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Homer’s The Odyssey

Homer was the blind poet credited with the two great epics: The Iliad The Odyssey. Homer’s The Odyssey . Epic poetry. An epic (“primary epic”): long narrative poem covers a large time span covers a large geographical area include myth, legend, folktale:

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Homer’s The Odyssey

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  1. Homer was the blind poet credited with the two great epics: The Iliad The Odyssey Homer’s The Odyssey

  2. Epic poetry • An epic (“primary epic”): • long narrative poem • covers a large time span • covers a large geographical area • include myth, legend, folktale: stories of great adventures, gods, men, monsters Googleimages.com

  3. Ancient Greek Values • Greeks were polytheistic: • poly = many • theos = god • they believed there were many gods, who together controlled the world • Gods interacted with humans • Gods had great powers • including immortality • Gods had many flaws • jealousy, lustfulness, vengefulness, etc. Googleimages.com

  4. The Stories • The Odyssey is named for its epic hero, Odysseus • The Iliad is named for its location, Ilium, akaTroy. • The Iliad was composed between 900 and 700 BCE. • It is centered on the Trojan War. • The Odyssey opens up when Odysseus leaves Troy to go home

  5. Homer • We know almost nothing about him! • There is a tradition that states that he was blind, and an ancient bust of him portrays him as being blind. • Scholars believe he had to have seen at some point because the visual description of the landscape is so extensive, it seems almost impossible he never saw it. Googleimages.com

  6. Tradition • Originally, these poems were not written down. • They were passed down orally by traveling poets called rhapsodes. • These poems were very famous and they were recited every four years at the festival of Athena in Athens, Greece. Googleimages.com

  7. DRAMA- DRAMA –DRAMA ! • The Golden Apple • Eris was a drama queen so she wasn’t allowed to go to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis (parents of Achilles) • To get back at them, she, of course, wanted to stir up some drama… so she threw an apple into the reception that read: “ To be given to the fairest of them all” (Snow White style) • Hera, Athena and Aphrodite all wanted it Googleimages.com

  8. Teenage Hormones • Paris, the most handsome mortal was asked to be the judge • The goddesses tried to bribe him: • Hera promised…. Power • Athena promised…. Wisdom • Aphrodite promised… A beautiful woman • Who did he chose? Let’s remember, he is a teenage boy …

  9. The face that launched a thousand ships • Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world and she was promised to Paris • There was only one problem- she was married…to Menelaus, leader of the Greek warriors and brother to the leader of Greece, Agamemnon • The dummy decided to steal her anyway … • Hence, the mythical start of the Trojan War Googleimages.com

  10. The Iliad • The Iliad opens in the tenth and final year of the Trojan War. • The war is at a stalemate, and the Greeks are beginning to mutiny among one another. • Achilles vs. Agammemnon • Odysseus • Creator of the Trojan Horse • Responsible for the fall of Troy Googleimages.com

  11. Odysseus • The gods were angered by Odysseus’ proud and boastful attitude towards success • To teach him a lesson they vowed he would have a long and difficult journey home. • The trip home is the subject of the Odyssey.

  12. Journey of Odysseus Googleimages.com

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