True or False
The Plot
About the Author
Trojan War
Random Facts
100
Ancient Greece was polytheistic.
True. Polytheistic means to believe in more than God.
100
Odysseus was the ruler of ___________.
Itchata
100
Have scientists found a lot of evidence and information about Homer?
No.
100
What, according to legend, caused the Trojan War?
The kidnapping of Helen of Sparta.
100
Interesting Fact:
Homer was blind.
200
Historians have found a lot of evidence that Homer existed.
False. The only evidence is the Iliad and the Odyssey.
200
Where is Odysseus’ home?
The island of Troy.
200
What the 2 most recognized pieces of literature he wrote?
The Iliad and The Odyssey.
200
How long did the Trojan War last according to the works of Homer?
Ten years.
200
Interesting Fact:
People also believe that other than being a poet, Homer was a storyteller and a court singer.
300
Homer wrote The Odyssey and The Iliad as the war was happening.
False. He wrote these epic poems almost 400 years after the Trojan War ended.
300
How many books is the Odyssey made up of?
24 books.
300
Where was he born?
Land of Iona which is present day Turkey.
300
What is the famous story about the Greeks infiltrating Troy?
The Greek army hid in a huge wooden horse and left it outside the city of Troy. The Trojans brought the horse in the city thinking it was a gift and that night the Greeks jumped out of the horse and defeated The Trojan army from inside their city.
300
Fill in the blank. Athena was the goddess of _________ and represented ______, and _________.
Warfare; wisdom, restraint
400
The Trojan War actually happened.
Trick question! Historians aren't sure. Now that the city of Troy has been found, it seems more probable.
400
How does Penelope stall her arranged marriage?
By knitting and unraveling her work each night.
400
Around what time was Homer?
around the 9th or 10th century.
400
Where is the city of Troy located?
In western Turkey.
400
Who is the Greek god of War?
Ares.
500
In the myth of the almost undefeatable Achilles, he was unable to be harmed exept through the back of his ankle because his mother dipped him in the River Themes.
False. It was the River Styx in the Underworld.
500
Who was Athena and how was she significant to the plot of the story?
Athena was a goddess. She was Odysseus’ guardian and helped him through his journey back home.
500
What tradition do historians believe that these stories may have originated from?
Oral storytelling.
500
Why is it difficult to use the myths to explain the Trojan War?
Many of the heroes are children of gods, much of the plot is led by warring gods, and Troy couldn’t have held off the attacks of the Greeks for more than a few months, much less ten long years.
500
Fill in the blank. The Odyssey was completed in B.C.E.
750
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