Tribe.net. Local Connections grace http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/5d4f2e57-cd71-430e-9c23-675b96808107 2004-06-01T18:54:18Z 2004-06-01T18:54:18Z

<div>The Odyssey by Homer <br/>  <br/>            "If we are fortunate, if the gods and muses are smiling, about every generation someone comes along            to inspire the imagination for the journey each of us takes."  ___Bill Moyers <br/> <br/>            "An epic is an encyclopedia of the manners, customs, and values that bind a whole civilization together:" <br/>                ____W.T. Jewkes <br/> <br/>Study Guide for The Odyssey <br/> <br/>1.  Know background information from Odyssey Introduction Questions. <br/>2.  Know specific facts about The Odyssey  from reading the text and discussion in class. <br/>3.  Take notes in class. <br/>4.  Be able to identify people and places from The Odyssey. Make a chart as we study each place. <br/>5.  Know themes from The Odyssey. <br/>        1.  wandering (a quest or journey) <br/>        2.  the sea <br/>        3.  interference by the gods <br/>        4.  home and family <br/>        5.  characteristics of the epic hero <br/> <br/>6.  List of epithets for various characters.  (10) <br/>        1. Odysseus - Laertes’ son <br/>        2. Calypso - the lovliest among goddesses <br/>        3. Circe - the enchantress <br/>        4. <br/>        5. <br/>        6. <br/>        7. <br/>        8. <br/>        9. <br/>        10. <br/> <br/>7.  Chart: <br/> <br/>* <br/> <br/>Literary Element:  Plot summary of the Original Text <br/> <br/>Books 1-4  the adventures of Telemachus, trying to find word of his lost father <br/>Books 5--8  Odysseus' departure from Calypso and arrival in Phaeacia, where Odysseus tells his story at the court <br/>Books 9-12  a flashback in which Odysseus tells the Phaeacians of his adventures;  his past since the Trojan War <br/>Books 13-24  Odysseus' landing on Ithaca, the battle with the suitors, and the final recognition and reunion with Penelope and Telemachus. <br/> <br/>Literary Connections: <br/> <br/>    Aristotle (384-322, B.C.) saw the Iliad as the archetypal tragedy and the Odyssey as the archetypal comedy.  This means that the Iliad portrays death as the limit of human existence, but the Odyssey celebrates the renewal of society.  Remember the classical definitions of comedy and tragedy. <br/> <br/>    Achilles is the character who gives us the term Achilles' heel.  Literally defined, the term means the spot where the Achilles tendon attaches to the heel, and figuratively as any vulnerable or weak spot.  The only vulnerable spot on the hero's body was his heel.  When his mother, Thetis, attempting to make her son immortal, dipped him in the river Styx, she held him by his heel where the protective water did not touch him.  Paris killed him by shooting a divinely directed, poisoned arrow into his heel. <br/> <br/>    Although Homer intended his audience to admire Odysseus, Odysseus' craftiness and guile were later attached by major ancient writers.  For example, Sophocles (496-406) B.C. in his play Ajax portrays Odysseus as deceitful, and in his epic the Aeneid, Virgil uses Odysseus almost as an emblem for Greek treachery. <br/> <br/>    Plato, a Greek philosopher in the fourth century, describes a rhapsode named Ion who made his living by reciting long passages of epics to music. <br/> <br/>    According to some critics, the Sirens represent knowledge. <br/> <br/>    As a goddess of war and wisdom, Athena allies herself with the brave and intelligent odysseus and intercedes to aid his return. <br/> <br/>    Poseidon supported the Greeks against the Trojans, who had cheated him out of pay for building city walls;  he turned on the Greeks when they defiled Athena's temple, and on Odysseus after the Cyclops Polyphemus's curse. <br/> <br/>Literary Terms: <br/> <br/>in medias res- <br/> <br/>in the middle of things <br/>Epic poems usually begin in medias res, telling most of the story in a flashback <br/> <br/>oral tradition- <br/> <br/>Passing the story by word of mouth from one generation to another <br/> <br/>epic <br/> <br/>long narrative poem, tells the adventures of a hero <br/>the heor is a figure of great national or <br/>the setting is very big, cosmic, heavens, hell <br/>involves war <br/>ceromionial preformance <br/>elevated formal language and stlye <br/>seroius mood <br/>action is episodic <br/>the poet states his theme, invokes a muse to help him in his great understanding, and tasks an epic question, which the story answers <br/>epic start in the middle <br/> <br/> <br/>    1.  