Homer`s The Odyssey - Waterford Public Schools
... Achilles throws himself into the battle, fights Hector, and kills him. In a final gesture of contempt, he drags Hector’s lifeless body around the walls of Troy. The main theme of the epic is “Achilles’ choice.” Achilles has been offered a choice: either he can be a great and famous hero in war and d ...
... Achilles throws himself into the battle, fights Hector, and kills him. In a final gesture of contempt, he drags Hector’s lifeless body around the walls of Troy. The main theme of the epic is “Achilles’ choice.” Achilles has been offered a choice: either he can be a great and famous hero in war and d ...
Phaeacia Island of the Cicones Island of the Lotus Eaters The Cyclops
... Odysseus and his men went into the cave for food and he insisted on staying to see who lived there. The Cyclops trapped them in there and ate two of his men. Odysseus made a plan to poke out the cyclops’s eye to get them out of the cave. He told the Cyclops his name was Nobody so that no one else ...
... Odysseus and his men went into the cave for food and he insisted on staying to see who lived there. The Cyclops trapped them in there and ate two of his men. Odysseus made a plan to poke out the cyclops’s eye to get them out of the cave. He told the Cyclops his name was Nobody so that no one else ...
Characters of the Odyssey
... thinking of home at other points. He also endures great loss through the deaths of his brothers-in-arms from the Trojan War and his shipmates afterward. Loneliness pervades the emotions of other characters; Penelope is nearly in constant tears over her absent husband, Telemakhos has never known his ...
... thinking of home at other points. He also endures great loss through the deaths of his brothers-in-arms from the Trojan War and his shipmates afterward. Loneliness pervades the emotions of other characters; Penelope is nearly in constant tears over her absent husband, Telemakhos has never known his ...
Odyssey - TeacherWeb
... Odysseus’s house •Why did Telemachus say it would be better if the Ithacans consumed all of his resources? (95; lines 80-85) •He could just go through town and get the goods back •Describe one of the tricks Penelope uses to hold off the suitors. (96; lines 102-122) •She started weaving a shroud for ...
... Odysseus’s house •Why did Telemachus say it would be better if the Ithacans consumed all of his resources? (95; lines 80-85) •He could just go through town and get the goods back •Describe one of the tricks Penelope uses to hold off the suitors. (96; lines 102-122) •She started weaving a shroud for ...
Book III: The Lord of the Western Approaches
... 1. Odysseus and his men are within sight of Ithaka when temptation once again leads to their downfall. Explain what happened. (166) 2. Why won’t King Aiolos help Odysseus and his men again? (167) ...
... 1. Odysseus and his men are within sight of Ithaka when temptation once again leads to their downfall. Explain what happened. (166) 2. Why won’t King Aiolos help Odysseus and his men again? (167) ...
Greek Mythology, Epic Poetry, And The Odyssey
... siblings, and he plots revenge against Cronus • He poisons Cronus, and his siblings pop out of Cronus’s belly (after the rock, of course) • After this, Zeus tries to take over, but the other Titans wont recognize him, so they start a war • Gaea tells Zeus about her first six children, and with their ...
... siblings, and he plots revenge against Cronus • He poisons Cronus, and his siblings pop out of Cronus’s belly (after the rock, of course) • After this, Zeus tries to take over, but the other Titans wont recognize him, so they start a war • Gaea tells Zeus about her first six children, and with their ...
Homer`s The Odyssey Name _____ Date ______ Examining the
... Homer may have lived sometime between 900 and 800 B.C.- if he ever lived at all. Although the ancient Greeks credited him with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey, people have long argued about whether or not he really existed. Many theories speculate on who Homer may have been and where he may have ...
... Homer may have lived sometime between 900 and 800 B.C.- if he ever lived at all. Although the ancient Greeks credited him with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey, people have long argued about whether or not he really existed. Many theories speculate on who Homer may have been and where he may have ...
The Odyssey background info
... Achilles throws himself into the battle, fights Hector, and kills him. In a final gesture of contempt, he drags Hector’s lifeless body around the walls of Troy. The main theme of the epic is “Achilles’ choice.” Achilles has been offered a choice: either he can be a great and famous hero in war and d ...
... Achilles throws himself into the battle, fights Hector, and kills him. In a final gesture of contempt, he drags Hector’s lifeless body around the walls of Troy. The main theme of the epic is “Achilles’ choice.” Achilles has been offered a choice: either he can be a great and famous hero in war and d ...
