Character Archetypes
A wise person
Often a seasoned traveler
Guides and protects the hero by offering advice, training, and equipment
What is mentor?
The hero is tested and sorts out allegiances in the Special World
What is Test, Allies, and Enemies?
The mentor
Who is Athena?
The goddess who fell in love with Odysseus and wouldn't let him leave her island
Who is Calypso?
Odysseus' wife and son
Who are Penelope and Telemachus?
Fights against the hero.
may have the same goals as the hero, but disagrees in how to achieve those goals
What is shadow?
Something shakes up the situation, either from external pressures of from something rising up from deep within, so the hero must face the beginnings of change
What is The Call to Adventure?
The shapeshifter
Polyphemus
The first test (people/person) that Odysseus and his men face after leaving Troy
What is Ismarus (Land of the Cicones)?
Recognized Odysseus by the scar on his feet.
Who is Eurycleia?
Transforms his or her archetype
Cunning, manipulative, and deceptive
What is shapeshifter?
At the climax, the hero is severely tested once more on the threshold of home. He or she is purified by a last sacrifice, another moment of death and rebirth, but on a higher and more complete level.
What is The Resurrection?
The main shadow, standing in Odysseus' way out of vengenance for his son.
Who is Poseidon?
The cylops who traps Odysseus and his men.
Who is Polyphemus?
Penelope's challenge that unwittingly allowed Odysseus to become armed.
What is the challenge of the great bow?
Exemplifies great strength and courage
Often a warrior
Often of noble birth
Achieve remarkable feats that others cannot do
What is the hero?
The hero comes across a seasoned traveler of the worlds who gives him or her training, equipment, or advice that will help on the journey.
What is Meeting with the Mentor?
An ally, other than Athena, in the ordinary world
Who is Eumaeus the swineherd?
Who is the cowherd?
Who is Eurycleia?
Who is Telemachus?
The witch-goddess who made Odysseus stay with her for 1 year.
Who is Circe?
The ordinary world in "The Odyssey"
Devoted to the hero, offers friendship and advice, and often willing to fight on his behalf
What is an ally?
Near the middle of the story, the hero enters a central space in the Special World and confronts death or faces his or her greatest fear. Out of the moment of death comes new life.
What is The Ordeal?
The trickster
Who is Circe?
The Sirens did this to drive people crazy
What is sing?
Why did Odysseus beg from the suitors?
What is to determine who is loyal?