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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Odysseus• King of Ithaca• Defining Greek leader• Strength, courage,
nobility, thirst for glory, confident in his authority
• Sharp intellect
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• Convincing, articulate speaker
• Longs to win glory through great deeds
• Personality changes during Odyssey– Identity to cyclops– Disguised as a beggar
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• Not allowed to return to his family
• Idea for wooden horse
• Offended Poseidon:– Not giving credit to the
gods– Blinding Polyphemus
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Telemachus• Infant son of
Odysseus and Penelope
• Devoted to:– Mother– Maintaining father’s
kingdom
• Does not know how to deal with suitors
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• Athena teaches him the responsibilities of being a young prince
• Never schemes or speaks with the same skill as his father
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Penelope• Faithful wife of
Odysseus• Mother of
Telemachus• Forced to deal with
the suitors• Stalls suitors
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The Odyssey- Cyclops Polyphemus
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The Odyssey- Aeolus
The Odyssey- Laestrygonians
The Odyssey- Circe
The Odyssey- Underworld/Tiresias
The Odyssey- Sirens
The Odyssey- Scylla and Charybdis
The Odyssey- Scylla and Charybdis
The Odyssey- Cattle of Helios
The Odyssey- Calypso
The Odyssey- Suitors
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The Odyssey- Return Home
The Odyssey- Identity Test
The Odyssey- Revenge