The Genius of Homer, the Blind Rhapsode

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The Genius of Homer, the Blind Rhapsode

• The
• Master Storyteller
• of
• The Iliad
• and
• The Odyssey

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Leda and the Swan
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Helen and Paris
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The Iliad Story of the Trojan War
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The Odyssey is a story told in flashback, so it
will begin at the end, go forward, and then
go back in time. It is very important that
you keep up with the time and the placesso
refer to your maps oftenor you, like Odysseus,
will be lost.
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• Homers Odyssey,
• Part One

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Invocation

• Prayer to Calliope by Homer
• Calliope, the goddess of ideas, music, and poetry

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Calypso and Hermes
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A Caduceus
A winged staff with two serpents twined around
it, carried by Hermes. Now An insignia modeled
on Hermes's staff and used as the symbol of the
medical profession.
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Odysseus in Poseidons Ocean
Io, the water nymph
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Poseidon, god of the ocean
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Odysseus lands on Phaeacia
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ODYSSEUS AND ALCINOUS

• Odysseus tells adventures to King Alcinous and
  his Phaeacians.

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Odysseus Adventures in Flashbacks
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First Stop after Troy
Cicones Key Words Horses Massacre 200 men lost
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Zeus and Poseidon join forces
Nine Days Storm, throwing the crew thousands of
miles off course
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Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Flower makes all who eat thereof
forget everything and lose all hope.
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Lotus Flower in bloom and at its most edible for
the Island of Lotus population.
Lotus Plant Beds Their star shapes were thought
by the islanders to indicate their mystical
powers actual stars that had fallen from the
sky.
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Polyphemus, the Cyclops
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Polyphemus Moth
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Aeolus, God of the Winds
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Laestrygonians
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The Witch Circe and her golden cup
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The Land of the Dead
Odysseus meets the blind seer Teiresias who tells
him of his sins and misadventures. He warns
Odysseus of more trouble to come and of the
dangers of pride.
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Odysseus also finds his mother there. He did not
know she had died of grief, thinking that he was
lost forever.
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Return to Circes Island Warnings and
Strategies
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Odysseus and the Singing Sirens
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Scylla, Six Headed Monster
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Charybdis
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Lord Helios Cattle
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Odysseus Alone in a Raging Ocean
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Calypso and Hermes
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Odysseus in Poseidons Ocean
Io, the water nymph
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Odysseus is thrown on to the island of the
Phaeacians
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ODYSSEUS AND ALCINOUS

• Odysseus completed his long tale of sorrow and
  loss, then waited for King Alcinous response.

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Meanwhileback in Ithaca, Telemachus has many
decisions to make.
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200 Suitors are ruining Ithaca and
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Penelope still waits and weaves
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End of Part One