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The Odyssey

The Odyssey. By Homer Translated by Robert Fitzgerald. Journal. Describe a fantastic voyage you would like to take. Where would you go? What adventures would you have? What changes would you expect to see upon you return?. The Odyssey Background. Background Info: Epics and Values

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The Odyssey

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  1. The Odyssey By Homer Translated by Robert Fitzgerald

  2. Journal • Describe a fantastic voyage you would like to take. Where would you go? What adventures would you have? What changes would you expect to see upon you return?

  3. The Odyssey Background • Background Info: • Epics and Values • Define Epic: • The Odyssey is an example of what kind of Epic? • The Iliad is an example of what kind of epic? • The War Story Background: Violence and Brutality • Who is Agamemnon and why is he important? • Achilles?

  4. Background Cont. • Odysseus: A Hero in Trouble: • Describe his family. • Why did he have to go to war? • How are we like Odysseus? • The Wooden-Horse Trick: • Describe it. • The Ancient World and Ours • A Search for their Places in Life • What is the theme of this poem? • What are Odysseus and Telemachus searching for?

  5. Background Cont. • Relationships with the Gods • Define Myth. • Define Alter Ego. • Who are Odysseus’ Alter Egos and why? • Who was Homer? • Define Rhapsodes. • How were the Epics Told? • What is the purpose of formulas? • Define Homeric or epic Simile. • Write down an example of a Homeric.

  6. Calypso the Sweet Nymph From Book One: The Wanderings

  7. Journal • OUTLINE your answer to the following question. What makes a hero? What traits do they have?

  8. Literary Elements • Motif • Reoccurring subject or theme • Epic • Long poem or story describing heroic deeds • Theme • The central subject of a work of literature

  9. Literary Elements Cont. • Homeric Simile • The typical Homeric simile makes a comparison to some kind of event, in the form "like a ____ when it ______.“ • The object of the comparison is usually something strange or unfamiliar to something ordinary and familiar. Write down the Homeric Similes found in lines 40 to 45 and 120-124.

  10. Vocabulary • Adversity • Formidable • Ravage • Profusion • Adversary • Rancor • Abominably • Ardor • Tumult • Restitution • Make a Vocab Block for each word • Definition • Sentence from the book • Your own sentence • Picture

  11. Lines 1-32 Activity • Read this prayer to the Muse aloud. (You and a partner could read it as a chorus, or you could alternate with single voices.) • What does Homer tell you about the hero and about what is going to happen to him?

  12. Lines 33-66 Activity • There is a great deal of nature imagery in this episode. • Jot down some of the images that help you see Calypso’s cave. • What images describing Calypso’s island appeal to your sense of sight, hearing, and smell? • How does the natural beauty of Calypso’s island compare with the reality of Odysseus’s situation?

  13. Lines 88-91 Activity • Zeus ordered Calypso to free Odysseus, but the nymph claims that the idea is her own. • Why do you think she does this? • What is your opinion of her deception?

  14. Mythology: HumanBehavior • Unlike deities in many other religions, Greek Gods and goddesses often behave as capriciously as humans. • They even display unsavory qualities as possessiveness, jealousy, pride, anger, and vindictiveness. • This plays an important part in the Odyssey since it is the actions of gods, that keep Odysseus from returning home to Ithaca. How has Calypso exhibited human behavior?

  15. Considering their similarity in appearance and emotions, what do you think distinguishes humans from gods?

  16. Lines 101-118 • According to Calypso, what would Odysseus gain by staying with her? • What does Odysseus’s response tell you about his feelings for his wife? • How has Odysseus managed to say no to Calypso and still not offend her?

  17. Newspaper: God Article • Write a news story about one of the Greek Gods and Goddesses • It should be… • ½ page in length • Single Space • 12 pt. Arial Narrow

  18. Check Test: (True-False) • Odysseus is trying to return to his home in Ithaca after fighting in Troy. • Zeus sends Hermes to deliver a message to Calypso • Odysseus, content in Calypso’s care, has no desire to return home. • Calypso promises Odysseus that he will become immortal if he remains with her. • With the aid of the sea god, Poseidon, Odysseus is able to escape from Calypso.

