The Odyssey ( Key Terms And Key Themes Flashcards
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Hubris
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Excessive Pride or self-confidence
2
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Epic
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- A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition.
- Narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation
3
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Myth
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- A tradition story
- A widely held but false belief or idea
4
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Temptress
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a woman who tempts someone to do something, typically a sexually attractive woman who sets out to allure or seduce someone.
5
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Epithet
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an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
6
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Omen
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- foretelling message of a certain event that happened.
- prophetic interpretation
7
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Illium
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Troy
8
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Achaeans
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the name of the people inhabiting in the area of Achaea in Greece
9
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Sparta
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Small town where Menelaus and Helen live in
10
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Pylos
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City where King Nestor lives in
