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Odyssey Part 1 Flashcards

0
Q

What is an eipc?

A

It is:

  1. Long
  2. Poem
  3. About a Hero
  4. Tells a story
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What kind of tradition is the Odyssey is told in?

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Oral Tradition

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What are the two Epics that Homer composed?

A

The Iliad and The Odyssey

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3
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When did Homer live?

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Around 700-50 BC

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What does the word Odyssey mean?

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Journey

  1. Spiritual journey
  2. Physical Journey
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Spiritual Journey

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  1. Religious- attempting to acheive the after life

2. Secular

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6
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What is the Greek word for excessive pride?

A

Hubris

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7
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How to Greek Epic Poems begin?

A

A prayer

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8
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How long is the Odyssey

A

11,300 Lines

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9
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To whom does Homer pray?

A

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry, or Goddess of Epic Poetry

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10
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Two purposes of the prayer are?

A
  1. To humble ones self before the gods

2. A preview

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11
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What is the opening line?

A

Sing in me Muse and through me tell the story

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12
Q

By reading this story out, we (the class) are doing what?

A

To lift the great song in it

We bring the story back to life

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13
Q

Who is the god of the sun?

A

Helios

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14
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Current King of the gods

A

Zeus

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15
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Who does Odysses spend 7 years with?

A

Calypso

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16
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What is the home island of Odysseus?

A

Ithica

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17
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What is the one god who does not like Odyssseus

A

Posidon

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18
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Son of Odysseus

A

Telmalachus

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19
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5 Greek Virtues

A
  1. Love of Family
  2. Love of Country
  3. Cunning
  4. Hospitality
  5. Courage
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20
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Where is Odysseus when he tells the story

A

Phaeacia

21
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Who is the King of the Island?

A

King Alcinous

22
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Who is the King’s daughter?

A

Nausica

23
Q

How is the story told?

A

In Medias Res

24
Q

Father of Odysses

A

Laertes

25
Q

Guile means what?

A

Slyness,

26
Q

Robe of leaves is an example of what?

A

Metaphor

27
Q

Why did Odysseus not violate ‘love of family’?

A

He never gave consent

28
Q

How many ships did Odysseus have?

A

12

29
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Where is stop #1?

A

Ismarus

30
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Who are the people who live at stop #1

A

Cicones

31
Q

Where is stop #2?

A

Land of the Lotus Eaters

32
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What is the lesson of stop 2

A

Somthine look good an are really bad

33
Q

What are the 5 ways to change reality?

A
  1. Metaphor
  2. Apostrophe
  3. Simile
  4. Hyperbole
  5. Personification
34
Q

Cavern yawning is an example of wath?

A

Personification

35
Q

Prodigious means what?

A

Huge or enormous

36
Q

How many men went ashore in the Land of the Cylpose?

A

13

37
Q

Who gave Odysseus 12 jars of brandy

A

Maron

38
Q

What proportion did you mix the brandy with?

A

1 cup brandy 20 cups water

39
Q

What is the watery part of hte milk called

A

whey

40
Q

Two dozen wagons could not move the rock is an example of what?

A

hyperbole

41
Q

What is another name for the Greeks?

A

Achaeans

42
Q

Who is the leader of the Greeks during the Trojan War

A

Agamemnon

43
Q

The men were like screwing puppies is an example of what?

A

Simile

44
Q

Ponderous means what?

A

Heavy

45
Q

Profusion means what?

A

Abundance

46
Q

Who is the goddess of wisdom?

A

Athena

47
Q

What is the drink and food of the gods?

A

nectar and ambrosia

48
Q

What fake name of Odysseus give to the Cylopse?

A

Nohbdy

49
Q

Name of the Cyclops was?

A

Polyphemus

50
Q

What does the word sage mean?

A

wise

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