The Illiad and The Odyssey

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The Illiad and The Odyssey Intro to Homer’s The Illiad and The Odyssey

Who was Homer? Homer= hostage Greek poet Blind? rhapsode 800 BCE The Iliad and the Odyssey– the “Bibles” of Greek Civilization

Greek/Trojan values Arete Warrior’s possessions/ spoils of war Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses= ACTIVE RESPECT for the dead

Conventions Invocation In media res Flashbacks Epic similes (Homeric) Metrical structure (dactylic hexameter) Stock epithets

The Iliad 10 years Greeks/ Trojans Aphrodite/Athena/Hera-- Helen of Troy Agamemnon/ Priam Patrocles Achilles vs Hektor Odysseus and the Trojan Horse Paris

The Odyssey

The Odyssey Odysseus, King of Ithaca Return from Trojan War Cunning; skills with a bow and arrow 10 years Cyclops, sirens, cannibals, hydra, enchantresses