Archetypes
Name two of the three "temptresses" in The Odyssey
Circe, Calypso, and The Sirens
Obi Wan Kenobi, Gandalf the Grey, Dumbledore, and any older, wise teacher are examples of what kind of archetype? _____________________
Mentor
How does Odysseus save his men from the Lotus Eaters?
He ties them down in the ship.
I decorated the _______ Christmas tree with candy canes.
Ornate
True or False: An epic hero is usually born of noble birth or is a member of a royal family.
True
Who is Odysseus' Spiritual Guide?
Athena
The author who coined the term "Hero's Journey is named _______________.
Joseph Campbell
Circe and Tiresias (the blind prophet in the Land of the Dead) both predict the same thing will happen. What do they predict?
That Odysseus and his mind will eat the cattle of the Sun God.
The Cyclops showed himself to be a _______ opponent when he hurled the wood into the cave.
formidable
The epic hero's downfall makes the audience feel two things. Name them:
Pity and Fear
Name the definition of an acrhetype:
A pattern that appears in literature across time periods and cultures.
The first stage of the Hero's Journey (out of the three big ones) is called the _________.
Separation or Departure
Why does Circe advise Odysseus to sail past Scylla instead of Charybdis?
Because it will only kill six men instead of all of them.
bitter hatred: ill will
Rancor
Name a theme that is delivered in The Odyssey:
There's no place like home
Barbarism vs Civilization
Fate, the Gods, and Free Will
Revenge and pride
Intelligence over strength
Danger of temptation
Glory and Honor
The Odyssey begins "in the middle of things," or "________________."
In media res
A hero's journey is also known as a __________. (This is another word for Hero's Journey that was used by the person who came up with the idea.)
Monomyth
What book tells the story of the Trojan War?
The Iliad
excessive flattery or admiration
Adulation
What is Odysseus' fatal flaw?
Hubris
Why is the villian sometimes called the "shadow"?
Because he represents the darker side of the hero's own psyche (mind).
Name the definition of an epic:
a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds/quests of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.
Where is Odysseus telling his flashback?
The court at Phaecia
The Vietnamese fruit Durian is very _________.
Pungent
The Greek word for fatal flaw is ___________.
Hamartia