King Alcinous, Cicones, and Lotus Eaters "The Odyssey"

What is hospitality?

• A medical term for healing

• When one welcomes someone into his or her home.

• When one grows sick and dies

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does guile mean?

• shrewd, crafty, cunning

• loyal, honorable, worthy

• small, simple-minded, weak

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the main theme of "The Odyssey"

• Practice what you preach

• Don't be afraid of failures

• Longing for home and family

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Cicones were friends of...

• the Trojans

• The Greeks

• The Egyptians

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happened to the men who ate the Lotus plant?

• It made them lazy and forgetful.

• It made them cranky and irritable. 

• It made them handsome and charming.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9