Book IX Reading Guide Scene: The island of Scheria, land of the
... Scene: The island of Scheria, land of the Phaeacians where Odysseus tells his journeys of the Land of the Cicones, the Land of the Lotus Eaters, and the Island of the Cyclops Characters: Odysseus, Polyphemus the Cyclops (son of Poseidon) ...
... Scene: The island of Scheria, land of the Phaeacians where Odysseus tells his journeys of the Land of the Cicones, the Land of the Lotus Eaters, and the Island of the Cyclops Characters: Odysseus, Polyphemus the Cyclops (son of Poseidon) ...
An Introduction to the Odyssey
... been going on for almost 10 years. The Horse gets through the gates while Spartan soldiers are hiding inside. The Trojans celebrate the end of the war by partying it up and drinking. ...
... been going on for almost 10 years. The Horse gets through the gates while Spartan soldiers are hiding inside. The Trojans celebrate the end of the war by partying it up and drinking. ...
description - Brookwood High School
... Polyphemus and the need for trickery to prevail. “Of this wine I filled a great wineskin full . . . for my proud heart had an idea that presently I would encounter a man who was endowed with great strength, and wild . . . ...
... Polyphemus and the need for trickery to prevail. “Of this wine I filled a great wineskin full . . . for my proud heart had an idea that presently I would encounter a man who was endowed with great strength, and wild . . . ...
Introductory_questions_for_The_Odyssey
... 1. ODYSSEY is defined as “a long journey.” Whose long journey is described in The Odyssey? 2. What is an epic? 3. Who wrote The Odyssey? 4. What do historians know about the author of The Odyssey? 5. How did The Trojan War begin? In what epic is the Trojan War the main event? 6. What was the Wooden ...
... 1. ODYSSEY is defined as “a long journey.” Whose long journey is described in The Odyssey? 2. What is an epic? 3. Who wrote The Odyssey? 4. What do historians know about the author of The Odyssey? 5. How did The Trojan War begin? In what epic is the Trojan War the main event? 6. What was the Wooden ...
The Iliad and the Odyssey
... They gathered a huge army, and built a thousand ships to carry the army to Troy Helen of Sparta was now called “Helen of Troy” She was “The face that launched a thousand ships” ...
... They gathered a huge army, and built a thousand ships to carry the army to Troy Helen of Sparta was now called “Helen of Troy” She was “The face that launched a thousand ships” ...
The Odyssey - Northside Middle School
... the accompaniment of a lyre. Some think the Iliad and Odyssey were not written by one person but are instead a collection of Greek poems. When did he live? Authorities do not agree exactly when Homer lived. Dates vary anywhere from the 1100s to the 600s B.C. We do not know where he was born. When di ...
... the accompaniment of a lyre. Some think the Iliad and Odyssey were not written by one person but are instead a collection of Greek poems. When did he live? Authorities do not agree exactly when Homer lived. Dates vary anywhere from the 1100s to the 600s B.C. We do not know where he was born. When di ...
THE ODYSSEY Exploring His World and Ours
... universal concerns, such as good and evil. An epic hero is a larger-than-life figure who takes part in dangerous adventures and accomplish great deeds. ...
... universal concerns, such as good and evil. An epic hero is a larger-than-life figure who takes part in dangerous adventures and accomplish great deeds. ...
Homer`s Odyssey
... cry • Ship-land metaphor to express Odysseus’ joy at seeing Penelope • All is not joy yet, as “we have not yet come to the end of our trials” ...
... cry • Ship-land metaphor to express Odysseus’ joy at seeing Penelope • All is not joy yet, as “we have not yet come to the end of our trials” ...
The Trojan War - Renton School District
... their victory It is the END of the war…but for Odysseus, the adventure is just BEGINNING ...
... their victory It is the END of the war…but for Odysseus, the adventure is just BEGINNING ...
The Odyssey - Waukee Community School District Blogs
... (Latin name Ulysses) • Adventure story about Odysseus’s voyage home after the Trojan War • Sequel to The Iliad, an epic poem also by Homer ...
... (Latin name Ulysses) • Adventure story about Odysseus’s voyage home after the Trojan War • Sequel to The Iliad, an epic poem also by Homer ...
Greek Mythology and Epic Poetry SCAVENGER HUNT (Textbook p
... attempts to return home and with the action on Ithaca while he is gone. ...
... attempts to return home and with the action on Ithaca while he is gone. ...
The Lightning Thief (book 1) by Rick Riordan
... grumbles and hopes through the long years, raising Odysseus's son Telemachus and helping Penelope fend off a bevy of suitors. As any woman might expect, when the hero finally does return there is emotional baggage to be cleared away before the longedfor happy ending. Inside the Walls of Troy by Cle ...
... grumbles and hopes through the long years, raising Odysseus's son Telemachus and helping Penelope fend off a bevy of suitors. As any woman might expect, when the hero finally does return there is emotional baggage to be cleared away before the longedfor happy ending. Inside the Walls of Troy by Cle ...
