sing. Chantin ...
... serving maids clear the remains of bread and meat from the long wooden table. From his place at the head of the table, the lord of the hall signals to a man holding a stringed instrument starts to play while the guests shift their attention and slowly ease their talk. Then he begins to sing. Chantin ...
Getting to the Bottom of the Pool
... get there, alone and in someone else’s ship. Why does this happen? Some say it’s because Odysseus failed to make a sacrifice to Athena before leaving Troy; some, because of bad choices made by him later. Others pin the bad choices on his crew. But virtually all of these reasons may be summed up in a ...
... get there, alone and in someone else’s ship. Why does this happen? Some say it’s because Odysseus failed to make a sacrifice to Athena before leaving Troy; some, because of bad choices made by him later. Others pin the bad choices on his crew. But virtually all of these reasons may be summed up in a ...
Odyssey Background
... The songs gave audiences a vision of their ancestors, always greater than their contemporaries, living in a more glorious world, who defined the heroic code for the listeners. The stories themselves are set around 1200 BC, when a city known as Troy was the target of a series of attacks They we ...
... The songs gave audiences a vision of their ancestors, always greater than their contemporaries, living in a more glorious world, who defined the heroic code for the listeners. The stories themselves are set around 1200 BC, when a city known as Troy was the target of a series of attacks They we ...
Introduction to Homer, the Epic Poem, Mythology, and
... _______ – god of the sea, earthquakes, horses and was the brother of Zeus _______ – god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon _______ – goddess of war and peace, daughter of Zeus _______ – goddess of love and beauty _______ – messenger of the gods _______ (Helios) – god of sunlight, music, ...
... _______ – god of the sea, earthquakes, horses and was the brother of Zeus _______ – god of the underworld, brother of Zeus and Poseidon _______ – goddess of war and peace, daughter of Zeus _______ – goddess of love and beauty _______ – messenger of the gods _______ (Helios) – god of sunlight, music, ...
Focus on The Iliad and The Odyssey
... Most objects connected with The Iliad and The Odyssey are on display in Gallery 16 : The Greek World. Scenes are painted on Greek pottery and illustrated through other objects in the Ashmolean’s collections. Homer himself is represented in sculpture and casts of statues. As well as forming the basis ...
... Most objects connected with The Iliad and The Odyssey are on display in Gallery 16 : The Greek World. Scenes are painted on Greek pottery and illustrated through other objects in the Ashmolean’s collections. Homer himself is represented in sculpture and casts of statues. As well as forming the basis ...
Name - Plain Local Schools
... 23. Which groups fought the Trojan War? a. With a hollow wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers b. When Eris began a competition for a golden apple for “the fairest” amongst the goddesses c. The Trojans and Achaeans d. Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 24. Who, specifically, was the w ...
... 23. Which groups fought the Trojan War? a. With a hollow wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers b. When Eris began a competition for a golden apple for “the fairest” amongst the goddesses c. The Trojans and Achaeans d. Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships 24. Who, specifically, was the w ...
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... The war began when the goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, bribed the prince of Troy, Paris, to name one of them as the most fair. He was offered power, wealth or the most beautiful woman as bribes. He chose Aphrodite as the most fair and in return, she gave him the most beautiful woman, Helen of ...
... The war began when the goddesses Athena, Hera and Aphrodite, bribed the prince of Troy, Paris, to name one of them as the most fair. He was offered power, wealth or the most beautiful woman as bribes. He chose Aphrodite as the most fair and in return, she gave him the most beautiful woman, Helen of ...
Greek Gods and Mythical Creatures
... the world, to herald her brother Helios, the sun. As the dawn goddess, Eos with "rosy fingers" opened the gates of heaven[2] so that Apollo could ride his chariot across the sky every day. In Homer,[3] her saffron-colored robe is embroidered or woven with flowers;[4] rosy-fingered and with golden ar ...
... the world, to herald her brother Helios, the sun. As the dawn goddess, Eos with "rosy fingers" opened the gates of heaven[2] so that Apollo could ride his chariot across the sky every day. In Homer,[3] her saffron-colored robe is embroidered or woven with flowers;[4] rosy-fingered and with golden ar ...
Compare and Contrast, the Monsters from the
... Gilgamesh change his ways. Together, they set forth to battle the real monsters on a journey of adventure and discovery. The first monster they encounter is one that Gilgamesh purposely chose to slay simply for the glory of it. But before they could battle the demon Humbaba, guardian of a great Ceda ...
... Gilgamesh change his ways. Together, they set forth to battle the real monsters on a journey of adventure and discovery. The first monster they encounter is one that Gilgamesh purposely chose to slay simply for the glory of it. But before they could battle the demon Humbaba, guardian of a great Ceda ...
Characters of the Odyssey
... Most likely written between 750 and 650 B.C., The Odyssey is an epic poem about the wanderings of the Greek hero Odysseus following his victory in the Trojan War (which, if it did indeed take place, occurred in the 12th-century B.C. in Mycenaean Greece). Originally composed in the Ionic Greek dialec ...
... Most likely written between 750 and 650 B.C., The Odyssey is an epic poem about the wanderings of the Greek hero Odysseus following his victory in the Trojan War (which, if it did indeed take place, occurred in the 12th-century B.C. in Mycenaean Greece). Originally composed in the Ionic Greek dialec ...