a physically impressive hero of national or historical importance <br/>    2.  a vast setting involving not only much of the known world but also the underworld <br/>    3.  action such as a quest of journey requiring superhuman ability and courage <br/>    4.  evidence of supernatural forces <br/> <br/>epic hero <br/>epithet - a descriptive word or phrase attached to the name of a person or thing, usually stressing a particular characteristic, “crafty” Odeseous <br/> <br/>Homeric simile - an extended comparison also called an epic similie <br/>in comparing Penelopes slain suitors to a catch of fish, Homer <br/> <br/>(material often from nature, such as lions, deer, boar, rivers, or everyday activities of herding and fishing) <br/> <br/>invocation to the muses - an epic convention, the Odyssey begins with the prayer to Calliope, the Muse of epic poetry <br/> <br/>addressed formally because of their poe <br/>muses- the 9 daughters of Zeus , who preside over art, literature, and science <br/>addressed formally because of their poetry <br/> <br/>imagery - the collection of sense images in a poem or a story <br/> <br/>flashback - an interruption in the plot that moves the action back in time <br/> <br/>dramatic irony - the difference between what the reader knows as truth and what the characters in the story know <br/> <br/>rapsodes - singers of tales, historians and myth makers, entertainers <br/>foreshadowing - hints or clues about what will happen later in the story <br/> <br/>alter ego- in the O, a god can be an alter ego, a reflection of a hero’s best or worst qualities <br/> <br/>motivation - what makes a person act the way he does <br/> <br/>protagonist - the hero of the story, the hero that may win or lose the conflict <br/> <br/>antagonist- the opposing forces against the protagonist <br/> <br/>suspense - the events leading up to the climax that produce tension in the reader <br/> <br/>Greek minstrels - singers of songs and stories <br/>conflicts <br/>mythology - a story, often using gods and religiuos matter, that usues fantasy to express abstract ideas about life <br/>an apptempt <br/> <br/>setting - time place and circumstances <br/>conflict- man v. man <br/> <br/>allusion - a reference to an event in history, a book, mythology, or a story that <br/> <br/>symbol - an object that stands for more than its literal meaning <br/>odyssey <br/> <br/>    a personal journey transformed into a cultural journey <br/>   a call to adventure or a quest <br/>   supernatural forces that give aid or cause problems <br/>    a series of tasks and trials <br/>   a collision of forces <br/>   a victorious or defeated hero <br/>   homecoming--the hero’s integration into or banishment from society <br/>from Elements of Literature <br/>  <br/>  <br/> <br/>Characteristics of a hero: <br/> <br/>Modern hero's traits: <br/> <br/>Shared Traits: <br/> <br/> Odysseus' Traits: <br/>  <br/> <br/> Discussion: <br/> <br/>Consider the conflicts of the following characters and how they are resolved: <br/>Odysseus,  Penelope,  Telemachus,  the Cyclops,  Calypso,  Circe,  the suitors, King Alcinous <br/>  <br/> <br/>Using the characters from above, think of their host/guest relationship as appropriate behavior or as inappropriate;  consider the results of these behaviors. <br/>  <br/> <br/>Places and People Odysseus Meets on His Journey: <br/> <br/>Aeaea <br/> <br/>Alcinous <br/> <br/>Calypso <br/> <br/>Circe <br/> <br/>Lotus Eaters <br/> <br/>Phaeacia <br/> <br/>Polyphemus (Cyclops) <br/> <br/>Scylla and Charybdis <br/> <br/>Sirens <br/> <br/>Teiresias <br/> <br/>Thrinakia <br/> <br/>The People Back Home in Ithaca: <br/> <br/>Eumaeus <br/> <br/>Eurycleia <br/> <br/>Eurymachus <br/> <br/>Eurynome <br/> <br/>Penelope <br/> <br/>Philoeteus <br/> <br/>Telemachus <br/>  <br/>  <br/> <br/>The Gods: <br/> <br/>Apollo <br/> <br/>Athena <br/> <br/>Cronus <br/> <br/>Helios <br/> <br/>Hephaestus <br/> <br/>Hermes <br/> <br/>Olympus <br/> <br/>Poseidon <br/> <br/>Zeus </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 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grace 2004-06-01T18:54:18Z kalene http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/b26252f9-28bf-4f15-aec8-b4bff279da77 2004-04-27T13:06:45Z 2004-04-19T13:25:00Z

