The Odyssey Flashcards
3 Characteristics associated with an epic hero
Strong,Brave,Noble
What is an Epic Simile?
A long poetic composition on which goes on in several lines
Who was Homer?List 3 facts about him.
Author of The Odyssey, geek poet, Blind, Born around 750 BC
Define Rhapsody
a epic poem
List 3 facts about the Greek theater.
One person could play multiple characters, Only men, men could cry
Characteristics of Greek life and 3 main characteristics
have a king,fight for women,believed in many gods
3 themes of the odyssey and support evidence
Physical vs.Mental: Sirens
Adventurous: Land of the Dead
Loyalty: Penelope
3 facts about Poseidon.
God of Sea and Bad tempter. Control over the ocean
3 facts about Athena
Goddess of wisdom, in Penelope’s test, 1 of the 3 virgin goddesses.
3 facts about Calypso & Circe
Calypso: Sea goddess, Loved Odysseus
Circe: Enchantresses, Helped Odysseus
Facts about Odysseus
A Greek warrior, King Ithaca, Hero of The Odyssey
Facts about Polyphemus
god of sea and god of earthquakes,Brother of Zeus
Facts about the Lotus Eater
Forgets time when eaten, Honeyed plant, The crew took the plant
Facts about Elphenor
Broke his neck, Part of the crew, dies on roof after getting drunk
Facts about Sirens
Creatures that loured men to their death by song
Facts about Scylla and Charybdis
Scylla: eats 6 men bc of 6 heads
Charybdis: Dangerous whirlpool
facts about Helios
god of sun
Facts about Telemachus
Son of Odysseus and Penelope, Helps Odysseus to fight suitors
Facts about Penelope
Odysseus’ wife and Telemachus’ mom
Facts about Argus
Odysseus’ dog, waited 20 years before he saw Odysseus again
Facts about Eumaeus
Loyal Shepard, Friend of Odysseus
D. Man VS nature
because he faces many challenges and fought many elements trying to make his way back home
How does He fulfill the role as the Epic Hero
Odysseus fulfills the role as a epic hero in many ways for example in the cyclops where he over powers and a trait is a non-stop ambition to get where he needs
Similarities and differences between lotus eaters and sirens
The similarities are the effects on the minds, obstacles to odysseys and tested the sailors and the differences are in methods the lotus eaters if you eat you will forget and the sirens if you hear them sing you will die
in part 2 Odysseus faces lots of problems when he returns home. (3 problems and how he solved them and the consequences of his actions.).
He has to deal with the suitors and the death of lots of his men and his wife Penelope was harassed for her hand in marriage. and to solve this he had a bow contest but Penelope never found out
