PPT-ODYSSEUS

W D Griffin Jr December 1 2013 PART I LINEAGE Version I Bibliotheca Library of Apollodorus Son of Laertes and Anticlea and paternal grandson of Acresius son of Cephalus and grandson of Aeolus. Hamilton High School. English 9. Mrs. Chen. Picture Source: http://www.nadasisland.com/odyssey/. Mt. Olympus. Troy. Cicones. Lotus Eaters. Cyclops. 6. Aeolia’s Island. 7. . Laestrygonians. 8. Circe’s Kingdom. “Why cover the same ground again? ... It goes against my grain to repeat a tale told once, and told so clearly.” . -Homer, The Odyssey. What is an allusion?. An . allusion is a . reference. . within a literary work. Comparison. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? - Summary. Everrett. Ulysses McGill, sick of breaking rocks in the heat of a Mississippi summer, escapes with his two dim accomplices, Delmar and Pete. Trying to reclaim a buried treasure before it’s lost forever underneath a lake, the three make their way to Everett's homestead. Along the way, they meet a conniving one-eyed Bible salesman, a blind prophet, a trio of sexy sirens, and a man who sold his soul to the devil. In their race to reach the treasure before it's flooded, they end up crashing a Ku Klux Klan lynch mob, help a sensitive Baby-Face Nelson rob three banks in two hours, and even have enough time to put out a best selling record as "The Soggy Bottom Boys.". The Odyssey. by Homer. PowerPoint by Erin Salona. Epithets. brief descriptive phrases. characterize a person or thing. sometimes set off by commas. used . to help the . rhapsode. & listener better remember details. presentation. book one: a goddess intervenes . Mr. hakim. Presentation overview. Summary of Book One . Response to Study Questions . Connections to the Epic . Connection to the Unit Question. Connection to Today. . By: Jordan Zarzour. 7. th. Period. Background information…. Zeus gets angry with Odysseus and his crew because he feels he didn’t give the Gods enough credit for winning the Battle of Troy.. The . Odyssey. is the second of the Homeric epics, the sequel to the . Iliad. .. . Scholars believe it was . probably composed . near the end of the 8. th. century BCE, somewhere in Ionia. . The Mycenaean Age 1600-1200 BCE. Gregory De Cola, Leo Ko, Liam Carey. Necessary Background. Odysseus' son (Telemachus) is now a young man.. Odysseus, in disguise, passes the test of shooting the bow through twelve axes to marry Penelope.. Who is “the . Wayfinder. ”? What kind of literary element is it. ?. Describe one Homeric simile from this section. .. How does Odysseus become free of Calypso’s spell. ?. After he leaves her island, what happens to him?. By: Sophia Bastedo, and Sophia Rojas. Background. Circe. :. . a goddess who is initially conquered by Odysseus and is willing to do anything to help him out. Not only does Circe help Odysseus out but she swines some of Odysseus’ men and she becomes Odysseus’ lover for a year. . . Books 1-4 Summaries. . by Erin Salona. Book ONE. Athena Advises . Telemachus. Homer’s invocation to the . Muses . (9 daughters of Zeus worshipped for . Inspiration to art and music). The reader learns:. (. Polyphemus. ). Plot. Odysseus and his men arrive at cave. Make themselves at home. Arrival of Cyclops (Xenia: Guest vs. Host). Cyclops Eats Some of Odysseus’ Men. Odysseus Makes Cyclops Drunk (No Man). The Odyssey. A look at the literary elements within Homer’s masterpiece. THEMES: Hospitality. In Homer’s time, hospitality–making people feel at home in your house–was very important. Strangers could be dangerous, or merely travelers in need of help.. Led the Greeks in Trojan war. horse. The Odyssey – story of Odysseus 10 year journey home from Troy. Many trials and . tribbulations. Scylla and Charybdis. Sirens. While Odysseus was away, his wife, Penelope, was faithful to him but there were dozens of men who wanted to marry her. They all chill at her house and spend there time drinking and eating and being rude to Penelope and her son, Telemachus. When .