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Homer and the Odyssey

Homer and the Odyssey. Homer. A Greek poet Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy The Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses’ wanderings Probably born in a Greek colony in Asia Originally thought to have lived around 1200 BC. Homer continued.

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Homer and the Odyssey

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  1. Homer and the Odyssey

  2. Homer • A Greek poet • Iliad, the story of the siege of Troy • The Odyssey, the tale of Ulysses’ wanderings • Probably born in a Greek colony in Asia • Originally thought to have lived around 1200 BC

  3. Homer continued • Works based on common ballads and modified for his stories • Followers were called the Homeridae • All of this is supposition • Of the true Homer, nothing is positively known.

  4. The Odyssey • Likely written between 750 and 650 B.C. • Epic Poem • Takes place after the Trojan War • Odysseus – Protagonist • Composed in Ionic Greek dialect in dactylic hexameter – you do not need to know this just a fun fact! • Most English translations use iambic pentameter • One unstressed, followed by an stressed – 5 times in a row

  5. Themes • Home/Wandering, Fidelity • Cunning/Disguise • Women as predators • Power of the Gods • Hospitality

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