1. The Odyssey Ancient Philosophy

2. Odyssey “See now, how men lay blame upon us gods for what is after all nothing but their own folly.”

3. Background Ten years after the Trojan War Odysseus and the Trojan Horse

4. Odysseus

5. Odysseus and Penelope

6. Unraveling the Tapestry

7. Poseidon

8. Polyphemus

9. Calypso

12. Menelaus

13. Helen of Troy

14. Agamemnon

15. Sacrifice

19. Clytemnestra

20. After the Murder

21. Relationships Primary group –Kinship Friends Acquaintances Strangers Disguise and deceit-trust

22. Relationships Families –Odysseus –Agamemnon –Menalaus Guest Relationships –Suitors –Nestor and Menalaus –Calypso

23. Relationships Enemies –Odysseus-Poseidon –Orestes-Aegisthus Teacher –Athena-Telemarchus (Mentor)

24. Primary Relations Protected by divine law Which is more important family or fame? Odysseus’ journey is a homecoming

25. Relationships The social code of ancient Greece demanded that one show kindness to strangers in unfamiliar regions by welcoming them into one’s home. This social expectation of hospitality was so culturally important that it was believed to be enforced by Zeus, the king of the gods.

26. Book 1 Zeus-hospitality Poseiden-Odysseus –Revenge for blinding Polyphemus Athena-Telemarchus –Appears as Mentor

27. Primary Relationships Agamemnon-Clytemnestra-Orestes –Iphigenia sacrificed before going to Troy –Aegisthus-wife’s lover Dysfunctional primary relationship

28. Primary Relationships Nestor-Eurydice-sons Older voice of wisdom Reunited and restored

29. Primary Relationships Odysseus-Penelope-Telemarchus –Mutuality and love Ideal Primary Relationship Broken and disrupted by war

30. Relationships Abuse hospitality –Aegisthus –Paris –Suitors-parasites Hospitality –Nestor –Menelaus

31. Book 1 Telemarchus-Suitors-coming of age Telemarchus-Penelope-coming of age Telemarchus-Orestes-model

32. Book 2 Debate in Ithaca Telemarchus –Son –Heir –Man Penelope-Suitors Suitors-parasites

33. Book 2 Telemachus calls the assembly because his house is plagued with guests who will not leave. They have outstayed their welcome by many years. They claim they have the right to stay because Penelope will not remarry.

34. Book 2 Telemarchus travels to Pylos and Sparta Contrasts with Odysseus’ departure –Going to find family, not leave it

35. Book 3 Telemarchus and Nestor Agamemnon-Clytemnestra –Agamemnon- –Orestes –Aegisthus Nestor-Telemarchus –Rules of hospitality

36. Nestor Nestor does not think it proper for his guest Telemachus to sleep in his boat, so in accordance with custom he invites him into his house and offers him food and a bath. He makes the appropriate sacrifice in the morning, even though it is elaborate. He also lends Telemachus a team of horses and his son as a companion.

37. Book 4 Menelaus-Helen Helen-Paris –Repenting the infatuation with which Aphrodite had lured her

38. Menelaus is rejoiced to have the son of one of his comrades in his house. He extends to Telemachus anything he would give to Odysseus and promises him fine gifts upon his departure. They exchange stories and speak as if they were old friends as they feast into the night.

39. Book 4 Suitors-Telemarchus –Set a trap for him