  19. I am Laertes’ Son From Book One: The Wanderings October 17

  20. Questions • Lines 126-130 • What impression of Odysseus do you get from his description of himself? • Lines 143-146 • What central idea of the poem does Odysseus express in this passage?

  21. Lines 152-160 • What do you think of the way Odysseus and his men behave toward the Cicones? • Do armies behave like this in modern times? • Here Odysseus, who considers himself a great leader, blames his unruly crew for the Cicone’s attack. Does their insubordination reflect unfavorably on Odysseus?

  22. Newspaper Article #2 • Odysseus could be considered a superhero or action hero, much like Superman or James Bond. • Write an article about one of his heroic endeavors. • It should be… • ½ page in length • Single Space • 12 pt. Arial Narrow FROM TODAY’S READING! 756 TOP OF 758

  23. The Lotus Eaters From Book One: The Wanderings October 17

  24. Lines 204-215 • Why does Odysseus tie down the three men? • What does this action tell you about him?

  25. The Cyclops From Book One: The Wanderings October 21

  26. Questions (Pages 260-261) • Line 219 • Why do you think Odysseus and his men make an offering to the gods? • Lines 228-233 • How does Homer make it clear that Odysseus faces a formidable opponent in the Cyclops? • Lines 243-245 • What does the phrase “fair traffic” mean? • What does the Cyclops mean by these questions? • Lines 255-260 • What did I learn in an earlier episode that explains why Odysseus gives the Cyclops this warning?

  27. Questions (Page 263) • Lines 271-272 • What is happening at this point? • What does Odysseus’s remark suggest about his character? • Lines 277-288 • Why does Homer include such gruesome details? • Lines 289-295 • Why doesn’t Odysseus kill the Cyclops at this moment? • What factors must Odysseus consider in devising a successful plan of escape?

  28. Questions (Page 264) • Lines 311-323 • What do you think Odysseus plans to do with the pointed staff? • Lines 226-229 • As the captain, Odysseus could have simply chosen the men he wanted for the job rather than drawing lots. Is it wise of him to let the men “toss” for this job, or is he foolishly risking the future of the whole group by not appointing the men best suited to help him? • Lines 330-334 • Odysseus says that the rams may have entered the cave at “a god’s bidding.” What does this mean, and what does it suggest about the role the rams will play?

  29. Question (Page 265) • Lines 362-363 • What is ironic about the Cyclop’s saying he will eat Nohbdy last? • The cyclops thinks he is going to eat Nohbdy when he is really going to eat nobody.

  30. Mythology: Symbols • Olive Pole • Used as a weapon • Associated with Athena • Comes from the Story of Athena vs. Poseiden. • They competed for sovereignty over Attica by offering gifts • Poseidon produced water in barren Acropolis. • Athena gave an olive tree. (WINNER) • Odysseus’s victory over Polyphemus, Poseidon’s son is another triumph for Athena.

  31. October 23

  32. Questions (Pages 766 and 767) • Lines 385-391 • What is the blinding of the Cyclops compared to? • Lines 397-409 • Explain the irony of these lines. • Lines 409-410 • Do you think it is wise for Odysseus to LAUGH, considering that he and his men are obviously not yet out of danger? • Lines 416-420 • How would you characterize Odysseus here? • Lines 423-432 • What steps does Odysseus take to prepare for their escape? • 433-441 • What figure of speech is this?

  33. Questions 768-769 • Lines 421-442 • Explain Odysseus’s trick. • Line 454 • What is ironic about this statement? • Lines 466-469 • Why are the ‘fellows’ faces full of joy and then grief? • Why does Odysseus hush his men? • Lines 486-489 • What is ironic about the order that POLYPHEMUS gives?

