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The Trojan Cycle The Trojan Cycle The Prophecy: a beginning! Achilles is destined to “far surpass his father.” The Trojan Cycle the wedding Peleus and Thetis Chaos/ Discordia tosses in the Golden Apple The promise of Venus to Paris The Trojan Cycle The abduction Violation of Guest - Host Customs The Greeks Prepare for War The Iliad Homer Most significant Greek author Did he exist? Oral tradition Dactylic hexameter Formulaic composition Oldest extant works of Greek literature Iliad Story of the ninth year of the Trojan war The insult and the wrath Achilles sits out of battle Hector kills patroclus Achilles destroys hector Priam’s appeal The Odyssey The story of the journey of Odysseus and his men trying to get home after the Trojan War. 10 years an epic about humans on the journey of life overcoming temptations along the way. Characters Odysseus (Ulysses in Latin) Eurylochus - one of the crew members Telemachus - Son of Odysseus, infant when he left for Troy, but old enough to aid parents in Odyssey Penelope - wife of odysseus, fends off suitors Monsters Polyphemus - cyclops Scylla - monster with 12 feet and 6 heads with 3 rows of teeth, carries off a sailor in each mouth Charybdis - 3 times a day pulls sailors into her whirlpool Sirens - group of females who lured sailors by their singing Deities Circe - goddess, enchantress, who turned men into swine Helios - the sun (distinct from Apollo, the sun god) Zeus (Jupiter in Latin) - leader of the gods Athena - Goddess of wisdom and warriors Poseidon - god of the sea Calypso - nymph who holds odysseus prisoner for seven years The Nostoi Nostoi - homecomings Other, lesser epics that do not survive. Greek dramatic triology Oresteia relates the homecoming of Agamemnon Good Luck On Your Project!