1. Part II: Review and Anticipate (continued)
The Odyssey
Part II: Review and Anticipate (continued)

2. Reading skill Historical and Cultural Context
Greeks believed their gods intervened in the affairs of humans
What do lines tell us about how Greeks responded to the presence of a god?
Fear and offerings

3. Literary Analysis Archetypes Epic Simile
Is the encounter described in lines an example of an archetype?
Yes
Parent/child reunion
Epic Simile
To what are Odysseus’ and Telemachus’ cries compared in the epic simile in lines ?
A hawk that has lost its baby birds to a farmer

4. Reading Skill
Athena is the goddess of wisdom, why might she show a special interest in Odysseus?
Guile (cunning or craftiness)
What does Odysseus’s statement in lines suggest about ancient Greek belief about the gods’ interests in human affairs?
Greeks believed they could depend on the gods to help them in times of need

5. Context There were multiple war gods
Ares – grim, bloody, ugly side of war
Athena – intellectual, civilized side of war