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Odyssey Books 1-4
Woodward 9th Grade English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aegisthus | Agamemnon's wife's lover |
| Aegisthus | Symbolic of the suitors |
| Aegisthus | Plans to trap and kill Agamemnon |
| Ajax | Struck down by poseidon after boasting about his survival |
| Ajax | Example of Hubris |
| Ajax | War hero during the Trojan War |
| Ajax | Example of Nemesis |
| Agamemnon | Menelaus's brother |
| Agamemnon | Killed by his wife and her lover |
| Agamemnon | Greek General |
| Antinous | The leader of the suitors |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy |
| Athena | Aids Odysseus in his journey home |
| Athena | Grey-eyed |
| Athena | Pallas |
| Calypso | The Goddess that kept Odysseus on her island Ogygia |
| Calypso | Sea nymph |
| Calypso | Offers to make Odysseus immortal |
| Eurycleia | Telemachus's nanny |
| Eurycleia | The only person Telemachus tells that he is going on his journey |
| Eurymachus | 2nd lead suitor |
| Eurymachus | Pretty boy who everyone thought would win the heart of Penelope |
| Helen | Menelaus's wife |
| Helen | She started the Trojan War |
| Helen | Proficient at potion making by making a potion to make everyone forget their sorrows |
| Helen | Quite perceptive/ smart |
| Hermes | The messenger god |
| Hermes | Tells Calypso to let Odysseus go |
| Hermes | "quicksilver" |
| Menelaus | King of Sparta |
| Menelaus | “Red headed/haired giant/king” |
| Menelaus | Knows the most current information about Odysseus from the Old Man of the Sea |
| Mentes/Mentor | Athena's alter persona to help Telemachus |
| Nestor | King of Pylos |
| Nestor | Friend of Odysseus |
| Nestor | Cannot tell Telemachus where Odysseus is |
| Odysseus | Main character |
| Odysseus | Lost at sea for many years |
| Odysseus | Penelope's husband |
| Odysseus | Telemachus's father |
| Odysseus | "Long-Enduring" |
| Orestes | Only good man involved in Agamemnon's "love triangle" |
| Orestes | Agamemnon's son |
| Orestes | Takes revenge for his father's death by kiilling Aegisthus |
| Pisistratus | Nestor's son |
| Pisistratus | Goes with Telemachus to Sparta |
| Pisistratus | Like a safety net for going to other kingdom because he’s royalty |
| Penelope | Odysseus's wife |
| Phemius | Bard in Ithaca |
| Phemius | Responsible for entertaining the suitors |
| Phemius | Considered to be very important |
| Polyphemus | Cyclops |
| Polyphemus | Son of Poseidon |
| Polyphemus | Blinded by Odysseus |
| Polyphemus | Asks his father to punish Odysseus |
| Poseidon | God of the Sea |
| Poseidon | Father of Polyphemus |
| Poseidon | Has a grudge of against Odysseus |
| Poseidon | "earth shaker" |
| Proteus | Old Man of the Sea |
| Proteus | Very wise and never lies |
| Proteus | Shape shifter (metamorphs) (animals, water, fire) |
| Proteus | Menelaus captures him and is told about the whereabouts of Odysseus |
| Telemachus | Odysseus and Penelope's son |
| Telemachus | Can't do anything to get rid of the suitors in his house |
| Telemachus | Suitors plan to kill him |
| Zeus | Head of the Gods |
| Zeus | Lord of the skies |
| Zeus | "Olympian" |
| Author of the Odyssey | Homer |
| Homer's nationtality | Greek |
| Homer's lfiespan | 800-701 BC |
| Homer's job | He was a bard (plays an instrument to tell a story) |
| Other famous story written by Homer | Illiad |
| When is the Odyssey set? | Late 8th Century BC |
| How many books are in the Odyssey? | 24 |
| What are the first four books in the Odyssey called? | The Telemachy |
| How was the Odyssey originally shared with the audience? | In song or poetry |
| What profession of people was responsible for sharing literature like the Odyssey? | A bard |
| Xenia | Theme of hospitality |
| Examples of Xenia | Telemachus arrived at the palace of Menelaus on Sparta and the people gave them food and blankets and let them sleep outside on the porch |
| Hubris | Theme of excessive pride and thinking you are better than the gods |
| Examples of Hubris | Ajax crashes on Gyres rock and bostes that even the gods can't kill him. |
| Nemesis | Enemy; Deserving of punishment because of hubris earlier on |
| Examples of Nemesis | Poseidon struck Gyrae’s rock while Ajax stood upon it and sent Ajax into the ocean to drown Orestes kills Aegisthus after Aegisthus kills Agamemnon (Orestes's father) |
| Metis | Intelligence, cunning, versatility, and facility with language |
| Examples of Metis | Odysseus when he was talking to Polyphemus |
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