the method or material used to tell a story such as paintings, sculpture, photography, music, theater, dance, film

away from a location; not present; gone

sarcastic; bitter; nasty

to agree without protest; comply quietly

comparable; similar

ban, curse; something shunned or disliked

common, ordinary

to submit completely, surrender

skilled physically or mentally

to bring, take, or pull out, as from a source

give special importance or prominence to; more clearly defined

representative of an entire group; summary

a passage taken from a book or article

petty, trivial; flippant, silly

an omen or sign of something to come, precursor

a Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

different versions or representations of a particular piece of literature or art

endures a long journey from Troy to Ithaca; the protagonist of The Odyssey; aka Ulysses in Ancient Rome

epic poem that chronicles Odysseus' 10 year struggle to return to his throne in Ithaca; themes: Reason, loyalty, love, heroism, polytheism.

the perspective from which a story is told

the use of signs that stand in for and take the place of something else; how people organize the world and reality through the naming of its elements

creatures whose songs lure sailors to their deaths

the topic of a text

an artistic representation of one of the adventures of the Greek hero, Odysseus, painted by John Waterhouse in 1891; the painting illustrates Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens as they attempt to lure the intrepid hero and his crew to their deaths