ENGLISH I: MYTHOLOGY / EPIC POETRY UNIT
... and finest epic poems, The Illiad and the The Odyssey. Modern scholars hold conflicting theories on the authorship of these poems, but the ancient Greeks believed that a blind poet named Homer had composed them. Tradition has it that he lived in the 12th century BC, around the time of the Trojan War ...
... and finest epic poems, The Illiad and the The Odyssey. Modern scholars hold conflicting theories on the authorship of these poems, but the ancient Greeks believed that a blind poet named Homer had composed them. Tradition has it that he lived in the 12th century BC, around the time of the Trojan War ...
ENGLISH I: MYTHOLOGY / EPIC POETRY UNIT
... You can see Greece’s impact on our modern society. Everything from architecture to our modern sense of storytelling is taken or inspired by the Ancient Greeks. Greek Mythology MYTHOLOGY: A story, usually involving gods and goddesses, that uses the SUPERNATURAL to explain the NATURAL world around us. ...
... You can see Greece’s impact on our modern society. Everything from architecture to our modern sense of storytelling is taken or inspired by the Ancient Greeks. Greek Mythology MYTHOLOGY: A story, usually involving gods and goddesses, that uses the SUPERNATURAL to explain the NATURAL world around us. ...
Odyssey Questions 1
... 2. Who is the person who ends the Trojan War and how does he accomplish this. 3. Who is Achillies and how is he important to the Greeks during the Iliad? 4. Describe the “Judgment of Paris”. 5. How long did the Trojan War last? 6. What important event happened the day Odysseus left for Troy? 7. What ...
... 2. Who is the person who ends the Trojan War and how does he accomplish this. 3. Who is Achillies and how is he important to the Greeks during the Iliad? 4. Describe the “Judgment of Paris”. 5. How long did the Trojan War last? 6. What important event happened the day Odysseus left for Troy? 7. What ...
Role in the Iliad - Crestwood Local Schools
... warrior goddess, the goddess of wisdom. Role in the Iliad: Powerful ally of the Greeks and protector of Odysseus; she hated the Trojans because of the judgment of Paris. She stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon; inspires Odysseus to rally the Greek troops; tricks the Trojan warrior, Pandarus, into ...
... warrior goddess, the goddess of wisdom. Role in the Iliad: Powerful ally of the Greeks and protector of Odysseus; she hated the Trojans because of the judgment of Paris. She stops Achilles from killing Agamemnon; inspires Odysseus to rally the Greek troops; tricks the Trojan warrior, Pandarus, into ...
Define these 5 words from our list of 10:
... Regular Vocabulary-Reading-Writing Quiz #4 14. Which of these is the main idea of the passage? A. Most great writers like Shakespeare begin their works by invoking the Muses. B. Achilles and Odysseus would never have existed had it not been for Homer’s belief in the Muses. C. Shakespeare occasional ...
... Regular Vocabulary-Reading-Writing Quiz #4 14. Which of these is the main idea of the passage? A. Most great writers like Shakespeare begin their works by invoking the Muses. B. Achilles and Odysseus would never have existed had it not been for Homer’s belief in the Muses. C. Shakespeare occasional ...
Suppliant, Guest, and the Power of Zeus in Homeric Epic
... Occasions of supplication in the Iliad and the Odyssey are strikingly similar to one another, as well as to descriptions of supplication in later Greek literature. Identical gestures, such as the grasping of the knees or chin, are used, and when physical contact is impossible, a specialized vocabula ...
... Occasions of supplication in the Iliad and the Odyssey are strikingly similar to one another, as well as to descriptions of supplication in later Greek literature. Identical gestures, such as the grasping of the knees or chin, are used, and when physical contact is impossible, a specialized vocabula ...
The Homeric Age: Epic Sexuality
... and throws them into the ocean. “They were borne along the open sea a long time,” Hesiod recounts, “and from the immortal flesh a white foam [aphros] rushed, and in this a girl was nurtured” (190–92). Bypassing the island of Cythera, off the coast of southern Greece, and arriving at Cyprus, she steps ...
