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., ...
An Extended Narrative Pattern in the Odyssey
... offered sexual union and/or marriage with the female. Conflict arises, however, between Odysseus and the band of young men. The young men abuse Odysseus in various ways and violate a divine interdiction. The leader of each band has the parallel name of Eury-. Their consequent death, earlier prophesi ...
... offered sexual union and/or marriage with the female. Conflict arises, however, between Odysseus and the band of young men. The young men abuse Odysseus in various ways and violate a divine interdiction. The leader of each band has the parallel name of Eury-. Their consequent death, earlier prophesi ...
Homeric Phthia - Digital Commons @ Colby
... "insignificant territory" which is allocated to Achilles; and by no means does his homeland need to have the same kind of political and military importance as that of Agamemnon. Indeed the whole conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon in the Iliad is constructed around different kinds of identities ...
... "insignificant territory" which is allocated to Achilles; and by no means does his homeland need to have the same kind of political and military importance as that of Agamemnon. Indeed the whole conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon in the Iliad is constructed around different kinds of identities ...
Teacher`s Guide: Homer`s " The Odyssey "
... is intelligent. Because he has no special powers, he must rely on his brain to get him out of difficult situations. Sometimes, however, a higher force or being will help guide him on his quest. This greater force does not do things for him, rather the force helps him do things for himself. In Homer’ ...
... is intelligent. Because he has no special powers, he must rely on his brain to get him out of difficult situations. Sometimes, however, a higher force or being will help guide him on his quest. This greater force does not do things for him, rather the force helps him do things for himself. In Homer’ ...
Mirror Journal Issue IV 2010
... Hermes of what would happen if he were to “don’t murder the man…don’t court his wife” And is thus murdered by Prince Orestes who avenges Agamemnon’s death o We learn that Zeus is not against Odysseus from returning home, it is Poseidon (see Poseidon) o However, after Athena speaks about Odysseus, ...
... Hermes of what would happen if he were to “don’t murder the man…don’t court his wife” And is thus murdered by Prince Orestes who avenges Agamemnon’s death o We learn that Zeus is not against Odysseus from returning home, it is Poseidon (see Poseidon) o However, after Athena speaks about Odysseus, ...
Homer`s The Odyssey Study Guide Questions
... 46. Which details in the Sirens’ song are designed to flatter Odysseus? Scylla and Charybdis (p. 978- 980) 47. What parts of Odysseus’ speech demonstrate his strength as a leader? ...
... 46. Which details in the Sirens’ song are designed to flatter Odysseus? Scylla and Charybdis (p. 978- 980) 47. What parts of Odysseus’ speech demonstrate his strength as a leader? ...
File - Aquinas Classical Civilisation
... allied with Troy. During the battle, the Greeks capture a pair of beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces, takes Chryseis as his prize, and Achilles, the Greeks‘ greatest warrior, claims Briseis. Chryseis‘s father, Chryses, who serves as a priest of the god ...
... allied with Troy. During the battle, the Greeks capture a pair of beautiful maidens, Chryseis and Briseis. Agamemnon, the leader of the Greek forces, takes Chryseis as his prize, and Achilles, the Greeks‘ greatest warrior, claims Briseis. Chryseis‘s father, Chryses, who serves as a priest of the god ...
Homer`s The Odyssey
... 5. What might be the reason that the story of Agamemnon’s murder is repeated so often in this story? ...
... 5. What might be the reason that the story of Agamemnon’s murder is repeated so often in this story? ...
English II PreAP 20162017
... Menelaus immediately replies, “No man alive could rival Zeus...” showing his immense respect for the gods. From Menelaus, Telemachus learns about Menelaus’ own challenging homecoming, about the drowning of the Greek hero Ajax, about the deadly homecoming of Agamemnon, and finally about his father ...
... Menelaus immediately replies, “No man alive could rival Zeus...” showing his immense respect for the gods. From Menelaus, Telemachus learns about Menelaus’ own challenging homecoming, about the drowning of the Greek hero Ajax, about the deadly homecoming of Agamemnon, and finally about his father ...
Aeneas carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders
... by Diomedes and, having fainted, would have died if his mother had not come to his rescue. Aphrodite herself was wounded by Diomedes on this occasion, but Apollo took over the protection of the wounded Aeneas, removing him from the battle. Leto and Artemis healed Aeneas and made him even stronger. L ...
