the odyssey the adventure-laden story of a man, his wife, their boy, and 108 suitors
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The Odyssey
The Adventure-laden Story of a Man, his Wife, their Boy,
and 108 Suitors
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Technical Details
►Dates—1100 B.C. events/750 B.C. authorship
►Differing worlds►Historicity►Oral poem—stock phrases—Hesiod►Epic poem—dactylic hexameter—
media res
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Background
►Iliad—local quarrel—epic war►Mt Ida—Paris—Beauty contest►Helen—Menelaus—Sparta►Clytemnestra—Agamemnon—Mycenae
—Knossos/Minoan culture►Achaeans—Heroes fight because
they’re heroic
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Achaeans
►Agamemnon/Menelaus►Achilles/Patroclus►Nestor►Two Ajaxes►Odysseus (Ulysses)►Diomedes
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Trojans
►Priam—Hecabe (Hecuba)►Paris (Alexandros)►Hector--Andromache►Cassandra►Polyxena►Aeneas
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Theme of Iliad
►Doomed Struggles►Acceptance or rejection of heroic
values►Why are we here?►At what price women?
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The Homeric gods
► Zeus (Jupiter)—primus inter pares► Hera (Juno)—sister shrew► Athena (Minerva)/Apollo► Ares (Mars)► Poseidon (Neptune)► Aphrodite (Venus)► Councils of gods► Ageless/immortal► More powerful► Gods in Man’s Image► Homer criticized and humanized
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Odyssey--Structure
►Three parts►Bks I-IV—Telemachia►Bks V-XII—Adventures of Odysseus►Bks XIII-XXIV—Homecoming►Punctuated by Councils of the gods in
Bks I and V
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Geography
►Real places►Sicily►Gibraltar►North Africa►River of Oceanos
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Unique/Typical Odyssey
►Rostoi—Homecoming►Odysseus the cunning—not your
typical hero►The Wily Lad (Loki)—the man of many
turns (polytropos)►The triumph of the human will►Arrival-Reception—Feasting--Names
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Telemachus
► Will he mature/survive?► Manners► Orestes—Telemachus--Agamemnon—Odysseus► Pyrrhus—Telemachus--Achilles—Odysseus► Throne/wealth/theories of kingship► Peisistratus and Nestor—dull old yakker—normality► Menelaus and Helen—grand party—reconciliation—
resentment and anxiety—Helen (witch) calls herself dog-faced
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Telemachus—The overshadowing power of women► Childhood (women)—adolescence/independence—
adulthood (women)► Penelope► Athena► Helen► Arete► Circe► Nausicaa► Calypso
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Telemachus
►His odyssey ►His homecoming►Book in microcosm►Torturing maidservants
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Odysseus
►Aristea►Etymology—Odussomoi—anger►Four fake biographies—All his stories
lies?►Women—Calypso/Circe/Nausicaa—all
are superior to Penelope►Suspicious—clever►Concerned with living not survival►Noble Odysseus, ignoble crew who
fear death
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Odysseus
►Intellectual curiosity not physical greed
►Ruthless pitiless adventurer►Overcoming great odds►In Ithaca—disguise, recognition►Should I stay or should I go?►Loyalty/disloyalty—servants►Lying scene with Athena►Timing►Reunion
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Penelope
►Matriliny/patriliny►Shroud►Clytemnestra/Helen►Telemachus/Penelope►108 Suitors—all noble►Likeminded with Odysseus►Bride-price?
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More Penelope
►Adultery► Frigidity/tease► Loyalty and cunning►Disdain and death►Recognition—when does it occur?►Bed/Fireplace/Bow contest—double headed
in trench or raised floor/handles with notches
►Sleep/beauty►Dreams/foreshadowing
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General Themes
►Wealth, gifts and servants►Strangers►Suitors—Antinous (anti-thought)—
Eurymachos (good war)—immature, blame others, hubris
►Assemblies►Bards/poets►Phaeicians►Set-up of palace in Ithaca►The last chapter?
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Morality
►Values►Code not discussion►Honor►Contests and trophies►Gifts and giving►No business or trade
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Women
►Bedmates►Naturally inferior►Faithful►Incidental not focus
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Homer’s Underworld
►Hades►Achilles►Mom►Teiresias►Ajax
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What Ifs?
►Odysseus►Death in Troy►Death at sea►Death upon arrival►Crime and punishment
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What Ifs?
►Penelope►Marriage to suitors►Dalliance and courtship►Seduction by foreigner►Seduction by god►Disdain and cunning tricks►Bride of death
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Chiastic Structure
►Civilization vs savagery►Government►Cultivation►Houses and hospitality►Aiolos and Phaeicians►Circe and Calypso
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Chiastic Structure—First half--Death
►1. Kikones—plunder►2. Lotus-eaters—forget home►3. Cyclops—big mouths►4. Aiolos—crew’s lack of self-control►5. Laestrygonians—cannibals►6. Circe—magic charms►7. Hades—Death and Burial
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Chiastic Structure—2nd Half--Resurrection
►7. Hades—Death and burial►8. Sirens—magic charms►9. Scylla—cannibals►10. Helios’ kine—Crew’s lack of self-
control►11. Charybdis—big mouth►12. Calypso—forget home►13. Phaeicians—gifts instead of
plunder
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Conclusions
►Appearance vs reality►Marriage and family►Where have you been?►The marriage of like-minds►There are some things worth waiting
for►There are some things worth fighting
for►There are no new stories