<div>Mrs. Reece is PREGNANT!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 5 replies </div>

kalene 2004-04-19T13:25:00Z Hannah http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/ac46bc7d-fdfe-4713-9565-4d0fcf81feec 2004-04-26T17:49:21Z 2004-04-26T17:49:21Z

<div>heyy guys... i know its only monday, but i suggest we all hang out this weekend because i havent seen yall in a while haha so yeah, if anyone has any ideas for that, super! <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 0 replies </div>

Hannah 2004-04-26T17:49:21Z kalene http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/c6adab0c-9d23-4d31-8651-b90519b9943a 2004-04-20T22:57:03Z 2004-04-20T15:07:07Z

<div>ahh. i really truly want to go to this show this friday. its liek steel train and motion picture demise and butt load of other bands. its at 5 and 10 bucks. can any of you guys come with me?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 3 replies </div>

kalene 2004-04-20T15:07:07Z grace http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/ab99f2bd-8a65-450a-b268-9749a847223d 2004-04-20T01:21:40Z 2004-04-20T01:21:40Z

<div>&amp;lt;a href="http://www.tilenut.com/yo/BUSH_record.html" target="_blank">www.tilenut.com/yo/BUSH_record.html&amp;lt;/a> </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 0 replies </div>

grace 2004-04-20T01:21:40Z kalene http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/e94c0a0e-6fe5-40c2-afcf-e36e558843a8 2004-04-16T16:35:58Z 2004-04-14T14:00:26Z

<div>well i happen to know two very good looking ladies whose birthdays are this weekend. <br/> <br/>becca go away and dont read this post. <br/> <br/>what shall we do for them?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 1 reply </div>

kalene 2004-04-14T14:00:26Z Hannah http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/ad165bbc-a8d6-411c-ba55-bc591ac3f12b 2004-04-16T01:33:10Z 2004-04-16T01:33:10Z

<div>is there any way you can add yourself to your friends list, because i dont know about yall, but when i need to remember something, i email it to myself... p.s. i have an infatuation with the songs the luckiest by ben folds and out of my league, im not sure who thats by but its adorable. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 0 replies </div>

Hannah 2004-04-16T01:33:10Z grace http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/2e1ee420-6290-4816-ac45-b8fcbed318a2 2004-04-16T01:28:23Z 2004-04-12T07:00:00Z

<div>good morning good morning. how is the world today loves?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 7 replies </div>

grace 2004-04-12T07:00:00Z kalene http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/be658f5b-f0bb-4dab-b6f0-451dcd8ae656 2004-04-14T16:22:26Z 2004-04-14T13:01:03Z

<div>lets talk about sex baby</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 2 replies </div>

kalene 2004-04-14T13:01:03Z kalene http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/b2e434d6-1968-4127-9ecf-b684c82930e7 2004-04-13T17:44:59Z 2004-04-12T07:00:00Z

<div>hey. <br/> <br/>what are good sites to go to because im bored. <br/> <br/>what are your favorite game sites john?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 3 replies </div>

kalene 2004-04-12T07:00:00Z becca http://12Alaska.tribe.net/thread/4721c04d-d186-4caf-9c9b-e1cb8ca03031 2004-04-13T15:20:19Z 2004-04-13T15:04:05Z

<div>whats the address for your "special" tetris game...the hubschster is starting to get to me</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://12Alaska.tribe.net">12 Alaska</a> - 1 reply </div>

becca 2004-04-13T15:04:05Z