... and throws them into the ocean. “They were borne along the open sea a long time,” Hesiod recounts, “and from the immortal flesh a white foam [aphros] rushed, and in this a girl was nurtured” (190–92). Bypassing the island of Cythera, off the coast of southern Greece, and arriving at Cyprus, she steps ...
The Epic of GilgameshPPT2016 17
... excessive use in earlier translations of The Odyssey is "rosy-fingered Dawn." Morning's first light is compared to rosy fingers spreading across the land. Fagles spares the reader slightly, while being faithful to the text, by referring to "Dawn with her rose-red fingers Example: Athena often carrie ...
... excessive use in earlier translations of The Odyssey is "rosy-fingered Dawn." Morning's first light is compared to rosy fingers spreading across the land. Fagles spares the reader slightly, while being faithful to the text, by referring to "Dawn with her rose-red fingers Example: Athena often carrie ...
The Odyssey
... The Gods Apollo – god of poetry, music, prophecy, medicine, and archery Athena – favorite daughter of Zeus; the great goddess of wisdom and the arts of war and peace. She favored the Greeks during the Trojan War Cronus – TITAN who ruled the universe ...
... The Gods Apollo – god of poetry, music, prophecy, medicine, and archery Athena – favorite daughter of Zeus; the great goddess of wisdom and the arts of war and peace. She favored the Greeks during the Trojan War Cronus – TITAN who ruled the universe ...
description - Brookwood High School
... Homer loves similes and they can be found everywhere in the Odyssey. Homer often expands upon a simile, putting it into motion so to speak; and these expanded similes are called Homeric or epic similes. ...
... Homer loves similes and they can be found everywhere in the Odyssey. Homer often expands upon a simile, putting it into motion so to speak; and these expanded similes are called Homeric or epic similes. ...
The Odyssey - Teaching Unit: Sample Pages
... women, the power of the gods, and differences in class. As we learn how they do battle and why, it is also interesting to observe that the things Odysseus prizes most are his gods, country, home, respect, and family. All references come from the Mentor Book edition of The Odyssey translated by W.H.D ...
... women, the power of the gods, and differences in class. As we learn how they do battle and why, it is also interesting to observe that the things Odysseus prizes most are his gods, country, home, respect, and family. All references come from the Mentor Book edition of The Odyssey translated by W.H.D ...
Oedipus the King
... B. Virgil in The Divine Comedy C. One of the young ladies in The Decameron D. Sages in Iliad ...
... B. Virgil in The Divine Comedy C. One of the young ladies in The Decameron D. Sages in Iliad ...
A View of The Odyssey
... twenty years older since Odysseus last saw her. When the gods finally allow him to return home, he is a mature man who has grown wiser as a result of his many battles with men, women, and monsters. He returns as a beggar in disguise, and, although he must fight alongside his son Telemachus to take p ...
... twenty years older since Odysseus last saw her. When the gods finally allow him to return home, he is a mature man who has grown wiser as a result of his many battles with men, women, and monsters. He returns as a beggar in disguise, and, although he must fight alongside his son Telemachus to take p ...
Trojan War in the British Museum
... Exekias lived a generation later than Sophilos and was one of the finest of the so called black figure potters. As you can see, most of the figures on the pots in this case are in black on a red terracotta background. Remarkably, there is no pigment in the black; it is exactly the same clay as the t ...
... Exekias lived a generation later than Sophilos and was one of the finest of the so called black figure potters. As you can see, most of the figures on the pots in this case are in black on a red terracotta background. Remarkably, there is no pigment in the black; it is exactly the same clay as the t ...
Background--The Epic of Gilgamesh
... Odyssey is an epic poem and epic similes in The Odyssey abound. Example of an epic simile from The Odyssey • Epic Simile: "I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home like a shipwright bores his beam with a shipwright's drill that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl and the ...
... Odyssey is an epic poem and epic similes in The Odyssey abound. Example of an epic simile from The Odyssey • Epic Simile: "I drove my weight on it from above and bored it home like a shipwright bores his beam with a shipwright's drill that men below, whipping the strap back and forth, whirl and the ...
Odyssey Epic Characteristics and Literary Terms
... Epic hero experiences typical human emotions, yet is able to master and control these human traits to a greater degree than a typical person Not a superman with magical powers but a regular human whose aspirations and accomplishments set him/her apart The epic hero usually undertakes a quest/j ...