... by Diomedes and, having fainted, would have died if his mother had not come to his rescue. Aphrodite herself was wounded by Diomedes on this occasion, but Apollo took over the protection of the wounded Aeneas, removing him from the battle. Leto and Artemis healed Aeneas and made him even stronger. L ...
E T : H
... Odysseus would risk his life to depart, in spite of the pleasant beauty of the island and of his lover: “I long—I pine, all my days—to travel home and see the dawn of my return. / And if a god will wreck me yet again on the wine-dark sea, / I can bear that too, with a spirit tempered to endure” (5. ...
... Odysseus would risk his life to depart, in spite of the pleasant beauty of the island and of his lover: “I long—I pine, all my days—to travel home and see the dawn of my return. / And if a god will wreck me yet again on the wine-dark sea, / I can bear that too, with a spirit tempered to endure” (5. ...
LATINA IV NOMEN ILIAD QUESTIONS ILIAD I – The Rage of
... 3. What do we learn about Agamemnon’s personality as he speaks to Chryses? Why is this information needed in the Iliad? 4. What does Achilles propose to stop the plague? 5. In lines 130 –135, what is ironic about Agamemnon’s feelings towards his wife? 6. What does Agamemnon want in exchange for Chry ...
... 3. What do we learn about Agamemnon’s personality as he speaks to Chryses? Why is this information needed in the Iliad? 4. What does Achilles propose to stop the plague? 5. In lines 130 –135, what is ironic about Agamemnon’s feelings towards his wife? 6. What does Agamemnon want in exchange for Chry ...
Study Questions CP Iliad
... 19. Why does Helen grieve the loss of Hector? Why does Helen hint that she will be friendless now that he is dead? What prior actions would cause such a sad future for her in Troy? 20. What do they do with Hector’s bones after the body has been burned? Note: After the point where Homer ends the Illi ...
... 19. Why does Helen grieve the loss of Hector? Why does Helen hint that she will be friendless now that he is dead? What prior actions would cause such a sad future for her in Troy? 20. What do they do with Hector’s bones after the body has been burned? Note: After the point where Homer ends the Illi ...
Semester 1 – Study Guide
... 49. Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by doing what? 50. On the island of the Sun-God, Odysseus’ men disobey his order when they are overcome by what? Matching section: Identify the following ____________________A long poem that tells the story of a hero. ___________________The name of the Cy ...
... 49. Odysseus proves his identity to Penelope by doing what? 50. On the island of the Sun-God, Odysseus’ men disobey his order when they are overcome by what? Matching section: Identify the following ____________________A long poem that tells the story of a hero. ___________________The name of the Cy ...
The Odyssey – Discussion Questions
... What exactly do the eagles mean? Book 3 (optional) Try to determine what it is exactly that Telemachos learns from the wisdom of Nestor. How does Nestor feel about the Trojan War? Pay attention to the disagreements that arose among the victorious Greeks after the fall of Troy. Book 4 (optional) What ...
... What exactly do the eagles mean? Book 3 (optional) Try to determine what it is exactly that Telemachos learns from the wisdom of Nestor. How does Nestor feel about the Trojan War? Pay attention to the disagreements that arose among the victorious Greeks after the fall of Troy. Book 4 (optional) What ...
Outline Of The Odyssey
... Book 2: Telémachus calls the council and takes the speaker's staff. He denounces the suitors, but Antinoüs blames Penelope for her delaying tactics. The gods send an omen of fighting eagles, which a soothsayer claims indicates Odysseus will soon come home. Eurymachus accuses this prophet of being br ...
... Book 2: Telémachus calls the council and takes the speaker's staff. He denounces the suitors, but Antinoüs blames Penelope for her delaying tactics. The gods send an omen of fighting eagles, which a soothsayer claims indicates Odysseus will soon come home. Eurymachus accuses this prophet of being br ...
Semester 1 – Study Guide The Odyssey other famous epic of the
... 30. Zeus and Athena bring the Troy Saga to an end by doing what? (last two pages of the book) 31. The epithet “Laertes’ son,” shows the reader what truths about Odysseus? ...
... 30. Zeus and Athena bring the Troy Saga to an end by doing what? (last two pages of the book) 31. The epithet “Laertes’ son,” shows the reader what truths about Odysseus? ...
