Foundations
What is theme?
A central idea, subject, or message in a story, art, or piece of writing.
Who is the ruler of the Greek gods?
Zeus
How many years was Odysseus away from home after The Trojan War?
10 years
What are Odysseus' TWO main flaws?
Curiosity and Pridefulness
What does P.E.E.L. stand for?
Point, Evidence, Explain, Link.
Which 3 goddesses did Paris have to choose an offer from?
Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera
Which God cursed Odysseus?
Poseidon
Woman and bird.
Epic setting is the place that the epic is set in. It is usually over great distances and foreign lands.
What is a modern translation of the phrase, "To the Fairest"?
To the baddest, To the cutest/most beautiful.
What does "Odyssey" mean?
The journey of Odysseus.
Give an example of Odysseus cleverness.
1. Nohbody.
2. Tying themself to sheep.
3. Getting Cyclops drunk.
4. Tying himself to the boat and hearing siren song.
Define foreshadowing.
When an author gives advance hints, clues, or warnings about events that will happen later in a story.
Who is the father of Polyphemus?
Poseidon
How does Odysseus get out of the cyclops cave?
Odysseus blinds him, and then ties himself and his men to the chest of the sheep and rides them out.
Give an example of Odysseus pride.
1. When he yells his government name + address to the Cyclops.
2. When he wants to be the first man to ever hear a siren song and live to tell the tale.
What is an epic hero?
Larger than life individual who embodies the traits and values of a culture, and may have supernatural abilities but always have human flaws.
Helen of Troy was kidnapped/ran away with Paris, and her husband wanted her back.
Explain what the following phrase means:
“We Cyclopes
care not a whistle for your thundering Zeus
or all the gods in bliss; we have more force by far.”
The Cyclops doesn't care about the gods, he thinks that the cyclopes are stronger than the gods.
What trait is shown in the following line? “I would not heed them in my glorying spirit,
but let my anger flare and yelled:”
Pride