Ancient Greece
The Minoan civilization developed on Crete in the year this year, BC.
2000
According to the ancient Greek myths, before the earth existed, first there was this, a dark, empty void.
Chaos.
He's the god of war.
Ares
If Homer existed, he likely suffered from this disability.
Blindness.
This central character of an epic usually embodies traits that the culture values.
Epic hero
Minoan civilization collapsed in 1450 BC, likely due to these two things.
Earthquakes and invasion.
Greek gods were quick to punish humans who they deemed guilty of this quality, meaning excessive pride.
Hubris
Son of Cronus, he became the ruler of the heavens and husband to Hera.
Zeus
This was the world's first known epic, which Homer may have borrowed from to write his two epics.
Gilgamesh
It's how The Odyssey begins, and means, "in the middle of things."
In medias res
Mycenaens engaged in warfare here, on the northwest coast of Asia minor.
Troy
Animal sacrifices.
The sea.
The Iliad and The Odyssey were often recited at these seasonal events.
Religious festivals.
The Odyssey is written in this meter, which means it has six beats in a line.
Homer's two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, were likely written around this year, BC.
850
The Parthenon is an example of one.
A temple, or a place to worship the gods.
The Muses
This epic by Homer reads more like an adventure novel than a drama. It focuses on Odysseus's homecoming from the Trojan War.
The Odyssey.
It a recurring characterizing phrase for a person, place or a thing. Here's an example: "Rosy-fingered dawn"
Epithet
These two city-states of ancient Greece were known for their military prowess and for giving birth to democracy.
Sparta and Athens
The Parthenon in Athens was dedicated to this goddess of wisdom.
Athena
Aphrodite
The Iliad.
Homer inspired epics in ancient Roman, old English, Italian, and modern English. Name one of them.