the odyssey Flashcards by Gaelle Labranche | Brainscape

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2 themes/ lotus eaters

A

hospitality , deception

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why lotus eaters dangerous

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make people slaves

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how odysseus outsmart cyclops

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drunkness, major theme

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text structure

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a-chronological

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who writer /first book

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homer , Illiad ,about trojan war

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who was called to help

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amuse

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why cyclops blind not killed

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needed help moving rock

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theme of hubris

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seen very early in text

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2nd theme seen early

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going home

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telemus

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wizard told of cyclops injury

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where od home , why so long , how long

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ithaca , trojan war , 10 years

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his son , wife

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telemachus . penelope

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he od lost his men

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eating cattle , justice and punishment

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how cyclops change events

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cyclops pray his dad

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main trait of fugitive

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on the run , noun

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avenge

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to get back at , verb

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tactic

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a well planned strategy , noun

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men hold me formidable , theme

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Hubris

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how they avoid hearing sirens

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wax in the ears odysseus tied to ship , temptation , the sailors are heroes

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dispatch

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send out , verb

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gods no favor odysseus

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when they went between scylla and charybdis

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sources homer refer to

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greek mythology , trojan war

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where odysseus end up

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ends on island with calypso , hospitality

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how they enrage helios

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helios cattle eaten

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how did od sailors die

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they ate cows and drowned , justice and punishment

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who elepnor

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the half dead guy , showed flashback

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who’s tiresius

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foretold future , prophet ,foreshadowing

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odysseus reckless /hubris

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yes very reckless

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source material why greek mythology

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references , explain natural causes

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main themes

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justice & punishment

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who’s circe

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witch , told tells od future

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can we trust od

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no , he brags too much

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narrow passage of safety

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scylla and charybdis

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does od have best interest for his sailors

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no , looks out for himself

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cunning&outsmart

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when he drunkened cyclops