Journal Topic

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Journal Topic

• Qualities that make for a good leader

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Essential Question
Lesson 34

• What qualities of the Epic Hero does Odysseus
  demonstrate?

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Odysseus as Epic Hero

• Epic Hero
• The main character of an epic story
• Embodies the values of a particular culture

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Odysseus as Epic Hero

• Odysseuss qualites
• Brave
• Clever
• Proud
• Curious
• Faithful
• Home-loving

• Greek values embodied
• Strength
• Wisdom
• Humility
• Inquisitive
• Loyalty
• Patriotism

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Temptation Obstacles

• Temptations
• Land of the Cicones
• Calypso
• Lotus
• Circe

• Obstacles
• Army of Cicones
• Poseidon
• Polyphemus
• Curiosity

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Review Land of the Dead

• Teiresias, blind prophet
• Odysseus must navigate past
• Sirens
• Scylla and Charybdis
• Avoid cattle of the Sun God
• Trouble awaiting him in Ithaca
• Make sacrifice to appease Poseidon

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Plot The Sirens

• Odysseus and his men must pass by an island where
  beautiful woman sing enchanting song
• The song causes men to steer for the island and
  crash against the rocky coast where the Sirens
  kill them
• Odysseus stops up the crews ears with beeswax
  and has them tie him to the mast of the ship to
  listen
• As they pass by, he hears the Sirens song and
  begs to be untied, but his crew tie him more
  tightly to the mast (as instructed)

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Key Points

• Temptation as an obstacle to ones goals
• The song of the Sirens is pleasant
• It results in an immediate, sensory response

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Key Points

• The temptation is more powerful than the will
• Planning ahead for such a challenge is the key to
  surviving (including anticipating failure)
• Even knowing ahead of time of its power is not
  enough (beeswax and ropes)

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Plot Scylla and Charybdis

• Odysseus and his crew must pass between 2
  dangers
• a six-headed monster (Scylla)
• a maelstrom (Charybdis)
• Odysseus has been warned that for the ship to
  survive, he must be willing to lose 6 men to
  Scylla
• As they sail, Odysseus emboldens his men to row
  hard (Where else did he do this?)

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Plot Scylla and Charybdis

• The men are terrified as Charybdis swallows the
  sea
• Scylla comes along and devours 6 men
• In their final breath they cry out to Odysseus
  who recounts this as the worst event of his
  journey

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Key Points

• Choosing between the lesser of 2 evils (being
  between a rock and a hard place)
• Painful decisions made by leaders
• Sacrifice is sometimes necessary for survival