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Epics/Odyssey Homer Written in the 8 th Century

Epics/Odyssey Homer Written in the 8 th Century. Epics- (Left-hand section). Notes on right-hand section Epic: A long narrative poem that tells the tale of a society and its morals. Epic Hero: The hero within the epic that must: Go on a journey Fight supernatural creatures

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Epics/Odyssey Homer Written in the 8 th Century

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  1. Epics/OdysseyHomer Written in the 8th Century

  2. Epics- (Left-hand section) • Notes on right-hand section • Epic: A long narrative poem that tells the tale of a society and its morals. • Epic Hero: The hero within the epic that must: • Go on a journey • Fight supernatural creatures • Posses and use a weapon only he or she can wield • Has an extra-ordinary ability (he is intelligent)

  3. Epics Continued (Left-hand section) • Right-hand section: • Odysseus is the one archetype, next to Beowulf, that all heroes are based on. He is the ideal that most authors base their own heroes on. • The main characters and places are: Odysseus- Hero Poseidon- Villian King Alcinous- King of the Phaeacians Phaeacia- Where the epic begins Calypso, Circe, Cyclopes, etc- all the dangers and characters he meets

  4. Odyssey–New left-hand section • New right-hand notes • The Odyssey starts “En Medias Res” or “In the middle.” • The story begins after the Trojan War and when Odysseys offends Poseidon about who actually won the war. • Poseidon then becomes enraged at Odysseus and tells him he will never see his home again.

  5. Odyssey Continued- Left-hand section • Right-hand notes: • In part I, Odysseus and his men begin their travels and go to various islands and lands: • Calypso’s island- he washes ashore alone after all of his men parish • Circe’s island- a witch that casts a spell on his men that only he can break. • Cyclops island- he encounters Polyphemus, one of Poseidon’s sons.

  6. OdysseyContinued • Right-hand notes: • Part I continued: • He then travels to the land of Hades, Tartarus, to seek the help of Tiresias, a blind prophet, in order to find his way home. • Part II: • Odysseus comes home to find his kingdom is overrun by suitors (who want to take over Ithaca). He must take back his home, complete a test, and then reunite with his wife.

  7. Summary Activity • On the left hand side of your notes write down summary activity and then below it write down: What makes a great leader (qualities)? On the right-hand side answer this question with 100+/- words. • Start a new page of notes and make sure to follow the on-line directions for notes for Part I.

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