Strongest Argument Wins
This is the overall position or claim someone is trying to prove.
What is an argument?
This heroic quality is shown when Odysseus proves his physical power when he strings his bow and shoots an arrow through 12 ax heads upon returning home to Ithaca.
What is strength?
Odysseus' journey takes him across strange lands and dangerous waters. This vast and adventurous backdrop is an example of what feature of epic poetry?
What is an epic setting?
This cultural practice of welcoming and caring for guests, even strangers, was considered sacred in Ancient Greece.
What is Xenia?
Odysseus and his men leave this city to begin their long journey home after being at war for 10 years.
What is Troy?
This student is responding to an opposing view using this strategy.
What is a rebuttal?
An example of this quality is: after escaping Polyphemus, Odysseus taunts the cyclops in a prideful way that eventually leads to his own downfall.
What is Hubris?
Athena often guides and protects Odysseus while Poseidon makes his journey difficult. The involvement of these powerful beings is an example of this common epic feature.
What is the intervention of the gods?
This ruler of the underworld oversees the dead and is feared for his realm beneath the earth.
Who is Hades?
After leaving Troy, some of Odysseus' men forget their goal and want to stay after eating these plants.
What are the lotus flowers?
A speaker says, "Studies show students who sleep 8+ hours improve memory and grades." This type of persuasion appeals to logic and facts.
What is logos?
When Odysseus tells Polyphemus "My name is Nhbody" he is displaying this Ancient Greek heroic quality.
What is cunning/wit?
In an Epic Poem this character:
embodies ideals and values of their specific culture and emerges victorious (although they are often the ONLY one to survive).
Who is the epic hero?
Wife of Zeus, she is the goddess of marriage.
Who is Hera?
Odysseus visits this realm to seek guidance from Tiresias, the blind prophet.
What is the Underworld?
"School should start later because teens need more sleep". The part after "because" is this component of an argument.
What is a reason?
This heroic quality is shown when Odysseus slays all of the suitors in order to regain and prove his personal honor.
What is Time'?
Hearing these majestic creatures sining almost drives Odysseus insane. Thankfully his men have beeswax in their ears and Odysseus is tied to the mast so he can't leave.
Who are the Sirens?
This Titaness gave birth to some of the Olympic gods, including Zeus.
Who is Rhea?
This goddess ensures Odysseus eventually returns home.
Who is Athena?
"Trust me--I've taught for 20 years, and this method works"
This persuasion appeal relies on crediblity.
What is ethos?
Odysseus coming up with the idea of the Trojan Horse during the Trojan War is an example of this heroic quality that is defined as: "the core quality of being the best in battle and leadership."
What is Arete?
This is the original "rock and a hard place" that Odysseus and his men must sail by. Odysseus knowingly sacrifices 6 of his men so that others may survive.
Who are/what are Scylla and Charybdis?
In greek culture, a hero's fame and reputation earned through great deeds, even at the expense of life, is known by this term.
What is kleos?
Odysseus is stranded on an island with a goddess for several years before finally leaving. This is who he is with when Athena, the goddess, finally intervenes.
Who is Calypso?