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Every epic opens with a short poem which states the theme of the work Every epic opens with a short poem which states the theme of the work. Name this convention.

Invocation

This quote is an example of what? “But the man skilled in all ways of contending,/satisfied by the great bow’s look and heft,/like a musician, like a harper, when/with quiet hand upon his instrument/ he draws between his thumb and forefinger/ a sweet new string upon a peg…” This quote is an example of what?

Epic/Homeric simile

What is it called when the reader is brought into the middle of the action, and the poet catches the reader up on what has happened before.

(in the middle of things) In media res (in the middle of things)

Give 2 characteristics of an epic hero.

Larger than life (braver, stronger, smarter…) An epic hero is: Larger than life (braver, stronger, smarter…) On a quest for something of great value Encounters larger than life villans Interfered with by the gods Of nobility and possesses human weaknesses

What is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures?

An Epic

The Cyclops who imprisoned Odysseus

Polyphemus

The name of the sea goddess who loved Odysseus

Calypso

What are Scylla Charybdis?

Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool Scylla is a sea monster Charybdis is an enormous whirlpool

Who is Antinous?

He is the leader among the suitors

Which character from The Odyssey assists Odysseus and Telemachus with divine powers throughout the epic and speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on Mount Olympus.

Athena

Why don’t the others help Polyphemus when yells for them?

Because Odysseus tricked him saying his name was 'Nohbdy'

When/how are the last of Odysseus’ men killed?

As they leave the Island of the Sun God, Zeus hits their ship with a thunderbolt and shatters it.

Why does Odysseus go to the Land of the Dead?

Circe tells him to speak to Tiresias.

What is Penelope’s test?

She tells Eurycleia to move the bed into the hall, and Odysseus reveals his knowledge of the bed.

To whom does Odysseus recount his 10 year journey?

Alcinous and the Phaeacians.

Who wrote The Odyssey?

Homer

The Odyssey begins after what war?

The Trojan War

Odysseus is the King of this island.

Ithaca

Where is Odysseus when the story opens?

He is on Calypso’s island

It is believed The Odyssey was written around what time?

800-600 BC

Describe Penelope in one word.

Faithful

What is Odysseus’ fatal flaw?

Excessive pride

Who is Argus and what happens when he sees Odysseus?

His dog who dies after seeing his master

Why does Zeus strike Odysseus’ ship with a thunderbolt?

In his anger over having Odysseus’ men kill his cattle, Helios threatens to take the sun to the Underworld if Zeus doesn’t punish them.

In the Underworld, Odysseus sees the spirits of three people In the Underworld, Odysseus sees the spirits of three people. Name these individuals.

Elpenor, Tiresias, and Anticlea

Final Jeopardy Make your wager

Put the following in order as Odysseus experiences them. The Phaeacians The Cyclops Calypso Circe Land of the Dead The Cattle of the Sun God

b. The Cyclops d. Circe e. Land of the Dead f. The Cattle of the Sun God c. Calypso a. The Phaecians