Who's the Person
That's so EPIC!
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Vocabulary!
Hero Moments
100
King of the winds
Who is Aeolus?
100
Long narrative poem
What is an epic?
100
This monster is known for his eye.
What is Cyclops?
100
This definition is hardship; misfortune.
What is adversity?
100
Odysseus.
Who is responsible for crafting the Trojan horse?
200
Eumaeus
Who is Odysseus' faithful swineherd?
200
A long descriptive list of people, objects, or places in an epic.
What is stock phrases/ cataloging?
200
This monster is a giant whirlpool. Watch out!
What is Charybdis?
200
This word is comandeer.
What is to take control by force?
200
Athena.
Who is the goddess of wisdom who disguises Odysseus as a beggar when he returns to Ithaca?
300
Suitor that Eurymachus say is the ring leader? *hint- Odysseus kills him first.
Who is Antonius?
300
Descriptive phrase that presents a particular trait of a person or thing
What is an Epithet?
300
This monster has six heads.
What is Scylla?
300
This word for making good for loss of damage.
What is restitution?
300
Penelope's contest to the suitors when she is forced to marry one of them.
What is they must string Odysseus' bow and shoot an arrow through 12 iron axe-helve sockets?
400
God of the Sun.
Who is Helios?
400
Intervention of the gods.
What is when an epic hero receives aid from gods and goddesses?
400
Sea creatures that tempt sailors with their singing
Who is Sirens?
400
This definition is tremulous.
What is marked by trembling or shaking?
400
She orders Euryclea to move his bed back into his room. (She knows this is impossible, for Odysseus built the room around a tree from which his bed was carved.
What is Penelope's test for Odysseus?
500
Laertes
Who is Odysseus' father?
500
the error in the following characteristics of an epic? 1) Begins in media res (in the middle of) 2) Begins with an invocation to the muse. 3) The stories are based on historical facts and historical figures 4) He goes on a journey to find something that is important to him or his people. 5) There is divine intervention by the gods. 6) The hero journeys to the underworld or experiences a symbolic death.
What is 2)The stories are based on historical facts and historical figures
500
This is the name of the Cyclops.
What is Polyphemus?
500
The definition of aloof.
What is distant; remote, standoffish?
500
Name 3 reasons Odysseus is considered an epic hero?
What is: Long journey Faces supernatural foes/ receives supernatural help Capable of great strength and courage Wise Thinks ahead Great Warrior Humble Well Known
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