study guide Flashcards by lily castor | Brainscape

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author of Lliad and odyssey

A

homer

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both examples of..

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epic poems

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cause of trojan war

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Iliad

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what is the odyssey about

A

oddeseus return home from

war

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hero connection with society

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we all have to work rlly hard

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how does odysseus aboid the trojan war?

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pretended to be insane

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rhaposodes

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a person who recites poem mostly in greece from memory

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homeric or epic simile

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detailed comparison in form of simile

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invocation

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action of invoking something or someone

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epithet

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adj phrase expressing someone before their name

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epithet ex

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enchantress circe

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how long is Odysseus gone?

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20 yrs

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where did he spend 7 yrs?

A

calypso and promises immorality

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epithet

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divine and magical calypso

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who is the goddess protector of odysseus?

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athena

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where does zeus send hermes?

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to calypso asking to free odysseus

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who is odysseus guest for?

A

king alcinous

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what is odysseus asked to talk about?

A

his time in troy?

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rhetorical question

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question you ask that you already know the answer to

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analogy

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a comparison

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metaphor

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comparison of 2 unlike things w or w/o like or as

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how did zeus keep odysseus wandering?

A

made a storm in the sea

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cyclops

name

A

polythemis

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polythemus father

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poseidon

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who guides odysseus through the travel

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athena of wisdom

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who is odysseus aka?

A

nohbody

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personification

A

when dawn spread out over her fingers

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what does hermes give odysseus ?

A

a plant to weaken and prevent him

from turning into an animal