Homer and Greek Mythology: Part 3

​Homet and Greek Mythology: Part 3

By Allison Bayles

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What are the names of Ulysses' wife and son?

• Phoebe and Taurentus

• Persephone and Telestratus

• Penelope and Telemachus

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Whom does Telemachus blame for his father's disappearance?

• the Trojans

• the gods

• the Athenians

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To whom is Telemachus talking?

• Athena as herself

• Aphrodite disguised as an

  Ithacan chief

• Athena disguised as an old friend of Ulysses

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How were Penelope's suitors violating hospitality?

• eating and intruding upon

  Ulysses' home

• remodeling the house's interior

• slapping Telemachus around

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Who was the famous king of Sparta who had Helen taken from him?

• Menelaus

• Paris

• Agamemnon

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Apollo

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Nyx

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Oceanus

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Eros

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Hyperion

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Hephaestus

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Athena

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Tethys

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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What do we call a story that starts in the middle of its action?

• meda resin

• in media res

• in res medium

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When is it believed that Homer lived?

• c. 900 B.C.

• c. 700 B.C.

• c. 800 B.C.

• c. 600 B.C.

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What was Homer's profession?

• He was a bard, a professional poet who recited his poems.

• He was a potter who painted stories on his artwork.

• He was a farmer who wrote stories to entertain his children.

• He was a seaman who told his tales to men at sea.

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What were Homer's most famous stories?

• the Illusory and the Osseous

• the Iliad and the Odyssey

• the lliad and the Osseous

• the Illusory and the Odyssey

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What physical problem did Homer have?

• He was lame

• He was a leper

• He was blind

• He was deaf

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How did the Greeks explain the world around them during Homer?

• by Biblical manuscripts passed down to them

• By myths and legends of the gods

• by written records of their ancestors

• by science

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Name three Greek gods/goddesses.

• Thetis, Hermes, Menelaus

• Zeus, Athena, Ares

• Athena, Helen, Aphrodite

• Zeus, Odysseus, Poseidon

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Describe the similarities and differences between the Greek gods and man.

• The gods were more powerful and lived forever

• The gods did not eat and man did

• Men could live inside gods

• The gods always cared for others first

Assigned Reading

d'Aulares' Book of Greek Myths

d'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, and he was the god of smiths and fire. Although he had trouble walking, he was inventive and worked hard with his helpers the Cyclopes inside of volcanoes to fashion weapons and make jewels. His wife Aphrodite was especially fond of the jewels. Aphrodite was the beautiful goddess of love, and when she arrived in Olympus, she was immediately granted one of the golden thrones. Aphrodite's son Eros liked to shoot arrows of love into his victims so that they immediately fell in love with the first person they saw. Aphrodite loved Ares and would rather not be married to dirty Hephaestus. Ares was the god of war, and although he was handsome, he was unkind. His partner was Eris, who was the spirit of strife. She used a golden apple to cause discord between friends and enemies. Once there was discord, Ares would throw himself into the middle of the battle to shed as much blood as possible. Ares' sister Athena did not like him. She was the goddess of wisdom who had sprung from her father Zeus's head. Athena was best known for her competition with her pupil Arachne, a skillful but vain weaver whom Arachne turned into a spider. Poseidon, the lord of the sea, used his trident to split open the earth and cause giant waves to crash in the sea when he was angry.

Assignment: Read chapters 11-15 of d'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths