Download Odyssey Bio-Poems

Odyssey Bio-Poems
After writing our own bio-poems, we are now going to write a bio-poem for a character in the Odyssey or
for one of the Greek Gods. You will need to use what you have learned from reading The Odyssey, and
you will also need to conduct some research, to find out more information about your character. You will
need to cite any of the outside sources you use to complete your poem (these sources will be cited in a
Noodle Tools Works Cited page).
Format:
1) Greek Name.
2) Four Traits of Character.
3) Relative of ____ (1-3 people).
4) Lover of _____ (1-3 things or people).
5) Who feels _____ (1-3 things).
6) Who needs ____ (1-3 things).
7) Who fears ____ (1-3 things).
8) Who gives _____ (1-3 things).
9) Who would like to see ____ (1-3 things).
10) Resident of ______.
11) Roman Name.
Example:
Aphrodite
Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility, fair-minded, beautiful, and charming
Daughter of Zeus and Dione; wife of Hephaestus
Lover of sons, Aeneas and Cupid, and brother, Ares
Who protects sailors
Who needs a chariot
Who fears War, Athena and Hera
Who gives Helen to Paris, a magic girdle to Hera, and Medea to Jason
Who would like to see the day when people stop singing songs about my relationships
Resident of Mt. Olympus
Venus