English: Odyssey Flashcards
Poseidon
god of sea
Zeus
ruler of gods on mt olympus
Athena
goddess of wisdom, shares qualities of cleverness intelligence and wisdom with ody
Hermes
messenger of gods
Odysseus
king of ithaca
Penelope
Odys wife
Telemachus
Odys son
Laertes
Odys father
Eurycleia
Odys old nurse that recognizes his scar on his thigh
Eumaes
odys faithful swineherd
Mentor
odys friend, an ithacan noble
Antinous
leader of penelopes suitors, first suitor killed by ody
Eurymachus
another leading suitor
Melanthius
disloyal goatherd of ody
Melantho
Disloyal maidservant of penelope
Menelaus
king of lacedaemon living at sparta
Wandering of Odysseus
- raid on the cicones
- adventures with the lotus eaters
- adventure with polyphemus
- visit with aeolus
- attack by the laestrygonians
- adventure with circe
- descent into the underworld
Elpenor
Odys shipmate
Teiresias
blind prophet of thebes
Achaea
ancient name for greece
Agamemnon
commander in cheif of greek forces, often compared to Odys family situation
Aigustus
cousin of agamemnon and menelaus, seduces clymenestra while agamemmnjn is away, murders agamemnon but killed by orestes
Archetype
elemental pattern of myth and ritual wich reccurs in the legends and ceremonies of diverse cultured.
Bard
singer of epic poetry
Calypso
nymph or minor goddess who keeps ody captive on her island ogygya for seven years until the gods demand odys release
Charybdis
a very dangerous female monster who sucks up water and spits it out like a whirlpool
Circe
witch goddess, turns half of odys men into pigs and spends a year with ody
Clytemnestra
wife of Agamemnon, mother of orestes, half sister of Helen. takes agistius as her lover while agamemnon is away and helps kill him. killed by orestes son
Cyclops
son of Poseidon, one of a race of guantix brutes whoss island ody visits
Epic hero
dominant character in epic quest, larger than life, having superman strength, character or intellect
Epic Poetry
a long narrative poem in a great and serious subject, set in certain time snd place, told in elevated style, and centered on a heroic figure on whose action depend on fate of figure
Epithet
any word or phrase applies to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
Formula
a grouo of words regularly used under the same metrical conditions to convey a particular idea
Round/Dynamic character
character that changes
Flat/Static Character
character that stays the same
Hades
god who rules underworld
Helen
daughter of Zeus, sister of Clytemnenstra, said to be the most beautiful women in the world
In medias res
in the middle of the subject, typical opeing of an epic
Ithaca
home of Ody
Kleos
glory or fame, especially as recalled after death, this us what epic gives its hero
Metis
wisdom, most common epithet for Ody
Laustrygones
monstrous cannibals who destroy 11 of Odys 12 ships
Melanthius
movkd and kicks the disguised Ody
Muses
daughters of Zeus
Nymphs
female personification of natural objects
Nostos
return or homecomming
Olympus
home of gods
Quest
journey, test in which hero proves himself
Sirens
sea nymphs whose singing bothers sailors to an island with dead victims
Skylla
six head dragon like monstor who eats sailors
Theme
like a motif, central idea to convey reader
Types scenes
scenes repeated in epic
Xenia
guest-host relationship, protected by Zeus and involving a rsnge of reciprocal obligations on part of both parties
Xenos
a guest or foreignors
What role do the gods play?
They tend to help when others (mainly Ody) when they need it
Does Odysseus change?
No because he still lies to Penelope and still depends on the gods but he does becomes humble by asking Apollo to give him glory
What ideas from greek society shows up in the book?
hospitality, pathos(persuading someone by a feeling)
What roles do women play?
they tend to be the mentor(Athena) but also tend to be a love interest to Ody (Circe, Calypso, and Penelope), Ody also ignores his mother in the underworld
