Vocab
What does adversary mean?
Adversary means an opponet;enemy
What is an epic simile?
Who was Elpenor?
One of Odysseus's crew member that was killed in an accident.
True or false- Is "I am Lateous's son" an Epithet?
True
Summarize what the Odysseus is about.
The Odysseus is about Odysseus and travels to arrive at his home in Ithaca after he helped defeat the Trojans in the Trojan War.
What does abominably?
Abominably means in a hateful way, horribly
What are some things included in the epic?
Some things that are included in the epic are heroism and the interventions of gods.
Who was Eurycleia?
She was an old female servant who has still loyal to Odyesseus.
Where are epithets most notable?
Epithets are most notable in the Iliad and the Odysseus.
Describe the situation with the Lotus Eaters.
The Lotus Eaters is a place where they eat a flower(lotus) and Odysseus's crew forgets about their home and family and whats to stay with Lotus Eaters forever.
What does assuage mean?
Assuage means to calm or pacify.
What do some epics present?
Some epics present high drama and intense emotion.
Who was Tiresias?
He was a blind prophet whose spirit Odysseus visits in the underworld.
What can Epithets also be?
Epithets can also accompany someone's name,occuring the place of someone's name and it can also be a descriptive title.
What are some similarities between the Trojan Horse and when Odysseus escaped Polyphemus?
Both times they hid, they were under the belly of the animal, it was abnormal, and snuck the animal past the people and/or guards.
Travail means in a painful effort.
What is an epithet?
Am epithet renames a person or thing with a descriptive phrase.
Who was Helios?
He was the sun god who raised cattle on island of Thrinacia.
Create a ephilet about Athena.
The daughter of Zeus and the goddess of wisdom and war.(etc)
What was suspicious about Circe? And why?
All of the wolves and mountain lions acted like hounds outside her house. They were staring at the men, twitching their tails, and they were fawning the men.
What does ponderous mean?
Ponderous means heavy in a clumsy way; bulky
What is an allusion?
An allusion is a reference to literary or historical person,place,event, or comparison.
Who was Charybdis?
It was a dangerous whirlpool who was personified as a female sea monster.
Create an epithet about Scylla and Charybdis.
The cause of men's fate and the fear of the great sea.(etc)
Compare Scylla and Charybdis.
They were both sea monsters, both personified as females, and probably the two main types of disasters that could happen at sea, and they were most men's fate.