Presentation
... on the Black Sea. Before the war, the Trojans would charge the Greeks money to stop there…like a tax. Also, Troy and the surrounding area had nice, fertile soil, as opposed to the rough terrain of southern Greece and the islands. Several heroes emerged from the Trojan War: Achilles, Hector, and ...
... on the Black Sea. Before the war, the Trojans would charge the Greeks money to stop there…like a tax. Also, Troy and the surrounding area had nice, fertile soil, as opposed to the rough terrain of southern Greece and the islands. Several heroes emerged from the Trojan War: Achilles, Hector, and ...
Greek Mythology
... storyteller is working inside the traditional guidelines for epic poetry • Muses: 9 spirits or goddesses who embody the arts • Calliope: chief muse, inspired epic poetry ...
... storyteller is working inside the traditional guidelines for epic poetry • Muses: 9 spirits or goddesses who embody the arts • Calliope: chief muse, inspired epic poetry ...
The Odyssey: Character list
... Magical elements – Prophecies were common elements in Greek tales. They often lend irony to a story, as a character does not realize a prophecy is coming true until it has happened. Curses were also common; an effective curse required clearly identifying the offender – as by name and home – so the g ...
... Magical elements – Prophecies were common elements in Greek tales. They often lend irony to a story, as a character does not realize a prophecy is coming true until it has happened. Curses were also common; an effective curse required clearly identifying the offender – as by name and home – so the g ...
Cattle of the Sun God Reading Notes
... 3. Draw on previous knowledge. Given what you know about ancient Greek ships, what are “onshore gales” (l. 860) and why are they a problem? ...
... 3. Draw on previous knowledge. Given what you know about ancient Greek ships, what are “onshore gales” (l. 860) and why are they a problem? ...
American History
... An Introduction to the Odyssey The tale of a hero’s difficult 20 year journey home... ...
... An Introduction to the Odyssey The tale of a hero’s difficult 20 year journey home... ...
“The Odyssey”
... He is tested often to prove the worthiness of himself and his quest He receives help by divine beings along the way He encounters numerous mythical beings, magical and helpful animals and human helpers and companions His travels take him to a supernatural world, often one that normal human beings ar ...
... He is tested often to prove the worthiness of himself and his quest He receives help by divine beings along the way He encounters numerous mythical beings, magical and helpful animals and human helpers and companions His travels take him to a supernatural world, often one that normal human beings ar ...
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... daughter sacrificed. • Menelaus takes Helen and Trojan woman divided up by Greeks. • When he returns home, Agamemnon is killed by his wife for daughter’s sacrifice. ...
... daughter sacrificed. • Menelaus takes Helen and Trojan woman divided up by Greeks. • When he returns home, Agamemnon is killed by his wife for daughter’s sacrifice. ...
Questions for The Iliad and The Odyssey
... According to Greek myth, how were earth and sky formed? How were humans created? By whom? ...
... According to Greek myth, how were earth and sky formed? How were humans created? By whom? ...
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... insult suffered by Menelaus, King of Sparta, when his wife, Helen, ran off with Paris, a young prince of Troy. 1,000 ships sailed across the Aegean Sea and encircled the walled city of Troy. Helen was so beautiful, it has been said that her face “…launched 1,000 ships.” The Greeks were eventuall ...
... insult suffered by Menelaus, King of Sparta, when his wife, Helen, ran off with Paris, a young prince of Troy. 1,000 ships sailed across the Aegean Sea and encircled the walled city of Troy. Helen was so beautiful, it has been said that her face “…launched 1,000 ships.” The Greeks were eventuall ...
The Odyssey
... who received the prophesies from Apollo. • Odysseus goes to see one of these men. ...
... who received the prophesies from Apollo. • Odysseus goes to see one of these men. ...
Mythology Terms Name Date Epic Poetry Epic Simile Genre Hero
... 13. A story centered around gods and goddesses that sometime explain natural ...
... 13. A story centered around gods and goddesses that sometime explain natural ...
Greek Mythology in The Odyssey (aka your Study Guide)
... 16. _______________was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of _______________, where she detained _________________ for several years. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas. _________________ is remembered most for her role in Homer's _____________, in which she ...
... 16. _______________was a nymph in Greek mythology, who lived on the island of _______________, where she detained _________________ for several years. She is generally said to be the daughter of the Titan Atlas. _________________ is remembered most for her role in Homer's _____________, in which she ...
