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author of Lliad and odyssey
homer
both examples of..
epic poems
cause of trojan war
Iliad
what is the odyssey about
oddeseus return home from
war
hero connection with society
we all have to work rlly hard
how does odysseus aboid the trojan war?
pretended to be insane
rhaposodes
a person who recites poem mostly in greece from memory
homeric or epic simile
detailed comparison in form of simile
invocation
action of invoking something or someone
epithet
adj phrase expressing someone before their name
epithet ex
enchantress circe
how long is Odysseus gone?
20 yrs
where did he spend 7 yrs?
calypso and promises immorality
epithet
divine and magical calypso
who is the goddess protector of odysseus?
athena
where does zeus send hermes?
to calypso asking to free odysseus
who is odysseus guest for?
king alcinous
what is odysseus asked to talk about?
his time in troy?
rhetorical question
question you ask that you already know the answer to
analogy
a comparison
metaphor
comparison of 2 unlike things w or w/o like or as
how did zeus keep odysseus wandering?
made a storm in the sea
cyclops
name
polythemis
polythemus father
poseidon
