THE ODYSSEY By: HOMER Translated by: Robert Fitzgerald

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THE ODYSSEYBy HOMERTranslated by Robert
Fitzgerald
Greek Mythology
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MOUNT OLYMPUS
NAME GOD OF. . . SYMBOL
Zeus Heavens Lightning Bolt
Poseidon Seas Trident
Hades Underworld Cape, Helmet
Athena Wisdom, Def Warfare Owl, Breast Plate
Apollo Sun, Music,Poetry Dove
Hermes Messenger Winged Sandals
Hephaestus Fire, Blacksmiths Axe, Tongs
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HOMER

• Seven different cities claimed to be his
  birthplace, but none could prove the claim
• BlindAlthough probably had his sight at one
  time
• Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey before 700 BC

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EPIC POEM

• A long narrative poem about a national or
  legendary hero.
• Characteristics of a Hero
• Strength
• Courage
• Intelligence

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GREEK VALUES

• Honor
• Bravery
• Hospitality
• Intelligence
• Respect for the Gods
• Loyalty to Home and Family

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THE GODS

• Homers portrayal of the gods made them seem
  humanquarreled, loved, jealousy
• Homer is respectful

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ORAL TRADITION

• These poems were orally passed down from one
  generation to the next
• Rhapsodies (Traveling Poets) recited the epics
  for kings and noble families
• Epics became the basis of Greek education

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CONVENTIONAL ELEMENTS OF THE HOMERIC EPIC

• Invocation to the Muse
• Lengthy Speeches
• Repetitions of Passages
• Digressions
• Epithet
• A word or phrase used to characterize a person or
  thing
• Epic Simile
• Extended comparison, often running several lines

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ILIAD

• Written 900-700 BC
• The Trojan War
• Took place _at_ 1200 BC
• Trojans of Troy VS Greeks
• Helen-The face that launched a thousand ships
• Lasted 10 years
• Opens in the 10th year of the war
• Achilles kills Hector
• 12 Day Truceboth sides bury and mourn their dead

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ODYSSEY

• Opens at the end of the Trojan War
• OdysseusWooden Horse
• Odysseus angers the gods
• They vow that he will have a long and difficult
  journey home10 years

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ODYSSEY

• 11,300 lines (24 books)
• Three Major Plot Strands
• The story of what happens in Ithaca to Odysseus
  wife and son as they await his return
• The tale of Odysseus Wanderings during the 10
  years following the Trojan War
• When Odysseus returns to Ithaca and joins forces
  with his son to destroy their enemies

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DELPHI
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ACROPOLIS AT ATHENS
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TEMPLE OF ZEUS IN ATHENS
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LOOKING OFF THE COAST OF PATMOS
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ISLAND OF CAPRI LAND OF THE SIRENS