... Epic hero experiences typical human emotions, yet is able to master and control these human traits to a greater degree than a typical person Not a superman with magical powers but a regular human whose aspirations and accomplishments set him/her apart The epic hero usually undertakes a quest/j ...
Freshman English Summer Assignment 2016
... 750 BC and conjecture that he was born and resided in or near Chios. However, seven cities claimed to have been his birthplace. Due to the lack of information about Homer the person, many scholars hold the poems themselves as the best windows into his life. For instance, it is from the description o ...
... 750 BC and conjecture that he was born and resided in or near Chios. However, seven cities claimed to have been his birthplace. Due to the lack of information about Homer the person, many scholars hold the poems themselves as the best windows into his life. For instance, it is from the description o ...
Odyssey Epic Characteristics and Literary Terms
... a greater degree than a typical person Not a superman with magical powers but a regular human whose aspirations and accomplishments set him/her apart The epic hero usually undertakes a quest/journey to achieve something of great value to themselves or society. Epic heroes live on after death, ...
... a greater degree than a typical person Not a superman with magical powers but a regular human whose aspirations and accomplishments set him/her apart The epic hero usually undertakes a quest/journey to achieve something of great value to themselves or society. Epic heroes live on after death, ...
The Odyssey
... How Were Epics Told? Homeric or heroic similes: compare heroic or epic events to simple and easily understandable events These stories were probably not told in one evening—they were too long Homer and other poets were similar to comedians ...
... How Were Epics Told? Homeric or heroic similes: compare heroic or epic events to simple and easily understandable events These stories were probably not told in one evening—they were too long Homer and other poets were similar to comedians ...
Teacher`s notes
... 1. a. While students are beginning to read the cards, the teacher writes on the blackboard the meaning of some difficult key words, such as plague, to beat, truce, to rage on, release, to beg, to drag, to desecrate, ransom, to outlive. Afterwards the teacher monitors the work in pairs. The summary o ...
... 1. a. While students are beginning to read the cards, the teacher writes on the blackboard the meaning of some difficult key words, such as plague, to beat, truce, to rage on, release, to beg, to drag, to desecrate, ransom, to outlive. Afterwards the teacher monitors the work in pairs. The summary o ...
Odyssey
... Greeks had been fighting outside the walls of Troy, unable to penetrate the city. Odysseus came up with a plan. It was he who thought of the famous wooden horse trick that would lead to the downfall of Troy. ...
... Greeks had been fighting outside the walls of Troy, unable to penetrate the city. Odysseus came up with a plan. It was he who thought of the famous wooden horse trick that would lead to the downfall of Troy. ...
Odyssey Webquest
... 4. The Olympians are descended from the primal, self created gods, beginning with ______________. 5. The Olympians are ruled by ________________. He is the strongest and, as you will see, without him, the other Olympians would still be held captive inside their devious father, Kronos. 6. According t ...
... 4. The Olympians are descended from the primal, self created gods, beginning with ______________. 5. The Olympians are ruled by ________________. He is the strongest and, as you will see, without him, the other Olympians would still be held captive inside their devious father, Kronos. 6. According t ...
Homer 8th Century BC
... --native of Ionia (the central part of the western seaboard of Asia Minor) --he played the primary part in shaping The Iliad and The Odyssey-- if this assumption is accepted, then Homer must assuredly be one of the greatest of the world's literary artists --The Iliad and The Odyssey were probably wr ...
... --native of Ionia (the central part of the western seaboard of Asia Minor) --he played the primary part in shaping The Iliad and The Odyssey-- if this assumption is accepted, then Homer must assuredly be one of the greatest of the world's literary artists --The Iliad and The Odyssey were probably wr ...
Map of Greece and Troy
... Written in 44 BC *See your around the room activity sheet for information about Homer ...
... Written in 44 BC *See your around the room activity sheet for information about Homer ...
Homeric scholarship
Homeric scholarship is the study of any Homeric topic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey. It is currently part of the academic discipline of classical studies. The subject is one of the oldest in scholarship. For the purpose of the present article, Homeric scholarship is divided into three main phases: antiquity; the 18th and 19th centuries; and the 20th century and later.