1. Journal and Discussion
Book XI
Journal and Discussion

2. Book XI: Journal
You have 10 minutes to write about the following prompt:
If you could talk to anyone who was dead, who would it be? A relative, a friend, a person from history? What questions would you ask them? What answers would you expect?

3. Odyssey Vocabulary List 2
Titanic (not the ship)
Assuage
Ardor
Insidious
Equity
Maudlin
Contempt
Impudence
Smite

4. Lego Break: Yeti
Once upon a time, the Yeti was barely more than a legend. Dwelling all alone up on his snowy mountaintop, he was rarely glimpsed by travelers, and those who did spot him were even less often believed. The Yeti himself was starting to think that he might just be a myth.

But that changed the day he looked himself up on the internet. Everyone seemed to be talking about him there, and they knew all about him – from his favorite foods to his foot size. He was famous! Now that he knows he’s a celebrity, the no-longer- shy Yeti is just waiting for crowds of new friends to arrive. He can’t wait to meet them!

5. Book XI: Reader’s Guide
Lines 1-53 Odysseus and his men launched their ship onto the _____________ sea. With them they brought a ______ and a ________ to offer as a sacrifice. They dreaded this trip. By night, the ship had traveled to the region of the ___________________, which were hidden in the clouds. They landed and put the ________ and ________ ashore and began to walk to the place where __________ had told them to go. There they sacrificed the sheep and paid tribute to the dead. While Odysseus and his men were honoring the dead, _________ gathered and watched them. Odysseus was ________ with fear, and commanded his officers to make ________ offerings to the ___________ below, to _____________ Death, to pale ___________________. Odysseus waited patiently for the presence of _____________________. Lines The first spirit to appear was that of _________________, who was still unburied as they had left him in _____________’s hall. When Odysseus saw him, he cried and asked how he had beat him to the land of the dead. Elpenor replied that he had gotten _________ off of Kirke’s ___________ and fell off of her __________. There he had broken his __________, and his spirit had traveled to the land of the dead. Elpenor asks Odysseus to find his body, and ___________ it in his honor. Odysseus promised that he would ___________ Elpenor. The next spirit to appear was ____________ ,Odysseus’ ___________. When Odysseus saw her, he _________ because she had not been dead when he left for Troy. Soon, Odysseus was joined by ____________ who bore a golden __________.

6. Book XI: Reader’s Guide
Lines Teiresias spoke to Odysseus and asks him why he left the land of the ______ to come to the joyless ________. He then asks to taste the _________ on Odysseus’ sword. Teiresias then told Odysseus that although he wants to see the _________ lights of home, ___________ lies ahead. The __________ who thunders on the land prepares it to be _____________ because he blinded the son of ________________. When Odysseus will land on the island of ______________, there will be a herd of __________ grazing. They belong to ___________. Teiresias tells Odysseus that he must _________ the cattle. If he or his men eat the cattle, his __________ and ____________ will be destroyed. ___________ will survive alone and will come home to find his _____________ full with ___________. There will be __________ men eating his ______________ and they will be dating his _______________. Odysseus will seek revenge on the men—to all of the _______________. He will then have to travel the world and tell his story to those who had never seen the sea until he decides to make a sacrifice to ________________ and ask for his forgiveness. At that time, he will die. Odysseus took all the Teiresias said in and then asked, why he could see his mother’s ____________ but could not speak to her. He replied that any dead man who you allow to ___________ will speak and speak the ____________, but those who are ____________ grow remote and ____________.

7. Book XI: Reader’s Guide
Lines 168-End When he had finished talking, __________________ retired to the halls of Death, but Odysseus stood by his ________ until she moved. She asked him why he had traveled to the land of the dead. She then asked him if he had ever returned to ___________ to his _________ and __________. Odysseus replied that he had not been home. He then asked her how she died, how his father is, and to tell him about his wife. Odysseus’ mother replied that his wife still is at home. Every night she _________, but she has not remarried. ___________, Odysseus’ son, tends the ______________ and hold the public honor of ________________. His father no longer comes to ____________ because he is depressed. Odysseus’ mother tells him that she committed ____________ because she was so sad. Odysseus tried to hug his mother, but she was ________________, so he cried. Odysseus believes that the goddess ___________________ has a grudge against him and that is why he cannot hug his mother. Odysseus’ mother replied that __________________ doesn’t hold a grudge. All mortals meet that ________________ when they die. There is no ____________ or ____________ in the land of the dead. As they talked, other ghosts surrounded them.

8. Book XI: Gods and Goddesses
Persephone
Helios
Goddess of plant-life and fertility
Hades (god of death and the underworld) fell in love with her and abducted her
Zeus’ deal with Hades
6 months of the year she spends with Hades in the earth (fall and winter)
6 months of the year she spends happy roaming earth (spring and summer)
God of the sun, light, sacred music, and healing
Very possessive of his sacred cows

9. Book XI: Gods and Goddesses
Athena’s Birth
According to the mythology, Zeus had a wicked bad headache.
Athena sprang full-grown and armored from Zeus’ skull.
Makes sense that she is the goddess of wisdom, right?

10. Lego Break: Super Wrestler
Only three things matter to the Super Wrestler: his mask, his honor, and the time-honored art of wrestling. He throws himself at every challenge that comes his way with gusto, counting on the strength of justice and his muscular arms to save the day, no matter the odds or danger. When victory is his, he throws out his arms to the sound of roaring cheers and wild applause…which is a little odd when there doesn’t seem to be anyone else around.

There are few situations that the Super Wrestler doesn’t think can be solved with a bold battle cry and a fancy wrestling move. The surprising thing isn’t that he treats life like it’s all a big wrestling match – it’s that so far, it’s always worked!

11. Book XI: Small Groups Antikleia Elpenor Teiresias Story:
Within groups of 3-4 complete the following chart.
Each of these shades had a story for Odysseus that will help lead him further into the journey.
Explain what they are asking, what he must do, and how that could effect him and his men.
We will share these with the class. Remember, proof requires page numbers.
Antikleia
Elpenor
Story:
What Ody. must do:
Request:
Teiresias
What does this tell us about … ?
Antikleia, Elpenor, and Teiresias
Warning:

12. Homework Read Book XII (12) Complete Book XII Reader’s Guide
Odyssey Vocabulary List 2