ODYSSEY - LOD

Describe what Odysseus and his men did to the Cicones.

• Made an alliance with them to defeat the Trojans
• Raided the town and killed many people
• Celebrated their victory over Troy by hosting a party
• Used their ships and crew to assist in their trip home to Ithaca

 What effect does eating the lotus flower have on Odysseus’ men?

• They forget their homeland and want to stay on the island forever
• They become focused on their mission to return to Ithaca
• They lose their sight
• They are turned into pigs

What is the name of the man who suggests the meet the woman in the cave? 

• Euroclytes
• Jimmy
• Polites
• Constantinople 

What does Circe turn the men into? 

• Dragons
• Pigs
• Sheep
• Fish

Who does Circe tell Odysseus he must go see and where? 

• Teiresias in The Land of the Dead
• Zeus on Mount Olympus
• Athena in Athens
• His son in Ithaca 

Short, repeated expressions that describe a character

• In medias res
• Epic
• Epithet
• Epic Simile

Narrative poem containing adventure, a heroic figure, supernatural forces, embodies the values of society, covers vast time and place, invokes a muse, and starts in the middle of the story.

• In medias res
• Epic simile
• Epic
• Epithet

Latin term for "in the middle," literary structure where the plot starts in the middle of the story and flashbacks are used to fill the audience in

• In medias res
• Epic
• Epic simile
• Epithet

Larger-than-life, but still human, brave, intelligent, valiant, faithful, able to handle any situation, usually on a quest, often aided by “the gods”

• Protagonist
• Epic Hero
• Anti-Hero
• Antagonist

References to Mythology.  Example:  She had the face that launched a thousand ships—Refers to Helen of Troy from The Illiad.

• Epic poem
• Classical Allusion
• Heroic Simile
• Epithet