Fill-In Notes

The Odyssey PowerPoint

Before our story, __________________________ starts,

_________________________s story has already taken place:
___________________________ is the _____________ of a
_________________ year ___________ fought outside the
walls of __________________
What caused the war?
o Menelauss young wife, the most beautiful woman
in all of _______________, _____________ abandoned
her husband and ran off with _______________, a
prince of ______________________
Who won?
o The _________________________ won by using a
wooden horse to breech the gates of Troy.

Odysseus, the protagonist of _____________________:

Married to ___________________
Has a son, _______________________
King of _____________________________
Came up with the famous _______________
_______________ trick that led to the _______________ of

______________.
Middle-aged by the time The Odyssey starts.

Trojan War
For 10 years it was fought outside of the wall of the
city of Troy. The Greeks could not breach the walls
and the war was at a standstill.
o Then, the ___________________ built a great
_________________ ________________ and hid their
_____________________ inside.
o The Greeks left this huge wooden structure as a
_________________ ________________ outside of
the gates of ____________________ and appeared to
have ____________________________ their camps.
o The Trojans brought the ____________________ into
the _________________ city.
o At ___________________, the _________________
hidden in the horse came out and _______________
the gates to the entire ________________
______________. Who then slaughtered and looted
the city.

Plot
Story begins with ____________________, __________________s
_______. ________________ is searching for his _____________.
Is being _______________________ by ____________,
powerful _________ who want to _______________ his
______________ and _______
__________________ of his
rightful ______________________.
Needs his _____________to return ____________ and
restore _____________.
Structure
Odysseus
___________________ on an ___________________,
longing to get home
Has been gone for _____ years- he has spent ____
years at _______ and ______ years trying to get
home
In the __________________ of a __________
_________ and searching for _________ ___________

Take Notes during the Documentary Greek God and

Goddesses.

The Gods
Odysseus-known for his ____________
________________ so he receives aid from _____________ the
goddess of ____________
main nemesis is _____________________, the god of
the ________, who is known for his ________________________
and __________________________.

Myths- _________________ __________________, rooted in a

particular ___________________, that usually explain a
__________________, a ___________________ or a mysterious
_______________ ________________________
Essentially _____________________________because they
are concerned with the _____________________ between
_________________ _________________ and the
______________ or _______________ _________________
Greek myths plan an important role in the
____________________________
________________ is concerned with the _______________
between __________________ and ______________________
For ____________________, the gods
______________________ all things, including
_____________________________s ______________________.

Epics and Values

Epics: long _______________________
_______________________ that tell of the
___________________________________ of ___________________
who in some way _____________________ the
______________________ of their
_____________________________________________
The _______________________ used Homers epics, the
______________________________ and the
___________________________________ to teach
__________________________ _________________________.
The Epic Tradition
Epics and other tales were probably told by
___________________________
________________ or
______________________
called ________________________.
Rhapsodes:
The
______________________________,
_______________________________, and
_______________________________ of their time.
Responsible for
______________________
_________________
about ______________
__________________________ or the doings of
_____________________, ______________, and
________________________________.

Epics were originally told aloud:

Epics followed ______________ ___________________
________________ and incorporated
______________________ _______________________.
Most of the words were ______________________________
to fit a particular ______________________ or meter.
Epics included ________________ or ________________
___________________ that compare heroic events to
easily understandable everyday events.

Homer
Greeks believed that he was a _________________
__________________ or _____________ from the island of
_______________________.
One scholar suggested Homer was a woman because
______________________ and _____________________
played such an important role in his stories.

Epics use ______________________________

__________________________ and a serious tone and often
include elements of _____________, ___________________,
_____________________________ and
__________________________

Journey
The theme of the journey is found in many stories of
western literature, including:
_____________________
__________________________
Novels,
_________________________________________________
____________, ________________________________,
and _______________________________________.
Movies,
_________________________________________________
___ and ________________________________________

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Formulaic Descriptions
Gave the singer time to think ahead to the next part of
the story. The oral storyteller had formulas for:
o The ______________________ and __________________
of guests, eating of meals and taking of baths
o Describing the sea,
__________________________________, and Athena,
______________________________________________

The early bird gets the worm.

You can lead a horse to water,

but you cant make him drink.

Kids will be kids.

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