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The Odyssey An Introduction Homer Believed to be the author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey (7th or 8th century BC) First written literature (passed down orally) Blind Greek poet Homer Wrote…. Ancient Greek ____________ are stories that explain the world and include god/goddesses, as well as heroes An Epic Hero is a larger than life hero from history who goes on a journey, and demonstrates traits that are valued by society Gods and Goddesses Prominently featured in the Greek epics Twelve main Olympian gods, live on Mount Olympus Resembled humans in form, but were immortal Creation of the Gods The Titans (Elder Gods) ruled before any other god The first was Gaia, also called Mother Earth Gaia is the mother of all the Titans Uranus is the father of all the Titans Gaia and Uranus had 12 children The God’s Story, continued One of the children was Chronus, the youngest Uranus ATE his children But, Gaia hid Chronus…. Chronus overthrew Uranus, married his sister Rhea, and became the second ruler More on Chronus and Rhea Chronus and Rhea had four children… History repeats: Chronus ATE his children Rhea had a fifth child….ZEUS Zeus was also hidden from Chronus So about that Zeus guy… Zeus faced his father Chronus Made him throw up the other four children Zeus banished Chronus Zeus married his sister Hera Zeus became the third ruler of the universe, as well as the ____________ of the gods Family Tree Aphrodite Goddess of Love and Beauty Apollo God of the Sun and Music Ares God of Savage War Artemis Goddess of the Hunt Athena Goddess of ____________ and warfare Demeter Goddess of Grain and Fertility Hephaestus God of Technology, Industry, and Manufacturing Hera Goddess of Marriage Hermes The Messenger God Hestia Goddess of Domesticity and Family Poseidon God/King of the _________ and Earthquakes Zeus God of the Sky and Thunder; King of the Gods The Illiad Written before The Odyssey Last five weeks of Trojan War Set in Troy Model for an epic of war How The Illiad Went Down The Trojan War started when Prince __________ stole _________, the wife of Menelaus Menelaus recruited ___________, __________, and other heroes to fight Troy in order to get Helen back. The Trojan War The Trojan War lasted ________ years. The war ended after Odysseus came up with the idea of the ____________ __________. The Greeks hid in the horse; when the Trojans pulled the horse inside, the Greeks surprised them by jumping out and ____________. The _____________ won the war. Which brings us to… Odysseus’s arrogance angered the gods and they punished him by forcing him to wander aimlessly. Odysseus’s journey home is the story of ____________________.