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Terms for the Odyssey EPIC CONVENTIONS Epic convention – a common technique, practice, or device used in the epic form Invocation of the muse – a common convention of the epic; the poet’s prayer to the Muse Homeric Epithet - an epithet is an adjective or descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing. (Honest Abe for Abraham Lincoln). Homeric Epithets include “wine-dark sea,” “rosy-fingered dawn,” and “the gray-eyed goddess Athena” Homeric (heroic) simile – comparison of heroic or epic events to simple and easily understood everyday events. Ex. – Hermes is compared to a gull (891) GREEK GODS AND GODDESSES (A COMPLETE LIST CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 885-6.) Muse - a goddess that inspires the arts, such as poetry, dance, painting Calypso – a beautiful goddess-nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island for 7 yrs. Nymph – minor goddess of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maiden dwelling in the mountains, forests, trees, and waters Hermes – messenger god Athena – favorite daughter of Zeus; goddess of wisdom and the arts of war and peace Zeus – the most powerful god; home is on Olympus Poseidon - god of the sea; brother of Zeus; enemy of Odysseus OTHER LITERARY TERMS TO CONSIDER Metaphor – comparison between two unlike things without using like or as Simile – a comparison between two unlike things using like or as Imagery – Language that appeals to the senses Foreshadowing – clues or hints about future events in the narrative. Irony – a contrast between expectation and reality (verbal, situational, dramatic) Characterization – the way the author reveals the personality of a character Theme – the overall message about human experience Conflict – the main problem of a narrative (internal/external) Symbol – something that is itself and represents more than itself Personification – ascribing human characteristics to non-human things