Helen of Troy - Heroine or Goddess
... reunited. They sailed back to Greece and lived out the rest of their lives together. There are many variants on the basic story (and many other stories interconnected), and the issue of whether Helen chose to go with Paris or was raped ...
... reunited. They sailed back to Greece and lived out the rest of their lives together. There are many variants on the basic story (and many other stories interconnected), and the issue of whether Helen chose to go with Paris or was raped ...
A Narrative Technique in Beowulf and Homeric Epic
... the structure of Beowulf by investigating what is known of the techniques of oral poetry.1 Consequently a rough consensus has been reached that the poem is “oral-derived.”2 While the study of oral techniques has firmly established the formula, theme and/or type-scene, and narrative pattern as among ...
... the structure of Beowulf by investigating what is known of the techniques of oral poetry.1 Consequently a rough consensus has been reached that the poem is “oral-derived.”2 While the study of oral techniques has firmly established the formula, theme and/or type-scene, and narrative pattern as among ...
Penelope`s Personal Ad
... Instructions: Compose a scintillating personal ad that Penelope won’t be able to resist. Use the Greek Names on the back to give an identity to the suitor who is pursuing Penelope. Caveat: You must include 3 vocabulary words from any of our lists . Questions to Consider Before Writing: From the firs ...
... Instructions: Compose a scintillating personal ad that Penelope won’t be able to resist. Use the Greek Names on the back to give an identity to the suitor who is pursuing Penelope. Caveat: You must include 3 vocabulary words from any of our lists . Questions to Consider Before Writing: From the firs ...
The Original Storyteller: an Exploration of the Metanarrative Frame
... posses me as I look at you. For your speech is just like his, nor would you think that such a young man could speak in a way so similar to his.’) Nestor uses a very similar phrase to describe Telemachus as Telemachus used to describe himself when he was first approaching Nestor: “ἄνδρα νεώτερον” (a ...
... posses me as I look at you. For your speech is just like his, nor would you think that such a young man could speak in a way so similar to his.’) Nestor uses a very similar phrase to describe Telemachus as Telemachus used to describe himself when he was first approaching Nestor: “ἄνδρα νεώτερον” (a ...
“The Cyclops” from the Odyssey
... Cyclops” that have been handed down are ambrosia, meaning “food of the gods,” and nectar, meaning “drink of the gods.” Look at the chart below to learn of other words handed down from Greek and Roman myths. Names from Greek and Roman Myths ...
... Cyclops” that have been handed down are ambrosia, meaning “food of the gods,” and nectar, meaning “drink of the gods.” Look at the chart below to learn of other words handed down from Greek and Roman myths. Names from Greek and Roman Myths ...
“The Cyclops” from the Odyssey by Homer
... admires. Some people today, for example, see sports stars, popular singers, great scientists, or firefighters as their heroes. In epics told long ago, the heroes are often superhuman warriors, who set off on journeys to win something of great value for themselves and for their people. The conflicts, ...
... admires. Some people today, for example, see sports stars, popular singers, great scientists, or firefighters as their heroes. In epics told long ago, the heroes are often superhuman warriors, who set off on journeys to win something of great value for themselves and for their people. The conflicts, ...
Unreal Conditions in Homeric Narrative
... The 35 average about one to every 450 lines, but their actual occurrence is far more limited: in five books there are none (1, 2, 9, 10, 19); ten books have one each (2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20 22, 24); three have two each (7, 14, 21); the remaining six have three or five each (three: 5, 8, 11, 17, ...
... The 35 average about one to every 450 lines, but their actual occurrence is far more limited: in five books there are none (1, 2, 9, 10, 19); ten books have one each (2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 15, 16, 20 22, 24); three have two each (7, 14, 21); the remaining six have three or five each (three: 5, 8, 11, 17, ...
Iliad and Odyssey Epic Plays - Wappingers Central School District
... There is no better time to address universal issues like friendship, suffering, and betrayal than in the preteen and teen years, and there are no better examples to use than these incredible stories— The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid—which work their way into so many aspects of our culture toda ...
... There is no better time to address universal issues like friendship, suffering, and betrayal than in the preteen and teen years, and there are no better examples to use than these incredible stories— The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid—which work their way into so many aspects of our culture toda ...
The Iliad - Scholastic
... There is no better time to address universal issues like friendship, suffering, and betrayal than in the preteen and teen years, and there are no better examples to use than these incredible stories— The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid—which work their way into so many aspects of our culture toda ...
