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Who's the God?
That's so EPIC!
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The Hero's Journey
Vocabulary
100
King of the Gods
Who is Zeus?
100
Define an epic.
What is a long narrative poem?
100
This monster is known for his eye.
What is Cyclops?
100
The hero's world is boring; he needs something
What is the ordinary world?
100
A sharp axe.
What is an adze?
200
The Messenger God
Who is Hermes?
200
The Odyssey is an example of this.
What is an epic poem?
200
This monster is a giant whirlpool. Watch out!
What is Charybdis?
200
The center of the special world
What is the abyss?
200
In the middle of.
What is en medias res?
300
God of high noon.
Who is Helios?
300
Odysseus is an example of one.
What is an Epic Hero?
300
This monster has six heads.
What is Scylla?
300
Odysseus faces the cyclops, the sirens, and Scylla all with his men.
What are the tests, allies, and enemies?
300
Repetition of a character or story across cultures.
What are archetypes?
400
God of the Underworld.
Who is Hades?
400
He is the accepted composer of The Odyssey.
Who is Homer?
400
These are half bird half woman
What are harpies?
400
Odysseus is changed into a beggar.
What is the transformation OR death/resurrection?
400
compares something heroic to something normal.
What is epic simile?
500
God of The Sea
Who is Poseidon?
500
These are the characteristics of an epic poem.
What is 1) Begins in media res (in the middle of) 2) Begins with an invocation to the muse. 3) The hero is important and well-respected. 4) He goes on a journey to find something that is important to him or his people. 5) There is divine intervention by the gods. 6) The hero journeys to the underworld or experiences a symbolic death.
500
This is the name of the Cyclops.
What is Polyphemus?
500
To return Home is Odysseus's....
What is Call to Adventure
500
She is the goddess of war and wisdom.
Who is Athena?