The Odyssey Vocab Review

Select all the qualities that an epic hero MUST have

• They must have some kind of exceptional ability/something that makes them stand out.

• They must be a good person who is trying their best to do the right thing.

• They must encounter difficulties or struggles on their journey.

• They must have a tragic flaw that negatively impacts them.

• The gods/the supernatural need to be involved in the story in some way.

An epithet is?

• a brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person.

• an interference of the gods and goddesses

• a comparison that develops at great length

• a reference to a famous person, place, or thing

The Trojan war was fought between the Trojans and the ___________?

• Greeks
• Romans
• British
• Americans

Epic

• Someone you are competing with or fighting against

• A long narrative poem that tells a story

• A “larger than life” main character

• a one‐eyed giant

Epic Hero

• A “larger than life” main character

• a one‐eyed giant

• Someone you are competing with or fighting against

• A story that begins in the middle

Odyssey

• A long voyage or wandering

• sincere, warm and friendly

• destroy violently; ruin.

• A story that begins in the middle

What is an archetype?

• a long journey full of complications.

• characters, situations, and images that are recognizable in many times and cultures.

• a comparison between two unlike things that is developed at great length.

• a brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person.

An epic simile

• compares epic heroes

• is epic

• develops over several lines

• references something famous

An epic hero typically

• gets scared & runs away from his fights

• is forgotten by his people & does not leave a legacy

• embodies the ideals & values that a culture considers admirable

• cheats on his wife & kills his followers

a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

• epic poem

• epic simile

• epic hero

• Epic