Name - Garnet Valley School District
... Odysseus is helped and hindered by the Gods Odysseus demonstrates great loyalty, courage, and guile 2) How does the plot in The Odyssey represent that of an epic? The Odyssey has an epic hero (Odysseus), involves many fantastic lands, monsters, include archetypes like a wicked temptress (Calypso & C ...
... Odysseus is helped and hindered by the Gods Odysseus demonstrates great loyalty, courage, and guile 2) How does the plot in The Odyssey represent that of an epic? The Odyssey has an epic hero (Odysseus), involves many fantastic lands, monsters, include archetypes like a wicked temptress (Calypso & C ...
The Odyssey Unit
... appeared abandoned. Thinking that the Greeks had given up the fight and that the horse was a peace offering, the Trojans brought the horse into their city. That night the Greeks hidden inside the hollow belly came out, opened the gates of Troy to the whole Greek army, and began the battle that was t ...
... appeared abandoned. Thinking that the Greeks had given up the fight and that the horse was a peace offering, the Trojans brought the horse into their city. That night the Greeks hidden inside the hollow belly came out, opened the gates of Troy to the whole Greek army, and began the battle that was t ...
Calypso, The Sweet Nymph
... Calypso, The Sweet Nymph A nymph is alluring, beautiful and can pull you in, a goddess. Calypso is the LAST place Odysseus goes before he is allowed to go home. It has been 10 years since the war ended. All of his men are dead. He is the only survivor. Odysseus expected to be with his men forever. T ...
... Calypso, The Sweet Nymph A nymph is alluring, beautiful and can pull you in, a goddess. Calypso is the LAST place Odysseus goes before he is allowed to go home. It has been 10 years since the war ended. All of his men are dead. He is the only survivor. Odysseus expected to be with his men forever. T ...
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 ...
The Odyssey
... • Homer based the Odyssey on ancient Greek myths (more on this later!) • He began the Odyssey with an Invocation: an opening prayer to the muse (goddess of inspiration), asking for help to tell his story. • He told his story in medias res: “in the middle of things”; the reader is plunked down in the ...
... • Homer based the Odyssey on ancient Greek myths (more on this later!) • He began the Odyssey with an Invocation: an opening prayer to the muse (goddess of inspiration), asking for help to tell his story. • He told his story in medias res: “in the middle of things”; the reader is plunked down in the ...
Mythology and The Odyssey PowerPoint
... special position in life: they are below the gods but above other mortals. ...
... special position in life: they are below the gods but above other mortals. ...
The Odyssey
... The hero of The Odyssey goes on one of those dangerous and long journeys, coming across many obstacles and fighting for his life numerous times before being able to return home after 10 years! He comes home to suitors trying to take over his house. ...
... The hero of The Odyssey goes on one of those dangerous and long journeys, coming across many obstacles and fighting for his life numerous times before being able to return home after 10 years! He comes home to suitors trying to take over his house. ...
The Odyssey - Olympia Junior Programs
... warrior, and his ten-year journey from the terrible Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. In this performance of The Odyssey, Odysseus describes his adventures in his own words, acting out various episodes from Homer’s epic tale. As he travels over the seas with his crew of men he encounters many beings ...
... warrior, and his ten-year journey from the terrible Trojan war to his home in Ithaca. In this performance of The Odyssey, Odysseus describes his adventures in his own words, acting out various episodes from Homer’s epic tale. As he travels over the seas with his crew of men he encounters many beings ...
September 3, 2008 World Humanities Mr. Cabat
... that his two-part epic poem, The Iliad (named for Ilium, the Greek word for Troy) and The Odyssey (named for its main character, Odysseus), were written around 800 B.C. (about 300 years before Medea, so we cheated a bit) •Several other poems, odes and hymns are attributed to him, but nothing is cert ...
... that his two-part epic poem, The Iliad (named for Ilium, the Greek word for Troy) and The Odyssey (named for its main character, Odysseus), were written around 800 B.C. (about 300 years before Medea, so we cheated a bit) •Several other poems, odes and hymns are attributed to him, but nothing is cert ...
What is an EPIC?
... ACCOUNTS of what happened Homer collected all the stories Greeks were telling about a great war . . . . ...
... ACCOUNTS of what happened Homer collected all the stories Greeks were telling about a great war . . . . ...
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.""