... There is no better time to address universal issues like friendship, suffering, and betrayal than in the preteen and teen years, and there are no better examples to use than these incredible stories— The Iliad, The Odyssey, and The Aeneid—which work their way into so many aspects of our culture toda ...
The_Odyssey_Teaching_Unit - Livaudais English Classroom
... course, no actual records of his life exist, and what has been strung together about the life of the poet throughout the years is all no more than speculation and hearsay. What we do know is that two major works—the Iliad and the Odyssey—were written down at some time around the sixth century B.C., ...
... course, no actual records of his life exist, and what has been strung together about the life of the poet throughout the years is all no more than speculation and hearsay. What we do know is that two major works—the Iliad and the Odyssey—were written down at some time around the sixth century B.C., ...
E T : H
... years with the nymph Calypso on the island Ogygia, an omphalos or navel in the middle of the sea, he finds himself, as Calasso points out, surrounded by “alders, cypresses, black poplars, willows: the trees of the dead” (370). David E. Belmont observes that “the name Calypso itself means ‘the conce ...
... years with the nymph Calypso on the island Ogygia, an omphalos or navel in the middle of the sea, he finds himself, as Calasso points out, surrounded by “alders, cypresses, black poplars, willows: the trees of the dead” (370). David E. Belmont observes that “the name Calypso itself means ‘the conce ...
The Iliad: Myth-Making Inside and Out
... and his dearest friends, all without success; finally, his wife was able to convince him to return and fight. This is now looking a little more like the Iliad: an angry hero withdraws from the fighting, and (at least initially) cannot be persuaded to return. The attempts to persuade the hero in the ...
... and his dearest friends, all without success; finally, his wife was able to convince him to return and fight. This is now looking a little more like the Iliad: an angry hero withdraws from the fighting, and (at least initially) cannot be persuaded to return. The attempts to persuade the hero in the ...
Æscylus - William Sterling
... away with the Greek general Odysseus, and her daughter Cassandra is slated to become the conquering general Agamemnon's concubine. Cassandra, who has been driven partially mad due to a curse by which she can see the future but will never be believed when she warns others, is morbidly delighted by t ...
... away with the Greek general Odysseus, and her daughter Cassandra is slated to become the conquering general Agamemnon's concubine. Cassandra, who has been driven partially mad due to a curse by which she can see the future but will never be believed when she warns others, is morbidly delighted by t ...
the trojan war
... was Diomedes of Argos. They were both clever and skilled warriors, and favourites of Athene, but Diomedes was much ...
... was Diomedes of Argos. They were both clever and skilled warriors, and favourites of Athene, but Diomedes was much ...
the iliad and the odyssey.
... and to make them more expressive (Llinares, J. B., 1999). Considering that all classical legends, from Homer to the year 600 A.D are taken as classical mythology, aoidos had also a great importance in this early link between music and myth by transmitting them for the first time. It is known, thanks ...
... and to make them more expressive (Llinares, J. B., 1999). Considering that all classical legends, from Homer to the year 600 A.D are taken as classical mythology, aoidos had also a great importance in this early link between music and myth by transmitting them for the first time. It is known, thanks ...
Clytemnestra and Agamemnon
... This is a black Greek vase showing the comeback of Agamemnon’heir, Orestes who is returning to regain his throne of the King of Mycenae from Aegisthus, and to slay the murderers of his father as well---his mother Clytemnestra and his uncle Aegisthus. Orestes, the armored soldier must have surprised ...
... This is a black Greek vase showing the comeback of Agamemnon’heir, Orestes who is returning to regain his throne of the King of Mycenae from Aegisthus, and to slay the murderers of his father as well---his mother Clytemnestra and his uncle Aegisthus. Orestes, the armored soldier must have surprised ...
Suppliant, Guest, and the Power of Zeus in Homeric Epic
... poems describe supplication in similar terms, there is a striking difference between the outcomes of supplication scenes in the Iliad and the Odyssey: most supplications in the Odyssey are successful, while the Iliad’s suppliants, in all cases but one, fail. In his 1973 article “Hiketeia”, John Goul ...
... poems describe supplication in similar terms, there is a striking difference between the outcomes of supplication scenes in the Iliad and the Odyssey: most supplications in the Odyssey are successful, while the Iliad’s suppliants, in all cases but one, fail. In his 1973 article “Hiketeia”, John Goul ...
