1. The Odyssey

3. What is an Epic Poem? A long narrative poem about a legendary hero.

4. Who was Homer?

5. No……. Not quite……

6. Homer poet thought to be blind, but describes events as a seeing person lived around 1200 B.C.E

7. Homer Wrote the Illiad and the Odyssey - stories about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks which had happened between 1194 and 1184 B.C.E.

8. Illiad Story of the last year of the Trojan War War had lasted 10 years. Troy was defeated when Odysseus (also known as Ulysses) and his men were able to get inside the walls of Troy concealed within the body of the Trojan horse.

9. The Trojan Horse

10. The Odyssey The story of the journey of Odysseus and his men trying to get home after the Trojan War. 10 years an epic about humans on the journey of life overcoming temptations along the way.

11. Gods and other Characters

12. Zeus Aka Jove=Jupiter Aka Jove=Jupiter leader of the gods leader of the gods

13. Calypso Nymph that falls in love with Odysseus and kidnaps him.

14. Poseidon God of the sea

15. Athena Goddess of wisdom and war

16. Hades God of the UNDERWORLD

17. Helios God of the sun

18. The Monsters… and other shady folks…..

19. Characters/Gods Sirens - group of females who lured sailors by their singing

20. Characters/Gods Circe goddess, enchantress, who turned men into swine

21. Scylla monster with 12 feet and 6 heads with 3 rows of teeth, carries off a sailor in each mouth

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23. Characters/Gods Charybdis - 3 times a day pulls sailors into her whirlpool

24. The Family… Ulysses or Odysseus Penelope- wife of Odysseus Telemachus- son of Odysseus

25. Let the Journey begin….

26. Works Cited: The Odyssey Teaching Resources: http://jc- schools.net/tutorials/Eng9/homer.ht ml http://jc- schools.net/tutorials/Eng9/homer.ht ml http://jc- schools.net/tutorials/Eng9/odysseyo verview.ppt