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Title: Epic Literature


1
Epic Literature
  • The Odyssey
  • Definitions Terms

2
Oral Tradition
  • collection of stories handed down generation
    after generation consolidated by Greek poet Homer
  • poems meant to be said aloud rather than read, so
    key words phrases often repeated

3
Epic
  • long, narrative poem which celebrates the deeds
    of legendary heroes

4
Epic Hero
  • seems to conquer most problems
  • usually protected by or descended from gods
  • does not possess any god-like powers himself
  • Larger than life
  • performs supernatural feats
  • important in his country or races culture
  • Examples
  • Luke Skywalker
  • Neo

5
Epic Characteristics
  • Supernatural elements
  • Stories told in episodes
  • Archetypes
  • Epic hero
  • Venerable guide
  • Good son
  • Virgin goddess
  • Domestic angel
  • Temptress

6
Epic Characteristics
  • Recurring themes
  • call to adventure
  • vague, imaginary settings
  • gathering of companions
  • concealed identities
  • monsters
  • magical weapons/ objects
  • descent into underworld
  • betrayal of friend
  • reconciliation with the father
  • homecoming

7
Epithets
  • adjective or phrase which describes a personality
    by the attributes possessed by the person
  • Ex. grey-eyed Athena

8
in medias res
  • story begins in middle of action (audience knows
    most of the information already)

9
The Odyssey
  • Chapters 1 2

10
Family
  • Odysseus king of Ithaca
  • Penelope queen of Ithaca
  • Telemachus son of Odysseus Penelope
  • Laertes father of Odysseus
  • Eurycleia devoted nurse of family

11
And the story begins
  • most war soldiers already returned home
  • Odysseus men were killed for eating cattle of
    sun god on way back

12
Calypso
  • Odysseus held prisoner by Calypso
  • Hermes goes to demand Ody be released

13
Agamemnon story revisited
  • Zeus sent Hermes to warn Aegisthus not to kill
    Agamemnon but he didnt listen
  • Aegisthus killed by Orestes

14
Poseidon
  • Mad at Odysseus for blinding Polyphemus, his son
  • Makes it hard for Odysseus to return home

15
Athena
  • Asks Zeus to help Odysseus return home
  • She visits Telemachus, Odysseus son

16
Zeus helps Ody
  • Odysseus
  • clever
  • brave
  • heroic
  • willing to offer sacrifices to gods

17
Hermes, the messenger
  • Goes to Ogygia to demand Odys release
  • Calypso complies

18
Athena in Ithaca
  • Telemachus to go find dad
  • Athena appears as Mentor, Mentes, Odys son
  • Phemius plays lament on lyre

19
Suitors
  • Led by Antinous Eurymachus
  • Eat up the place
  • Going after Penelope

20
Telemachus calls Assembly
  • Elders
  • Suitors blame Penelope for not choosing husband
  • 3 years weaving shroud for Laertes
  • Each night unraveled shroud

21
Omen
  • Halitherses sees eagles as omen of Odysseus
    killing suitors
  • Eurymachus omen means Odysseus is dead

22
Getting the Crew Together
  • Athena Telemachus get rations, crew, ship
    together for journey to find Odysseus
  • Suitors mock Telemachus
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