Final: The Odyssey And Common Archetypes Flashcards
List the steps in the hero’s journey
The call to adventure
The road of trials
The return
Describe the call to adventure
A hero is asked to go on an adventure. The hero is aided by a mentor after this point
The road of trials
The hero endures/ solves tests on his/ her journey. The hero usually is aided by a magical guide.
The return
The hero returns home and helps people there
Steps in the Trickster Tales
Crossing the boundary
Resolving the conflict
Creating change
Protagonist
Main character. His/her actions drive the story. Usually the “good guy” but not always.
Antogonist
Opposes the protagonist’s actions intentionally or unintentionally. Not always a villain, but always makes things difficult for the protagonist.
Minor/ supporting characters
Add depth to the story, such as contrast
Mentor
Guide and teacher
Provides tools/wisdom
Sometimes dies
The shadow
Dark reflection of a character
The protagonist might have to defeat him/her
Typically chief antagonist
Monster
Antagonist that the protagonist must defeat. Sometimes the shadow.
Companion
Assists hero
Sometimes an animal
Tempter/temptress
Tries to trick the hero with things that appeal to him/her, sometimes unintentionally.
Damsel in distress
A character (usually a girl[usually a princess]) that needs to be rescued.
Trickster
Usually the protagonist
Wants new/easier ways to do things
Boundary breakers
Threshold
The last place a hero sees before his/her
Wilderness/forest
Symbolizes the unknown world
Garden
Symbolizes innocence and security
Wasteland
Opposite of garden
Symbolizes loneliness and despair
Maze/laberenth
Puzzling dilema
Underworld/innermost cave
One of the most trying experiences the hero experiences
Can be a monster’s layer or a mental thing
Castle
Place of safety
Contains what the hero wants to find
The Iliad and the Odyssey are
The foundation for western literature
Describe an epic
Long narrative poem
Epic hero
“Eternal human problems”
Grand scale ceremonial style
Epic hero
Larger than life (highest standard of his/her time and culture) Always remembered Overcomes obstacles Experiences emotions NOT A SUPERHERO
Epic conventions
Shared characteristics (invocation)
In media res (starting in the middle)
Homeric similes (long descriptions/comparisons)
Epithets (Odysseus raider of cities, clear-headed Telemohkas, etc.)
Iliad
Trojan war (lasted 10 years) Odysseus came up with trojan horse 1200 B.C Said to have been fought over Helen. Probably fought over trade routes
Homer
Traveling bard
Used cliffhangers
Possibly blind
How many men and ships did Odysseus start and end with
Start 720 men 12 ships
End 0 men 0 ships and Odysseus returned on a borrowed ship
