PPT-The Iliad and the Odyssey

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 . “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. Homer and the Odyssey. Following are some notes on Homer and what scholars call the “Homeric Question,” as well as an introduction to the text. My notes follow for Books 1-10; you are responsible for reading the whole epic, so . 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: . A. ristos . Akhaiôn. . (Best of the Achaeans). :. Value and Cultural Contradiction in the . Iliad. Review. Agency in the . Iliad. —read against a background of determination . . a) Natural . . The Ends of the . Iliad. What is an artifact?. An artifact is a made thing (from . arte . and . facere. ) . An artifact has a specific form, or shape. An artifact has a purpose or function. An artifact has a . . Type of Work. ....... The . Iliad. is an epic poem, a long narrative work about heroic exploits that is elevated in tone and highly formal in its language. .. . It was composed in ancient Greek and transmitted orally before it was written down. . Iliad. Book 11. Classical Civilisation. The . aristeia. is a type of scene in the . Iliad. in which a hero in battle has his finest moments (. aristos. = best). Such is the ferocity of the hero's efforts, an . By Abba, Liz, Darcie & Lydia. Overview. ‘The Iliad’, mainly credited to Homer, has gained much critical reception since its devise in c. . 1194–1184 . BC. The epic poem tells almost the complete story of the Trojan War, and was . Journal. What makes a hero? Write down the names of two or three people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. Then take a few minutes to list character traits that you think a hero of any time and place should have. Revisit and add to your thoughts and notes as you read the . A long, narrative poem that deals with the trials and achievements of a great hero/heroes. What is an odyssey?. Answer: a voyage or journey. The Odyssey . is an epic poem about the journey of Odysseus. He leaves his home to fight in the Trojan War and is gone for 20 years.. The Odyssey. There are numerous theories about Homer. Here is some of what we know:. Homer is an ancient Greek story teller and court singer. . He was born around 8. th. century B.C.. He was . blind. Sophomore English. 2017. Who was Homer?. According to Biography.com, He was an ancient Greek poet who probably lived “between the 12. th. and 8. th. centuries BCE.” (No Biggie give or take 400 years???). 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. Epic. Myth. A long narrative poem that tells about the adventures of a great hero. Epics embody the values of the people who tell them.. A traditional story rooted in a particular culture that usually explains a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon. .