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odyssey vocab miller

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polytheism belief in many gods
arete individual honor and glory in battle
hubris pride that blinds ones judgment
gravitas high seriousness for the betterment of community
primary epic poetry with heroic deeds, records history with glamour added
secondary epic deals with historic LEGEND, not historical but poets artistic interpretation comes through
metis intelligence, cunning, wisdom
hospitality greek virtue, cordial relationship between host and guest
bard a lyric poet, storyteller
epithet descriptive word or phrase, common usage, nickname repeatedly used
homeric simile extended and elaborate comparison
perilous dangerous
protracted long or drawn out in duration
guide figure one who provides support, insight and encouragement for the hero
capitulate end resistance, surrender
calypso -goddess who is keeping o on her island -nymph
Menelaus
alcinous king and father of nausicaa
Hermes messenger god
Nausicaa daughter of Alcinous and helps take o to her kingdom
Telemachus son of O and Penelope
Antinous leader of the suitors
Athena goddess who helps O and Telemachus
Poseidon -does not like O -god of the sea
Homer bard who wrote the odyssey
Penelope o's wife
Odysseus -trying to get home -is captured -poseidon does not like him
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