-Characters are based on “The Odyssey (1997)” movie. Odysseus - Main character; The Odyssey = Odusseia in Greek; circa 800-600 BC. Penelope - Wife of Odysseus Telemachus – son of Odysseus Eumaeus – the loyal shepherd Anticleia – is the mother of Odysseus who killed herself due to grief. Eurycleia – is the Loyal servant who nursed Odysseus and Telemachus when they were babies. Odysseus’ Men: • Perimedes – warrior who challenged and got eaten by Scylla. • Eurybates – loyal servant
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portrayed as a hero? Why is he heroic? The reader would think Odysseus is a hero because in the epic no matter the tragedy he faces from the gods‚ specifically Poseidon‚ he overcomes the obstacles. The gods were in favor of Penelope and Odysseus and their son Talamichus however Penelope wasn’t allowed to sleep with another man. Odysseus was able to spend 5 years with Circe and 5 months with calypso in their bed. Women were tools of pleasure in the odyssey and were expected to remain ’faithful no matter
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decisions to make‚ such as to face Scylla or Charybdis with is crew. In my opinion‚ the three most important conflicts are when Odysseus’s men refuse to listen when he tells them not to eat the cattle‚ the fact that he was pulled away from his wife‚ Penelope‚ and their newborn son‚ and when Odysseus faces the Cyclopes. One thing that I learned while reading this story as that Odysseus’s men are stubborn. They refuse to listen to him. They ate Helios’s (the sun god) cattle. This had some negative reactions
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“A small rock holds back a great wave” (Homer 3.276)‚ the famous quote by Homer stated in his epic poem The Odyssey. Although only a short sentence‚ this statement also represents Homer’s own work as a whole. The mystery of a great and heroic journey was the rock that held back a great wave of possibilities‚ but these were eventually brought to shore through Homer’s The Odyssey. His great poems not only inspired millions‚ but they also resonated with the readers who read them including Gareth Hinds
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the cave where they would have eventually died. Another thing that gave Odysseus the will to survive was his initial goal and that was to safely return home to his land of Ithaca‚ where he could be reunited with his family ‚ his lovely wife queen Penelope and his son prince Telemachaus. Just the thought of being reunited with his son and his wife gave Odysseus the will to
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throughout the epic‚ and the reader can judge civility by the degree of hospitality offered. Odysseus’ own home has been taken over by a horde of suitors who crudely take advantage of Ithaca’s long-standing tradition of hospitality. Telemachus and Penelope lack the strength to evict them‚ nor can they hope for much help from the community because the suitors represent some of the strongest families in the area. In his wanderings‚ Odysseus receives impressive help from the Phaeacians and‚ initially
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The Odyssey Reading Comprehension Questions Part 1 Part 1 1) Where is Odysseus located at the poem’s beginning? 2) What is a muse? And why is Homer asking the muse to‚ “sing in me?” 3) Who is lord Helios? 4) What did Odysseus’ men do to lord Helios? 5) Who is Odysseus’ father? 6) Where is Odysseus from? (What city is his home?) 7) Who is Calypso? Who is Circe of Aeaea? 8) What did Circe do to Odysseus? 9) Who were the Cicones and what does it sound like
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In what ways is the Telemachy important to the Odyssey as a whole? What would the poem lose if these first four books were removed? Homer’s the Odyssey is the epic tale of Odysseus’ return home from the battle of Troy‚ yet we do not truly get to the hero in action until after we are drawn through the story of his son life in the absence of his father in Ithaka. In the first four books‚ we see how Telemachos‚ Odysseus’ son‚ matures and through his eyes Homer shows us the unrest and troubles of
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single story building rambled across the landscape. d. attention paid to illumination and ventilation. 9. The interior decorations of the palace at Knossos exhibit characteristics common to Minoan art‚ including a. brightly colored paintings. b. lively rhythms. c. fresco scenes of ceremony and ritual. d. all of these. e. none of
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who had a daughter called Nausicaa. Nausicaa helps Odysseus when he first arrives in their land. The King is a gracious ruler and is instrumental in assisting Odysseus in returning to Ithaca. ANTINOUS He is the leader of the suitors that besiege Penelope‚ and the other suitors copy his cruelty and greed. He mistreats Odysseus when disguised as a beggar on his return to Ithaca. He is unashamed of his behavior and is a totally evil man. He is the first to be killed by Odysseus. He is aided by Eurymachus
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