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The Odyssey

The Odyssey. English I Miss Iz March-April 2012. Epic Story and Epic Hero. The Epic is a long, narrative poem that tells about the adventures of a hero who reflects the ideals and values of a nation or race.

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The Odyssey

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  1. The Odyssey English I Miss Iz March-April 2012

  2. Epic Story and Epic Hero • The Epic is a long, narrative poem that tells about the adventures of a hero who reflects the ideals and values of a nation or race. • The Epic Hero is a larger-than life figure who embodies the ideals of a nation or race. Epic Heroes experience long, dangerous adventures and accomplish great deeds that require courage and superhuman strength.

  3. Epic Simile • Homer, the writer of The Odyssey used Epic Similes to emphasize the character’s thoughts and feelings or the magnitude of a battle. • Example: “And Odysseus let the bright molten tears run down his cheeks, weeping [like] the way a wife mourns for her lord on the lost field where he has gone down fighting the day of wrath that came upon his children” Book 8, lines 560-571.

  4. Epithets • Brief, descriptive phrases that help characterize a person or thing. • Example: Odysseus is referred to as “master mariner” or “old contender.” • “Son of Laertes and the gods of old, Odysseus, master mariner and soldier…” (Book 10, lines 200-210). • Example: The hero of the Iliad is often called “swift footed” Achilles. And again and again, the dawn comes up “with fingertips of rose.” The ocean becomes the “winedark sea.”

  5. The Nine Muses Clio: History Euterpe: Lyric, Music, Poetry Thalia: Comedy Melpomene: Tragedy Terpsichore: Dancing and Chorus Polyhymnia: Religious poetry Erato: Love, poetry Urania: astronomy Callio: epic poetry

  6. The Monsters of The Odyssey

  7. Calypso • A nymph who keeps Odysseus on her island of Ogygia for 8 years! Calypso is very fond of Odysseus and offers to make him immortal because she is very lonely on her island. Odysseus wants to go home to Ithaca and see his family. • On the 9th year, after Athena persuades Zeus, he sends a message to her and Calypso lets Odysseus go. • Calypso is the type of person to hold us back from our goals. She is misleading, selfish, and lonely. She cares only about herself.

  8. Cyclops • His name is Polyphemus and he traps Odysseus and some of his crew in his cave. He eats six of them and gets blinded by Odysseus. Odysseus uses his cunning skills to get out of the cave undetected by the Cyclops. He does this by getting the Cyclops drunk, blinds him with a wooden stake, and escapes by hiding under sheep. • The Cyclops has one eye which represents people who see through only one perspective. This is usually not a good quality because these people can be narrow-minded.

  9. Circe • A nymph who lies on Aeaea and changes Odysseus’ crew into swine (pigs). Odysseus threatens her and makes her turn his crew back into men. She tells him that if wants to go home, he must go to the Underworld and talk to a Seer. • Circe represents wealth. If you abuse it, you will get “turned into pigs.” Odysses’ crew saw her palace and their greed made them go inside without thinking. You should beware of greed.

  10. The Sirens • Women who live on an island and lure men to their doom by singing about the men’s pasts. Odysseus passes by the sirens and listen to their song while tied down. He does this after leaving Circe’s island in which the nymph tell him to listen (if he wants to) to the Sirens’ songs. The Sirens sing about Odysseus’ past (The Trojan War). • Sirens represent people who try to make you live in the past. You must resist and force yourself to focus on the future.

  11. The Suitors • Princes and lord in Odysseus’ palace who want to marry Penelope, Odysseus’ loyal wife. • Killed by Odysseus. • They represent obstacles that prevent people from reaching their goal.

  12. The Lotus Eaters • People who eat a plant that makes them forget about home and want to stay there to eat more. Odysseus’ crew members become addicted to it and Odysseus had to drag them back to his ship. • The Lotus Eaters represent drugs which causes us to forget about everything important in your life. They also represent distractions that keep you away from getting to your goal or destination.

  13. Scylla • A six-headed monster that snatches 6 men, one for each of her heads, whenever a ship sails by. • Lives in a cave opposite from the whirlpool, Charybdis. Odysseus is told by Circe to pass her cave while journeying back to his homeland. • Scylla represents how quickly an unpredictable accident or tragedy can happen in real life and we learn that we must endure it like Odysseus did.

  14. Charybdis • A giant whirlpool monster that swallows Odysseus’ ship when returning from Thrinacia. Charybdis opens for a period of time and closes for an equal amount of time. When his ship is swallowed, Odysseus hangs onto a branch until Charybdis closes. • Unlike Scylla, Charybdis sucks her victims in slowly. She represents things in your life that harms you gradually and slowly. The more you fall deeper into Charybdis, the harder it is to get out.

  15. The Underworld • The place where the dead go. He meets a Seer here. Odysseus also meets his mother, Anticleia. In order to talk to these “ghosts”, he must let them drink blood. • The Underworld represents our fears and bearing the death of those you know and love.

  16. The Battle of the Monsters • Within your groups of 4, two people will have one monster and the other two people will have another monster. All four of you will create 1 poster that shows both monsters and tells us who this monster is and what she or he can do that makes it dangerous and fearsome.

  17. Requirements • Include the background of the story in which the monster is found in. • What did the monster do? Who is this monster? • Why is this monster powerful?

  18. Battle of the Monsters Due Date: Friday March 16 • You will present to the class your poster and let the class vote on who is the more fearsome monster from each group. • Grade: 50 total points • Picture of the monster (25 points) • Background story from the Odyssey(25 points) • Monster information! (25 points) • Group Effort and Participation (25 points)

  19. Vocab List 1: Book 9Quiz on March 8 • Adversary: enemy, opponent • Appalled: horrified, filled with dismay • Avenge: to take revenge on behalf of someone else • Disdain: to refuse or reject scornfully • Entreat: to ask earnestly; beg • Formidable: Inspiring admiration, awe, fear • Guile: skillful slyness; craftiness • Indifferent: having no interest in or concern for • Ponderous: heavy in a clumsy way; bulky • Whim: sudden impulse

  20. Vocab List 2: Book 10Quiz on March 15 • Beguile: to charm; to please • Stealth: quiet, secret, or sneaky behavior • Snare: a trap • Vile: evil; disgusting • Succumb: to be overpowered; surrender • Contender: a fighter • Enticing: luring, tempting • Disconsolate: extremely sad • Chide: to scold mildly • Regale: entertain or amuse

  21. Vocab List 3: Book 12Vocab Quiz on March 22 • Abominable: something hateful or horrible • Lurk: to lie hidden, ready to ambush • Chaos: great disorder or confusion • Scourge: a cause of great suffering or destruction • Dwindle: to become gradually less; diminish • Peril: danger; risk • Travail: painful effort • Dire: Dreadful; terrible • Anguish: great physical or mental suffering; agony • Quest: a journey; exploration

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