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Tues & Wed, Jan 28-29, 2014. Today we will: Review the new grading scale of the Literary Elements skill Review Epithets Take the Literary Elements Quiz Read the Odyssey Part II through the “Suitors” episode (p. 1089-1100) and complete the study guide Homework:
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Tues & Wed, Jan 28-29, 2014 • Today we will: • Review the new grading scale of the Literary Elements skill • Review Epithets • Take the Literary Elements Quiz • Read the Odyssey Part II through the “Suitors” episode (p. 1089-1100) and complete the study guide • Homework: • Finish the reading assignment (Pt II Quiz- Friday) • Membean • Grammar quiz Friday
Epithets • Often used as a glorified nickname that could be used to represent ones style, artistic nature, or even geographical reference. • Originated to simply serve the purpose of dealing with names that were hard to pronounce or just unpleasant. • Something that could be very significant assigned to you by elders or counterparts to represent your position in the community or it could be just a useless representation of whomever you wanted to be or thought you were. • Reveals “something” about the character Wheeler, L. K. "Epithets." Web.cn.edu. Carson-Newman College, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. Headlam, W. "The Classic Review." Http://www.jstor.org. Cambridge University Press, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.
Epithets in the Odyssey Athena Calypso Pallas gray-, bright-eyed daughter of Zeus third-born of the gods whose shield is thunder hope of soldiers tireless one beautiful nymph softly-braided nymph Divine goddess most divinely made daughter of Atlas cunning goddess
Part II- Odyssey • Moves back to “Present Day”- notice change in POV • Odysseus returns home • What does he find at home? • Wife: Penelope • Son: Telemachus • Father: Laertes • Where is Odysseus on the hero’s journey?