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The Odyssey. An Introduction. Homer. Believed to be the author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey (7 th or 8 th century BC) First written literature (passed down orally) Blind Greek poet. Homer Wrote…. epics.
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The Odyssey An Introduction
Homer • Believed to be the author of both The Iliad and The Odyssey (7th or 8th century BC) • First written literature (passed down orally) • Blind Greek poet
Homer Wrote…. epics • Ancient Greek ____________ are stories that explain the world and include god/goddesses, as well as heroes • An Epic Hero is a larger than life hero from history who goes on a journey, and demonstrates traits that are valued by society
Gods and Goddesses • Prominently featured in the Greek epics • Twelve main Olympian gods, live on Mount Olympus • Resembled humans in form, but were immortal
Creation of the Gods • The Titans (Elder Gods) ruled before any other god • The first was Gaia, also called Mother Earth • Gaia is the mother of all the Titans • Uranus is the father of all the Titans • Gaia and Uranus had 12 children
The God’s Story, continued • One of the children was Chronus, the youngest • Uranus ATE his children • But, Gaia hid Chronus…. • Chronus overthrew Uranus, married his sister Rhea, and became the second ruler
More on Chronus and Rhea • Chronus and Rhea had four children… • History repeats: Chronus ATE his children • Rhea had a fifth child….ZEUS • Zeus was also hidden from Chronus
So about that Zeus guy… • Zeus faced his father Chronus • Made him throw up the other four children • Zeus banished Chronus • Zeus married his sister Hera • Zeus became the third ruler of the universe, as well as the ____________ of the gods king
Aphrodite • Goddess of Love and Beauty
Apollo • God of the Sun and Music
Ares • God of Savage War
Artemis • Goddess of the Hunt
Athena • Goddess of ____________ and warfare Wisdom
Demeter • Goddess of Grain and Fertility
Hephaestus • God of Technology, Industry, and Manufacturing
Hera • Goddess of Marriage
Hermes • The Messenger God
Hestia • Goddess of Domesticity and Family
Poseidon • God/King of the _________ and Earthquakes sea
Zeus • God of the Sky and Thunder; King of the Gods
The Illiad • Written before The Odyssey • Last five weeks of Trojan War • Set in Troy • Model for an epic of war
How The Illiad Went Down • The Trojan War started when Prince __________ stole _________, the wife of Menelaus • Menelaus recruited ___________, __________, and other heroes to fight Troy in order to get Helen back. Paris Helen Achilles Ajax
The Trojan War 10 • The Trojan War lasted ________ years. The war ended after Odysseus came up with the idea of the ____________ __________. • The Greeks hid in the horse; when the Trojans pulled the horse inside, the Greeks surprised them by jumping out and ____________. • The _____________ won the war. Trojan Horse attacking Achaens
Which brings us to… • Odysseus’s arrogance angered the gods and they punished him by forcing him to wander aimlessly. Odysseus’s journey home is the story of ____________________. The Odyssey