Literature and History: The Odyssey

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To avenge

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take vengeance

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Synonym for fugitive

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runaway

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Odysseus - King of

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Ithaca

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Significance of the Great Wooden Horse

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Allowed Greeks to enter Troy, leading to Trojan defeat

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Difficult journey home after Trojan War

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Gods' punishment for Greek behavior

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Plundering

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Hostile raid

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Homer's existence:

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False

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Epic Simile

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Long comparison over many lines

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Epic: mixes history & folklore

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Central figure as a legend

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Epic hero traits

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Traits valued by culture