odyssey chapters 1-5 Flashcards
kleos
Kleos (Greek: κλέος) is the Greek word often translated to “renown”, or “glory”. It is related to the word “to hear” and carries the implied meaning of “what others hear about you”
in media res
In medias res (Latin “in the midst of things”) is the literary and artistic narrative technique of relating a story from the midpoint, rather than the beginning (cf. ab ovo, ab initio).[1] In an in medias res narrative, the story opens with dramatic action rather than exposition setting up the characters and situation.
achaeans
Achaeans (Homer), a name used by Homer in the Iliad for Mycenaean-era Greeks in general
antinous
the chief suitor of Penelope, killed by Odysseus upon his return from Troy.
calypso
the nurse of Telemachus who recognized the disguised Odysseus by a scar on his leg.
lacedaemon
Classical Mythology. the son of Zeus and Taÿgete and the founder of the city of Sparta.
orestes
the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
telemachus
the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.
westor
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epicpoem
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epithet
a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.
aegisthus
a cousin of Agamemnon who seduced Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s wife, and was later killed by Orestes.
athena
Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
clytemnesta
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
helen
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