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... him were actually written by a woman. Some modern critics and others come to a different conclusion: a group of Homer’s students or followers, who adapted and lengthened popular ballads of the time, composed both epic poems. Seven different Greek cities claim that Homer was born within their bound ...
... him were actually written by a woman. Some modern critics and others come to a different conclusion: a group of Homer’s students or followers, who adapted and lengthened popular ballads of the time, composed both epic poems. Seven different Greek cities claim that Homer was born within their bound ...
The_Trojan_War
... • Achilles angered over the death of his cousin, challenges Hector to a duel where Hector is killed. • Achilles ties Hector’s body to his chariot and drags it around Troy, refusing to give it back to his father, Priam, for burial. • This angers the gods. • Priam sneaks into the Greek camp and has to ...
... • Achilles angered over the death of his cousin, challenges Hector to a duel where Hector is killed. • Achilles ties Hector’s body to his chariot and drags it around Troy, refusing to give it back to his father, Priam, for burial. • This angers the gods. • Priam sneaks into the Greek camp and has to ...
English I Summer Reading the Odyssey by Homer
... We can indeed see Mr. Fagles, polutropos and polumetis himself, searching for English equivalences to Homer's effects. The ''Iliad'' begins, ''Sing to me, Muse, of the wrath of Achilles son of Peleus''; Greek allows the poet to put the single word ''wrath'' first. Other translators have supposed thi ...
... We can indeed see Mr. Fagles, polutropos and polumetis himself, searching for English equivalences to Homer's effects. The ''Iliad'' begins, ''Sing to me, Muse, of the wrath of Achilles son of Peleus''; Greek allows the poet to put the single word ''wrath'' first. Other translators have supposed thi ...
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... The loss of six men to Scylla, even though the most tactically astute was the most heart wrenching experience for Odysseus in all his wonderings. The six men all cursed him to their death. Odysseus’ dedication and loyalty to his crew and theirs in return, his perseverance shows the idea that appear ...
... The loss of six men to Scylla, even though the most tactically astute was the most heart wrenching experience for Odysseus in all his wonderings. The six men all cursed him to their death. Odysseus’ dedication and loyalty to his crew and theirs in return, his perseverance shows the idea that appear ...
Semester 1 – Study Guide The Odyssey other famous epic of the
... ___________________The sea—God who hates Odysseus ___________________The ghost who predict Odysseus’ future in Hades ___________________Another name for Hell or Hades ___________________Women who tempt men by singing ___________________Odysseus’s son ___________________Odysseus sleeps with her each ...
... ___________________The sea—God who hates Odysseus ___________________The ghost who predict Odysseus’ future in Hades ___________________Another name for Hell or Hades ___________________Women who tempt men by singing ___________________Odysseus’s son ___________________Odysseus sleeps with her each ...
The Odyssey - missmauldin
... 2. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a national hero 3. A short narrative poem that tells a tragic ...
... 2. A long narrative poem about the adventures of a national hero 3. A short narrative poem that tells a tragic ...
Homer background_Illiad and Odyssey
... Background to Homer’s “Iliad” and “The Odyssey” In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated ...
... Background to Homer’s “Iliad” and “The Odyssey” In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus king of Sparta. The war is one of the most important events in Greek mythology and has been narrated ...
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... weather, thunder, law, order, fate, and protector of humankind. As ruler of the sky, he made rain and thunder and wielded lightning bolts. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he wa ...
... weather, thunder, law, order, fate, and protector of humankind. As ruler of the sky, he made rain and thunder and wielded lightning bolts. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew after Cronus swallowed his brothers and sisters and he is brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he wa ...
9-Weeks Test will be over the “Odyssey,” Thursday, 3/10. Material
... Tiresias. What difficulty does Tiresias predict for the journey to come? Pages 1071-1076 (33 pts. each) 1. Odysseus returns to Circe’s island where she tells him how to avoid the dangers he will face. What instructions does Odysseus give his shipmates as they prepare to deal with the Sirens? 2. The ...
... Tiresias. What difficulty does Tiresias predict for the journey to come? Pages 1071-1076 (33 pts. each) 1. Odysseus returns to Circe’s island where she tells him how to avoid the dangers he will face. What instructions does Odysseus give his shipmates as they prepare to deal with the Sirens? 2. The ...
~ The Greek Gods ~ The Parent Gods Uranus + Gaia (mother earth
... Cleave head with axe… viola! Athena, born with a war cry. ...
... Cleave head with axe… viola! Athena, born with a war cry. ...
Geography of the Odyssey
Events in the main sequence of the Odyssey (excluding the narrative of Odysseus's adventures) take place in the Peloponnese and in what are now called the Ionian Islands (Ithaca and its neighbours). Incidental mentions of Troy and its house Phoenicia, Egypt and Crete hint at geographical knowledge equal to, or perhaps slightly more extensive than that of the Iliad. However, scholars both ancient and modern are divided as to whether or not any of the places visited by Odysseus (after Ismaros and before his return to Ithaca) were real.The geographer Strabo and many others came down squarely on the skeptical side: he reported what the great geographer Eratosthenes had said in the late third century BCE: ""You will find the scene of Odysseus's wanderings when you find the cobbler who sewed up the bag of winds.""