Odyssey Pre reading and reading

Odysseus is the ruler of

Ithaca one of the western islands.

what caused the Minoan society to collapse

earthquakes and invasions

Who was Zeus wife?

Hera

hubris meaning

excesive pride

The gods were powerful but they had to

bow to fate

Parthenon is a temple dedicated to

Athena

The Greeks believed in

prophecy which they associated with thee god Apollo.

sun god

Helios

Nine goddesses who presided over the arts and sciences

The Muses

Titan who roled before Zeus

Cronus

Homer was born in

asia minor

epic

long narrative poem that relates important events in the history of folkore.

in media res

Beginning, with action. Catches audience attention.

The Odyssey tells what happened to one of the key warriors

after the war

Aliicinous

King of phaeacious to whom odysseus tells his story

odysseus

king of ithaca

calypso

sea goddess who loves odysseus

circe

enchantress who helps odysseus

zeus

king of gods

apollo

god of music, poetry, prophacy

agamemnon

king and leader of greek forces

poseidon

god of sea, earthquakes, horses.

Athena

goddes of skills, wisdom, and war

Polyphemus

cyclops who imprisons odysseus

Laertes

odysseus father

Cronus

Father and titan of zeus

perimedes

member of Odysseus crew

eurylochus

another member of crew

Tiresias

blind prophet who advises odysseus

persephone

wife of hades

telemachus

odysseus and penelope’s son

sirens

creatures who songs lure sailors to their deaths

scylla

sea monster of gray rock

charybdis

enormous and dangerous whirlpool

lampetia

nymph

hermes

herald and messenger of gods.

penelope

oddyseus wife

homeric simile

extended comparison

who is Homer asking for help in telling his tale

muse

2 words derived from the word muse

amuse and museum

2 goals Odysseus had when he was weathering many days and nights at sea

1. save his life

2. bring his shipmates name

what quality destroyed all of Odysseus men

recklessness

who made sure Odysseus men did not return home

Helics

who does Odysseus tell about his adventures and where?

Alcinous, Phaeicic

Men throughout the land admire Odysseus for his

agile, cunning, craftiness

Odysseus father is

Laertes

Two female creatures that detained odysseus

Calypso, Circe

What does Odysseus order his men to do after his men died when they arrived on the coast of cicones?

To set to sea again

what word is used in the epic to describe the way his men responded to the order

mutirous

What happened while Odysseus men were partying and feasting on the beach

festivities went to call main forces of cicones to fight and zeus

How many sailors did Odysseus lose do to the arm of cicones

6 on every boat

which human flaws is Homer warning against In the epo “sailing from Troy”

gluttony and poor leadership

what was the assignment for the two picked men and the runner

learn what race of men that lived on that land.

what did the lotus flower do

made them stay forever and forget their home.

What does Odysseus do about the disobedient men

dragged and tied them down onto the ship.

How did Odysseus show growth as a leader from the previous mistakes with the cicones

He punished them this time unlike last time.

What human flaws are illustrated in the lotus flower epo

Tempations, and addictions

what crops grow naturally on cyclops island

Grain wheet barley and grapes

The race of giants has never…..

written any laws, formed a community.

what metaphor is used to describe the cyclops

Shaggy mountain

3 things saillors discovered in the cave

goats, lambs, and cheese.

What do the men ask him to do before the giant finds them in his cave

Take the cheese and animals and go back to the ship.

What does Odysseus refuse to do what his men request

He wants to see the caveman

Odysseus tries to remind the cyclops of what Greek custom?

Hospitality

What reason does Polyphemus give to explain why he is not concerned about the wrath of zeus

He believes cyclops have more power.

what lie does Odysseus tell the giant about their ship

That Poseidon broke it on the rock

why doesn’t Odysseus kill Polyphemus when he has the chance

The door is too heavy

where do the men hide the six foot pole so Polyphemus isn’t suspicious.

under dung pile.

Why does Odysseus give Polyphemus three bowls of wine

make him drunk

What gift does Polyphemus say that he is giving “Nohbdy”

last he will eat

when Polyphemus neighbors come because they hear crimes why don’t they help

Cause he says nobody has harmed or tricked him.

what does Odysseus tie together to use for their escape

rams/sheep

What does Odysseus foolishly reveal about himself once they escape

name, where he’s from, his fathers name

Who is Aeolus and what does he give odysseus

King of winds and gives him a sack of all winds but favorable west wind.

why does his men open the sack

curiosity

The name of the cannibals that destroy all of his remaining men

laestly genians

who turns sailors into swine

Sorceress, goddess circe

Why isn’t Odysseus turned into a pig

protected by a magic hero

who does Odysseus have to consult about getting home

prophet

How did Elpenor die

got drunk on circe roof then missed a step and broke his neck

what flavor does Elpenor ask of odysseus

burn and bury is remains, build monument.

who else is Odysseus shocked to see in the land of the dead because he did not realize this person was deceased.

his mother anticlea

acoording to Tiresias who is preparing to punish Odysseus for the remainder of his journey home

the god who thunders on land

what should the sailors avoid on Thrinacia, according to the prophet

Grazin, herds of helias

if the sailors dont follow the warning what will Odysseus find at home

house full of trouble, men eating his livestock as they court his lady.

sirens are half…

bird half women

how does Odysseus manage to hear the song of sirens and to be the only mortal to love about it

Tied up and beeswax in ears.

according to the song which sailors will leave their island more learned

both old and young

what qualities does he display in the siren epo

cleverness and creativity

why doesn’t Odysseus tell his men that they are approaching Scylla, the six headed monster.

nothing they can do about it and doesn’t want them to panic

when going through the straight, why is it wiser to sail closer to Scylla then to charybdis

cherybdis is a whirl pool and everyone would die.

What is the third watch

the stars

why did the sailors drag their ship into a sea cave and what word is used for sea cave

To get out of the storm; Grotto

what warning does Odysseus give his men

to not take live stock

why does no man avoid Helios eye

He is the sun

how long do the gales/storms last

a month

why did Odysseus leave his men for awhile

to pray to the gods for hope and salvavtion

according to eurylochus what’s the worst way for a man to die

famine

eurylochus continues trying to convince the men to eat the cattle by telling them two things. they could do to appease Helios.

1. b build temple

2. sacrifice cows

before seeing what his men done how did he know abt their deadly mistake

he smelt it