Achilles
... would be killed. She tried to disguise him, and dressed him as a girl and sent him to Lycomedes. Achilles only went along with this because he wanted to get closer to Deidamia, Lycomedes’ daughter. ...
... would be killed. She tried to disguise him, and dressed him as a girl and sent him to Lycomedes. Achilles only went along with this because he wanted to get closer to Deidamia, Lycomedes’ daughter. ...
Athena
... arrived in front of Arachne she said “My deAr” “I AM old and have much experience from life, so let me give you one advice: don’t ever Mess up with a goddess; no mortal can compete against Athena, take back your words and kindly ask for forgIveness.” ...
... arrived in front of Arachne she said “My deAr” “I AM old and have much experience from life, so let me give you one advice: don’t ever Mess up with a goddess; no mortal can compete against Athena, take back your words and kindly ask for forgIveness.” ...
The Odyssey - MultiMediaPortfolio
... The story begins with Helen, the most beautiful woman in all the land. When Paris, Prince of Troy, was asked to decide who was the fairest among the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, he chose Aphrodite because she promised to give him Helen. Helen’s escape from her husband, Menelaus, King of Sp ...
... The story begins with Helen, the most beautiful woman in all the land. When Paris, Prince of Troy, was asked to decide who was the fairest among the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, he chose Aphrodite because she promised to give him Helen. Helen’s escape from her husband, Menelaus, King of Sp ...
Calypso - WordPress.com
... reaching his goal to return home. According to ‘The Odyssey’ and what other sources also say about Calypso, I believe she is the main reason why it took Odysseus so long to return home. Only her fear of the power of Zeus made her release Odysseus, and she could not refuse him because he was the King ...
... reaching his goal to return home. According to ‘The Odyssey’ and what other sources also say about Calypso, I believe she is the main reason why it took Odysseus so long to return home. Only her fear of the power of Zeus made her release Odysseus, and she could not refuse him because he was the King ...
Characters of the Odyssey
... proclivity for trickery, promising to remarry once she has finished weaving a shroud for Laertes, but unraveling it each night (the suitors catch on after a few years). Penelope is also fiercely protective of Telemakhos, and speaks out against the suitors when she hears of their plans to murder him. ...
... proclivity for trickery, promising to remarry once she has finished weaving a shroud for Laertes, but unraveling it each night (the suitors catch on after a few years). Penelope is also fiercely protective of Telemakhos, and speaks out against the suitors when she hears of their plans to murder him. ...
Name: ANSWER KEY Hour: “The Odyssey” Study Guide Part 1
... Athena disguised as Mentor told the suitors, “I am not incensed by all the suitor’s plots and violence…Instead my wrath indicts the rest of you, who sit in silence.” What was she saying? Those who failed to defend Odysseus’ goods and family were worse than the plotters. Why didn’t Eurycleia want Tel ...
... Athena disguised as Mentor told the suitors, “I am not incensed by all the suitor’s plots and violence…Instead my wrath indicts the rest of you, who sit in silence.” What was she saying? Those who failed to defend Odysseus’ goods and family were worse than the plotters. Why didn’t Eurycleia want Tel ...
Introduction to the Iliad - Digital Commons @ Trinity
... initial exploit, as he kills Phegeus and captures his chariot. Other Greeks now make a series of kills: implicitly, Diomedes has broken the Trojan ranks, which is the point at which mass slaughter becomes possible. There follows an initial setback when Pandaros wounds Diomedes with an arrow. Diomede ...
... initial exploit, as he kills Phegeus and captures his chariot. Other Greeks now make a series of kills: implicitly, Diomedes has broken the Trojan ranks, which is the point at which mass slaughter becomes possible. There follows an initial setback when Pandaros wounds Diomedes with an arrow. Diomede ...
Diomedes
Diomedes (/ˌdaɪəˈmiːdiːz/ or /ˌdaɪˈɒmɪdiːz/) or Diomede (/ˈdaɪəmiːd/; Greek: Διομήδης Diomēdēs ""God-like cunning, advised by Zeus"") is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan War.He was born to Tydeus and Deipyle and later became King of Argos, succeeding his maternal grandfather, Adrastus. In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all the Achaeans (behind only Achilles in prowess). Later, he founded ten or more Italian cities. After his death, Diomedes was worshipped as a divine being under various names in Italy and also in Greece.