PDF - Erik de Haan
... literature, can give us into something as apparently modern as ‘mentoring’. To show how instructive it can be to revisit the classics from time to time, I gladly share my own reading of Homer's Odyssey, an epic tale that was probably written in the 8th century BC and deals with events which are thou ...
... literature, can give us into something as apparently modern as ‘mentoring’. To show how instructive it can be to revisit the classics from time to time, I gladly share my own reading of Homer's Odyssey, an epic tale that was probably written in the 8th century BC and deals with events which are thou ...
CHAPTER 12 A DIFFERENT KIND OF HERO: THE QUEST OF
... homecoming for ten years. The hero must descend into the Underworld to ask Tiresias’s advice and eventually must accept the role of a nobody, deprived of identity as well as clothing. 15. Athene, the goddess of wisdom, is Odysseus’s protector, and, acting as his mentor, restores order in Ithaca. Ath ...
... homecoming for ten years. The hero must descend into the Underworld to ask Tiresias’s advice and eventually must accept the role of a nobody, deprived of identity as well as clothing. 15. Athene, the goddess of wisdom, is Odysseus’s protector, and, acting as his mentor, restores order in Ithaca. Ath ...
Summary
... storm winds. Odysseus can sail home safely as long as he keeps the bag closed, but his inquisitive crew opens the bag, unleashing a fierce storm that blows them to the land of the Laestrygons, cannibals who destroy every ship in the fleet except one. At their next stop, several men scout ahead and e ...
... storm winds. Odysseus can sail home safely as long as he keeps the bag closed, but his inquisitive crew opens the bag, unleashing a fierce storm that blows them to the land of the Laestrygons, cannibals who destroy every ship in the fleet except one. At their next stop, several men scout ahead and e ...
Odyssey - Cobb Learning
... The Odyssey (con’t) More popular than The Iliad Universal story of a national hero We all spend years trying to reach our goals and we all must endure tests, temptations, and obstacles We use the word today to describe our journey, our odyssey ...
... The Odyssey (con’t) More popular than The Iliad Universal story of a national hero We all spend years trying to reach our goals and we all must endure tests, temptations, and obstacles We use the word today to describe our journey, our odyssey ...
It`s All Greek to Me!
... of action”—major events have happened before the story begins and those must be told to the reader in the form of a FLASHBACK ...
... of action”—major events have happened before the story begins and those must be told to the reader in the form of a FLASHBACK ...
BOOK 11: THE LAND OF THE DEAD
... The parade of women followed by a break in the narration for some Phaeacian reaction before Odysseus returns to his story. Agamemnon's rage at his wife's betrayal. How Ajax reacts to Odysseus. The cause of this reaction. What Achilles tells Odysseus about the misery of the dead. Here’s a bit ...
... The parade of women followed by a break in the narration for some Phaeacian reaction before Odysseus returns to his story. Agamemnon's rage at his wife's betrayal. How Ajax reacts to Odysseus. The cause of this reaction. What Achilles tells Odysseus about the misery of the dead. Here’s a bit ...
Synopsis of The Penelopiad
... Odysseus takes Penelope on a ship back to Ithaca. She meets his parents, the friendly King Laertes and the icy Queen Anticleia. She also meets Odysseus's dear, dependable nursemaid Eurycleia, the one who raised him from infancy. Eurycleia assures Penelope that she has everything under control; all P ...
... Odysseus takes Penelope on a ship back to Ithaca. She meets his parents, the friendly King Laertes and the icy Queen Anticleia. She also meets Odysseus's dear, dependable nursemaid Eurycleia, the one who raised him from infancy. Eurycleia assures Penelope that she has everything under control; all P ...
The Odyssey - Plain Local Schools
... Three goddesses asked him to judge who among them was the most beautiful. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, offered Paris a reward if he chose her. She said he could have Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. However, Helen was married to Menelaus, the King of Sparta, a city in Greece. ...
... Three goddesses asked him to judge who among them was the most beautiful. Aphrodite, the goddess of love, offered Paris a reward if he chose her. She said he could have Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. However, Helen was married to Menelaus, the King of Sparta, a city in Greece. ...
The Odyssey: Historical Webquest
... and finding the information. Answer all questions in complete sentences. TASK 1 Who was Homer? Write a summary (important information, your own words!) of each section of this page: http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homerhist.htm Introduction and Background ...
