The Odyssey Gareth Hinds

She loved Odysseus but allowed him to leave when Zeus demanded it.

• Scylla

• Charybdis

• Penelope

• Calypso

He received no help from his relatives because he was awkward with words after Odysseus gave a fake name.

• Circe

• Charybdis

• Teiresias

• Polyphemus

character who fought in the Trojan War and wandered around the Mediterranean

• Polyphemus

• Telemachus

• Odysseus

• Achilles

character who refused to inform sailors of their impending death

• Odysseus

• Circe

• Cyclops

• Charybdis

She devised a difficult task for some troublesome men to do.

• Calypso

• Penelope

• Circe

• Muse

What makes someone an epic hero? 

• Have a tragic flaw - for ex: too much pride

• Take a heroic journey: get help from/have conflict with gods along the way and have a group of followers

• strong leader: make good speeches, solve problems/manage conflict well, fights a powerful antagonist

• All of the above

What is an epic poem? 

• A super awesome, really long poem 

• A long poem that tells the story of a hero, originally passed down orally

• A poem written a long time ago 

• I have no clue. 

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 

Character motivation: the reason a character thinks, feels, or acts a certain way
What was Odysseus' motivation?

• To save Penelope from the suitors 

• To have fun 

• To get back home to Ithaca and his family 

• To win the war 

What kind of conflict takes place during the scenes when Odysseus and his men must survive the storms?

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. self 

• character vs. society