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Odyssey words
key words for the Odyssey
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epic | long poems that tell of the adventure of a hero--Hercules, Theseus, Odysseus |
| hospitality | an inviting gesture; being polite to guests, an important Greek custom |
| rhapsodes | singers of tales; historians or entertainers |
| ambrosia | food of the gods |
| hubris | excessive pride. Too much pride gets characters into trouble (Odysseus) |
| sacrifice | an offering made to deity |
| nymph | young maiden who never gets old: Calypso |
| aristocracy | The rich landowning class of people |
| demi-god | Half- god / half - man |
| trident | three pronged spear (always held by Poseidon) |
| journey | |
| alter-ego | A god that guides a character |
| temptation | Opening the bag of winds |
| minstrel | a singer or poet ((Homer)) |
| bard | poet |
| insidious | artful, cunning, wily, subtle |
| Confrontation | an argument |
| cavern | cave |
| rogue | a dishonest person ((pirate)) |
| divine | having to do with the Gods |
| Penelope | wife of Odysseus, Loyal, intelligent |
| Odysseus | warrior, protagonist, arrogant, wily (Trojan Horse) |
| Telemachus | son |
| Athena | The goddess that looked after Odysseus's fate |
| Polyphemus / Cyclops | a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh. |
| Mentor | Athena, in the shape of a human |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta, Husband of Helen |
| moly / molu | an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe. |
| Nestor | Prince of Greece who fought with Odysseus in Troy. |
| Eumaeus | The swineherder, Loyal servant to Odysseus |
| Circe | Witch, the pig lady, she lived on an island with wild animals, Odysseus's love interest for about a year |
| Calypso | nymph, kept Odysseus for Seven years. Living with her gave Odysseus immortality |
| Paris | The guy who started the Trojan War. He stole Helen and brought her to Troy |
| Lotus Eaters | Drug Addicts / Stoners they just wanted to get high every day and all day |
| Ciccones | example of Odysseus arrogance. He robs the city and then gets drunk on the beach with his men, and the Ciccones surprised them the next day |
| Land of the Dead | to see the blind seer. Tiresias. No one is allowed to return from the Land of the Dead |
| Sirens | They (Harpies) sang their songs to lure sailors to their rocky shores. |
| Scylla | many headed monster who lived on a cliff that took sailors off of ships |
| Charibdys | Whirlpool |
| Trojans | Losers in the Trojan War |
| Cannibals / Laestrygonians | Giants - ate Odysseus' men like they were appetizers |
| Terisias | A blind fortune teller. He could see the future. The Land of the Dead |
| Troy | (Modern Day Turkey) Economic rivals to the Greeks (Myceneans) |
| wooden horse | Odysseus' trick to break into the city of Troy. It worked |
| Helen | The face that launched a thousand ships |
| Trojan War | 1200 BC Trojans v Myceneans lasted 10 years |
| Olympus | Mountain where the Gods lived |
| Hermes | the messenger God |
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| extended metaphor | |
| Epic Simile | extended metaphor |
| dramatic irony | When the reader knows what the character is not aware of |
| Homer | The blind bard/poet |
| The Iliad | Trojan War (10 years) |
| The Odyssey | Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca (10 years |
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