  34. Activity • Work with a partner to create a chronology of the main events in Part One. • You may do this as a paragraph or a timeline.

  35. Check Test: True or False • Odysseus refuses King Alcinous’s request to identify himself. • Odysseus and his sailors are welcomed by the Cicones. • Odysseus is forced to leave three men behind with the Lotus Eaters. • The Cyclops Polyphemus is the one of the god Poseidon’s children. • Fellow Cyclopes come to Polyphemus’s aid after he is wounded.

  36. The Enchantress Circe From Book One: The Wanderings October 25

  37. Questions Pg. 773 • Prologue: • What does the sailors’ opening of the bull’s-hide bag suggest about their relationship with Odysseus? • Lines 543-547 • SIMILE: What comparison does Odysseus make to emphasize the strange gentleness of the wild beasts’ behavior? • Lines 549-555 • MAKING INFERENCES: Circe, like Calypso, is first seen at her loom, singing and weaving. What inference could you make about women in ancient Greece from this fact?

  38. Questions Pages 774-775 • Lines 565-569 • At what other point in the epic have some of Odysseus’s men eat something that made them lose their desire for home? • Lines 570-576 • What has happened to the men? Will Eurylochus somehow rescue them? • Lines 579-583 • What have the men done to deserve being turned into pigs? How does Circe violate the laws of hospitality? • Prologue: • What other role has Hermes played in The Odyssey?

  39. Greek Mythology: Persephone • Background • The queen of the underworld • Daughter of Demeter, the goddess of crops and fertility. • Myth • Abducted by Hades, god of the underworld (bro of Zeus and Poseidon), who has fallen in love with her. • Demeter neglects her duties and allows a blight to descend on the earth. • Zeus intervenes: Persephone will remain in the underworld for a part of each year. During this time, nothing grows. • Explains changing of the seasons.

  40. The Land of the Dead Part One October 31

  41. Homonyms • Definition: Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings. • “…You need grieve no more; you need not feel / your life consumed hear…” • “…Eurylochus came running/to cry alarm, fowl magic doomed his men!”

  42. Questions • Line 603 • INFERENCES: Whom is Odysseus referring to when he use the term sovereign Death? • Lines 604-606 • What is the name of one of the surging phantoms? How does Odysseus know her? • So far everything Teiresias says has already been recounted by the poet in Book I. Provide one example of it. • Lines 618-658 • What prophecy does Odysseus receive?

  43. The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis Part One

  44. Questions: Pages 778 and 779 • Line 663 • What is the meaning of the word innocent? • Lines 673-678 • From what you know of Odysseus, do you think he will take the risk of listening to the Sirens’ Song? Explain. • Lines 695-702 • IDIOMS: People sometimes use the expression caught between Sylla and Charybdis. What does it mean? • Lines 704-706 • Do you agree with Circe that it is better to sacrifice six men than to risk losing them all? Explain.

  45. November 4

  46. Journal • Is it best to know about dangers you may face? Explain. • When finished, partner up. You will take turns reading each other your journals.

  47. Questions 780 and 781 • Lines 659-716 • According to Circe, what dangers lie ahead for Odysseus and his crew? List the dangers in order from least severe to most severe, and give your reasons for placing the threats in this order. • 745-746 • Why does Odysseus put wax in his men’s ears? • Lines 758-759 • What does “the Sirens dropped under the sea rim” mean?

  48. Question page 782 • Lines 770-773 • Is it necessary for great leaders like Odysseus to inspire their followers? Explain. • Line 788 • IDIOM: What does by hook or crook mean? • 770-793 • Think about what kind of leader Odysseus is. What does he tell his men, to reassure them? What does he decide to not tell them? Why? • Lines 793-798 • What does Odysseus’s failure to remember Circe’s warning against using weapons reveal about his self-image?

  49. Question page 783 • Lines 822-827 • Explain the Homeric Simile in this passage. • Lines 831-832 • Is this the worst scene yet? Explain.

  50. The Cattle of the Son God Part One November 6

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