Book III: The Lord of the Western Approaches
... 3. Why are the men more fearful to go out exploring when they reach Aiaia? Be specific. (171) 4. What is Kirke’s special power and how does she use it against Odysseus’s men? (172) ...
... 3. Why are the men more fearful to go out exploring when they reach Aiaia? Be specific. (171) 4. What is Kirke’s special power and how does she use it against Odysseus’s men? (172) ...
Max Gould Humanities pr.4 Tutorial 2: The Odyssey (con) Though
... Humanities pr.4 Tutorial 2: The Odyssey (con) Though The Odyssey portrays Odysseus’ many faults and mistakes often resulting in divine retribution, (pro) his divine stature and ability to endure all hardship with resolute composure while learning from his mistakes reveals his heroic nature. Homer re ...
... Humanities pr.4 Tutorial 2: The Odyssey (con) Though The Odyssey portrays Odysseus’ many faults and mistakes often resulting in divine retribution, (pro) his divine stature and ability to endure all hardship with resolute composure while learning from his mistakes reveals his heroic nature. Homer re ...
Questions for The Iliad and The Odyssey
... Alone, Odysseus faces Scylla and Charybdis for the second time. Describe his method of escape and tell what happens to him afterward. ...
... Alone, Odysseus faces Scylla and Charybdis for the second time. Describe his method of escape and tell what happens to him afterward. ...
Introduction to The Odyssey
... A few terms… • Epic—a long narrative poem presenting the adventures of gods or larger-than-life heroes • Epic hero—figure of great stature; from history or legend; possesses the character traits that are most valued by society • Archetype—the original pattern or model of which all things of the sa ...
... A few terms… • Epic—a long narrative poem presenting the adventures of gods or larger-than-life heroes • Epic hero—figure of great stature; from history or legend; possesses the character traits that are most valued by society • Archetype—the original pattern or model of which all things of the sa ...
Calypso (mythology), in Greek mythology, a sea nymph and
... daughter of the Titan Atlas. Calypso lived alone on the mythical island of Ogygia in the Ionian Sea. When the Greek hero Odysseus was shipwrecked on Ogygia, she fell in love with him and kept him a virtual prisoner for seven years. Although she promised him immortality and eternal youth if he would ...
... daughter of the Titan Atlas. Calypso lived alone on the mythical island of Ogygia in the Ionian Sea. When the Greek hero Odysseus was shipwrecked on Ogygia, she fell in love with him and kept him a virtual prisoner for seven years. Although she promised him immortality and eternal youth if he would ...
What is an EPIC?
... Story begins IN MEDIAS RES or “in the middle of action”—major events have happened before the story begins and those must be told to the reader in the form of a ...
... Story begins IN MEDIAS RES or “in the middle of action”—major events have happened before the story begins and those must be told to the reader in the form of a ...
BOOK 11: THE LAND OF THE DEAD
... is a ghost who yearns for life, and Odysseus is able to give him a form of life that's very precious-the depiction of the heroic life of Achilles' son Neoptolemus. As long as the son is leading that life, the father can leap triumphant across those fields of asphodel. Two things are being stressed: ...
... is a ghost who yearns for life, and Odysseus is able to give him a form of life that's very precious-the depiction of the heroic life of Achilles' son Neoptolemus. As long as the son is leading that life, the father can leap triumphant across those fields of asphodel. Two things are being stressed: ...
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... • The Greeks won the war, but angered the gods because they forgot to say thank you! • The soldiers captured Cassandra and were mean to her. She was a friend of Athena, who became angry. • Athena asked Poseidon to help her give the Greeks a bitter homecoming. • Many of the Greek ships were lost at s ...
... • The Greeks won the war, but angered the gods because they forgot to say thank you! • The soldiers captured Cassandra and were mean to her. She was a friend of Athena, who became angry. • Athena asked Poseidon to help her give the Greeks a bitter homecoming. • Many of the Greek ships were lost at s ...
The Odyssey - Background - English9th-2012
... suitors and told them of what had happened. Bound by their oath, the suitors all agreed to sail with Menelaus to fight against Troy. • Odysseus, remember, was one of Helen’s suitors. So even though his son, Telemachus, had just been born, he had to leave Ithaca and sail with the other Greeks to Troy ...
... suitors and told them of what had happened. Bound by their oath, the suitors all agreed to sail with Menelaus to fight against Troy. • Odysseus, remember, was one of Helen’s suitors. So even though his son, Telemachus, had just been born, he had to leave Ithaca and sail with the other Greeks to Troy ...
Name - Garnet Valley School District
... Verbal irony- when a character knowingly says one thing, but means the opposite Dramatic irony- when the reader or viewer knows something that the character(s) do not know Theme – a message about life that the author wants the reader to understand Imagery- the author’s use of descriptive words and p ...
... Verbal irony- when a character knowingly says one thing, but means the opposite Dramatic irony- when the reader or viewer knows something that the character(s) do not know Theme – a message about life that the author wants the reader to understand Imagery- the author’s use of descriptive words and p ...