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The Odyssey Invocation

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Question 20
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Define epithet.

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Question 1
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What do you think is more
important in high school—reaching your goal of and clutching that diploma in your
hand, or taking time to appreciate the many moments (both good and
bad) that will lead up to graduation day?

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Question 2
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List book,, movies, or TV shows that depict a journey of some sort (list about 4); Then, respond: Which seems more important to the story, the destination the character strives to reach or the
journey itself?

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Question 3
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What are the three important elements of Greek epics?

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Question 4
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True/ False: The Odyssey is set before the Iliad.

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Question 6
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Which of the two landscapes to the left is more realistic? How so?

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Question 7
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Look at the composition of each art piece. What part of the scene is emphasized in the painting? What is emphasized in the collage / mosaic?

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Question 17
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Define epic (as a literary term):

Question 18
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Define epic hero:

Question 19
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Define epic simile (homeric simile):

Question 8
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What are the hints Homer gives his audience (listener) about how the story will end?

Question 9
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Based on the context, what is most likely the meaning of the word "harried"?

Question 10
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Explain the figurative language that occurs in line 15. What it the literal meaning, and how it the figurative langauge used more effective? (write 2 sentences)

Question 11
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Pay attention to how the Gods interfere in the lives of mortals? How do they intervene here?

Question 12
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What does the Gods' interventions in the lives of mortals show about Greek belief?

Question 13
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What is the definition of "medias res" (you may look it up)

Question 14
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Explain in a few words the context of what is happening in Ithaca, Odysseus's home, when Athena intervenes.

Question 15
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Odysseus left Ithaka to fight in the Trojan War, which took 10 years, when Telemachus was an infant. However, at the beginning of the Odyssey, Telemachus is 20 years old. Make an inference about the narrative structure of the Odyssey using the terminology you learned in question 6.

Question 16
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Which Olympian god is considered to be the enemy of Odysseus?