PPT-Homer’s Odyssey Homer

lived around 1200 BCE was a poet is traditionally thought to be blind but describes events as a seeing person Homer Composed the Iliad and the Odyssey epic poems about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks set in 900700 . Vocabulary. The Odyssey . Book 1. Muse: . a daughter of Zeus, credited with divine inspiration. h. arried: . tormented, . harrassed. The Odyssey . Book 9. mustered: . assembled, gathered. stern: . 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.". . An Epic by Homer. Created by Erin Salona. . Homer, the Poet. Credited with writing the two most famous epics of all time: the . Illiad. and the . Odyssey. . . Stories passed down orally during the Homeric Age.. The Odyssey. May have lived sometime between 850 BCE and early 1200 BCE. Much of his life is a mystery. He probably lived closer to the 850 BCE date. The Iliad . and . The Odyssey . both date from around this time. LLT 180. Fall MMXVI. Homer’s World. Epic Pötry. Predates literacy (“illiterate” = misnomer). Mesopotamians and Egyptians became literate early. Greece largely non-literate until . ca. 750 BC.  . Homer Simpson is world-renowned for being a fool, through his inadequacies as a father figure, from his turbulent career working for Mr Burns and through his many well-documented failures. However, a man who can boast having gone to space on a NASA space programme, owned an NFL team and fronted one of the most successful television programmes of all time is unlikely to also be a fool by normal human convention and his achievements must be taken into account.. Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall World History. Images as cited.. Washed by the warm waters of the Aegean Sea, Crete was home to a brilliant early civilization. Minoan civilization reached its height between 1750 B.C.E. and 1500 B.C. E.. why the Greeks are hospitable. See where Odysseus travels. Review theme, irony, characterization, and symbolism. Who Was Homer, Anyway?. Blind poet from the island of Chios. describes events as a seeing person. . lived around 1200 B.C.E.. was a poet. is traditionally thought to be blind, but describes events as a seeing person. Homer. Composed the . Iliad. and the . Odyssey, . . epic. poems about the war between the Trojans and the Greeks set in 900-700 . Ancient Greece. During the Greek Dark Age, poets called bards traveled to different . poli. . . The bards told stories in the form of long poems called epics. People would often pay to hear the bards describe stories of the distant past. . Archetypes. (Gk. . arche. = first . typos. = mold) are . universal, instinctive patterns or images. . from ancient myths and stories . that are originals (prototypes) for all similar patterns and images. Why read The Odyssey?. Experience the oldest literary form. Study and analyze the genre of epic. Study and analyze other elements of literature (character, theme, etc.). Look for archetypes. Enjoy a fascinating adventure tale. How do you define a hero or heroine? . Create a list of character traits heroes and heroines possess. (At least 5). Choose an individual from our society who represents or embodies your definition and character traits. . Julie Lake, MPA, CTRS. Health and Wellness Coordinator. Senior Neighbors, Inc.. Life Long Cognitive Engagement:. The Research. 1999 AARP study showed that 90% of adults age 50 and older planned to continue learning as they age..