Odyssey

What is Odysseus' tragic flaw?

• Excessive Pride

• Intelligence

• Physical Strength

• Violent behavior

Which epic themes do we see in The Odyssey?

• courage, homecoming, life & death, loyalty

• beauty, love conquers all, coming-of-age

• violence, bad omens, magic, ambition & conflict

• force of love, family feuds, individual vs. society

What is the epic setting of The Odyssey

• Ithaca, several islands, the ocean

• Troy and Ithaca

• Mount Olympus

• A ship

What complications does Ody face on his journey?

• strange creatures

• a centaur

• his men turn on him

• buried treasure

Circe and Calypso are examples of what archetype?

• good wife

• wicked temptress

• loyal servants

• sea monsters

Penelope represents which archetype?

• wicked temptress

• cinderella

• loyal servant

• good wife

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

An epic simile

• compares epic heroes

• is epic

• develops over several lines

• references something famous

What is one flaw of an epic hero?

• extremely beautiful

• possesses no loyalty

• excessive pride

• unfaithfulness

The Odyssey tells the story of Odyssey's long journey home after the Trojan War and what happens to him and his men on the way home.
They are trying to get home to... 

• Troy 

• Ithaca

• VGV

• Italy