Greek Mythology/Historical Context
Who is the god of the sea who hates Odysseus?
Poseidon
How did Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops' cave?
After they escaped the sirens, Odysseus had to choose between facing Scylla and Charybdis. Which did he choose, and why?
Scylla-- because she was a six-headed monster, so if he chose her he would only loose six men rather than the whole ship
___ is the moral lesson we learn from a story
_____ is a statement of what a story is mostly about
Main Idea
Who is the god of the sky who blows up Odysseus' ship?
Zeus
Why were the sirens dangerous?
Because they sang beautiful songs that lured men into the ocean, then drowned them
Who helped Odysseus defeat all the suitors?
Athena and Telemachus
________ is the lens through which a character views and understands the world
_______ is the type of narrator a story has
POV
What is the name of the city, high on a mountain, where all the gods and goddesses of ancient greek mythology lived?
Olympus
How did Zeus punish the men when they ate the cattle of the sun god?
He blew up their ship with a lightning bolt
How many years had Odysseus been gone before he was finally reunited with his family?
20
Stories told in ____ POV are narrated by a character who is inside the story, telling about their own experiences
First person
Stories told in ___ POV are told by a person outside the story who focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character
third person limited
In Ancient Greece, Greece was not one whole country, but rather a collection of ______________________ that had their own governments and rulers.
City-states
Why wouldn't Calypso let Odysseus leave her island?
Because she was in love with him and wanted him to stay
How did Penelope trick the suitors to keep from having to marry them?
She told them she would marry them once her tapestry was finished, but she unraveled all her work at night
Stories told in _____ POV are told by a person outside the story, telling a story about you, the reader
second person
Stories told in ___ POV are told by a person outside the story who only tells what literally happens, not anyone's thoughts or feelings
third person objective
Ancient Greeks believed in a deep sense of hospitality called Xenia, because they believed that any person they encountered could be ....
a god/goddess in disguise
Circe told Odysseus and his men to go to the Land of the Dead to talk to whom?
Tiresias, the blind prophet
What did the prophet tell Odysseus he needed to do in order to make it home?
Keep his men from eating the cattle of the sun god
____ is the story structure created by Joseph Campbell that outlines stories told about heroes, also known as the Monomyth
The Hero's Journey
Stories told in ___ POV are told by an all-knowing person, outside the story, who can tell the thoughts and feelings of any and all characters
third person objective