Oedipus of many pains: Strategies of contest in Homeric poetry
... the equally important investigation into what stories are told, how those should be understood, and why they are told where they are. The Oedipus story is mentioned in only one other place in Homeric poetry, at Il. 23.679. 4 Thebes itself is not much more popular, though Diomedes’ heritage as the so ...
... the equally important investigation into what stories are told, how those should be understood, and why they are told where they are. The Oedipus story is mentioned in only one other place in Homeric poetry, at Il. 23.679. 4 Thebes itself is not much more popular, though Diomedes’ heritage as the so ...
File - Greek Mythology Project
... • Many people agree that Circe is a minor goddess, but others say she is simply a woman with magic powers. She is most commonly defined as a “witch” or an “enchantress.” • Circe is most well-known for her appearance in The Odyssey. She would lure male travelers onto her island (Aeaea) and then turn ...
... • Many people agree that Circe is a minor goddess, but others say she is simply a woman with magic powers. She is most commonly defined as a “witch” or an “enchantress.” • Circe is most well-known for her appearance in The Odyssey. She would lure male travelers onto her island (Aeaea) and then turn ...
Teacher`s Guide: Homer`s " The Odyssey "
... ability levels enjoy the adventurous and imaginative stories of the Greek gods and mortals, and The Odyssey is a good introduction to similar stories, such as Beowulf, that they may encounter later in their high school studies. Lower-ability learners can follow this story. The language at times may ...
... ability levels enjoy the adventurous and imaginative stories of the Greek gods and mortals, and The Odyssey is a good introduction to similar stories, such as Beowulf, that they may encounter later in their high school studies. Lower-ability learners can follow this story. The language at times may ...
odyssey book one - Charger English
... “Odysseus!” the messenger shouted. “Remember it was you yourself who first called for our countrymen to swear to defend the marriage of Helen!” Odysseus remembered this well. Helen was the most beautiful woman in all the world. When she was old enough to wed, all the princes and kings of Greece had ...
... “Odysseus!” the messenger shouted. “Remember it was you yourself who first called for our countrymen to swear to defend the marriage of Helen!” Odysseus remembered this well. Helen was the most beautiful woman in all the world. When she was old enough to wed, all the princes and kings of Greece had ...
homeric age epic sexuality
... cultural institution of pederasty and whose most salient characteristic was masculinity (Ferrari 2002: 109–11). At the same time, the Hesiodic myth of origins attempts to explain Aphrodite’s name, which is most likely non-Greek, by associating it with the Greek word aphros, which can mean both “sem ...
... cultural institution of pederasty and whose most salient characteristic was masculinity (Ferrari 2002: 109–11). At the same time, the Hesiodic myth of origins attempts to explain Aphrodite’s name, which is most likely non-Greek, by associating it with the Greek word aphros, which can mean both “sem ...
Guess Who`s Coming to Dinner: Polyphemus` Dionysian
... companions furthers our understanding of Dionysian rituals and fleshes out their potential connections with the generic conventions of satyr drama. The satyric Polyphemus is presented as performing his anthropophagia in the form of a Greek animal sacrifice rather than in the Dionysian mode (involvin ...
... companions furthers our understanding of Dionysian rituals and fleshes out their potential connections with the generic conventions of satyr drama. The satyric Polyphemus is presented as performing his anthropophagia in the form of a Greek animal sacrifice rather than in the Dionysian mode (involvin ...
Characters
... Odysseus killed his son the Cyclops. Luckily, Ino the goddesses saved Odysseus and guided him back to shore. ...
... Odysseus killed his son the Cyclops. Luckily, Ino the goddesses saved Odysseus and guided him back to shore. ...
The Legend of the Trojan War
... Helios, the sun god, to Phaiacia. Back in Ithaca in disguise, with the help of his son Telemachus and some loyal servants, he killed the young princes who had been trying to persuade his wife, Penelope, to marry one of them and who had been wasting the treasure of the palace and trying to kill Tele ...
... Helios, the sun god, to Phaiacia. Back in Ithaca in disguise, with the help of his son Telemachus and some loyal servants, he killed the young princes who had been trying to persuade his wife, Penelope, to marry one of them and who had been wasting the treasure of the palace and trying to kill Tele ...
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.