... and finding the information. Answer all questions in complete sentences. TASK 1 Who was Homer? Write a summary (important information, your own words!) of each section of this page: http://library.thinkquest.org/19300/data/homerhist.htm Introduction and Background ...
A View of The Odyssey
... the monstrous Cyclops, the cannibalistic Laestrygonians, and the bewitching Circe. In his travels he goes where no living man goes--to Hades where he consults with the dead souls of people he has known such as his mother, Achilles, and Agamemnon. He also consults with the blind seer Tiresias and see ...
... the monstrous Cyclops, the cannibalistic Laestrygonians, and the bewitching Circe. In his travels he goes where no living man goes--to Hades where he consults with the dead souls of people he has known such as his mother, Achilles, and Agamemnon. He also consults with the blind seer Tiresias and see ...
Introduction to The Odyssey
... a helper (think of Luke Skywalker called by R2D2, and assisted by Obi Wan Kenobi and the robots). • Second there is the crossing, with tests and more helpers (the death of Luke's aunt and uncle, and the appearance of more helpers - Hans Solo and Chewbacca). • Third there is the supreme ordeal (Luke' ...
... a helper (think of Luke Skywalker called by R2D2, and assisted by Obi Wan Kenobi and the robots). • Second there is the crossing, with tests and more helpers (the death of Luke's aunt and uncle, and the appearance of more helpers - Hans Solo and Chewbacca). • Third there is the supreme ordeal (Luke' ...
The Odyssey - Warren County Schools
... how suitors had attempted to marry Penelope, his wife. In exactly one day, she would be forced to marry one of them. Odysseus went to his wife in disguise and told her he was home. She decided to have an archery contest and the winner would be her husband. Of course Odysseus won, because he was the ...
... how suitors had attempted to marry Penelope, his wife. In exactly one day, she would be forced to marry one of them. Odysseus went to his wife in disguise and told her he was home. She decided to have an archery contest and the winner would be her husband. Of course Odysseus won, because he was the ...
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 ...
Homer`s World
... Introduction: Composed in Greece around 750–725 B.C., the Iliad and the Odyssey are possibly the greatest masterpieces of the epic form, narrative poetry about a hero’s adventures. Both stories were first told orally, possibly even sung, and it may not have been until several generations later that ...
... Introduction: Composed in Greece around 750–725 B.C., the Iliad and the Odyssey are possibly the greatest masterpieces of the epic form, narrative poetry about a hero’s adventures. Both stories were first told orally, possibly even sung, and it may not have been until several generations later that ...
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad is a novella by Margaret Atwood. It was published in 2005 as part of the first set of books in the Canongate Myth Series where contemporary authors rewrite ancient myths. In The Penelopiad, Penelope reminisces on the events during the Odyssey, life in Hades, Odysseus, Helen, and her relationships with her parents. A chorus of the twelve maids, whom Odysseus believed were disloyal and whom Telemachus hanged, interrupt Penelope's narrative to express their view on events. The maids' interludes use a new genre each time, including a jump-rope rhyme, a lament, an idyll, a ballad, a lecture, a court trial and several types of songs.The novella's central themes include the effects of story-telling perspectives, double standards between the sexes and the classes, and the fairness of justice. Atwood had previously used characters and storylines from Greek mythology in fiction such as her novel The Robber Bride, short story The Elysium Lifestyle Mansions and poems ""Circe: Mud Poems"" and ""Helen of Troy Does Counter Dancing"" but used Robert Graves' The Greek Myths and E. V. Rieu and D. C. H. Rieu's version of the Odyssey to prepare for this novella.The book was translated into 28 languages and released simultaneously around the world by 33 publishers. In the Canadian market, it peaked on the best seller lists at number one in Maclean's and number two in The Globe and Mail, but did not place on the New York Times Best Seller List in the American market. Some critics found the writing to be typical of Atwood, even amongst her finest work, while others found some aspects, like the chorus of maids, disagreeable.A theatrical version was co-produced by the Canadian National Arts Centre and the British Royal Shakespeare Company. The play was performed at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa during the summer and fall of 2007 by an all-female cast led by director Josette Bushell-Mingo. In the winter season 2011/2012, the show will be given its professional Toronto premiere by Nightwood Theatre, with an all-female cast led by director Kelly Thornton and starring Megan Follows as Penelope.