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What is an epic?
A long narrative poem
What are the characteristics of the epic?
Epic hero, epic plot, epic setting, archetypes, epic themes
Who is the guardian of the winds?
Aeolus
Who is the ruler of the Greek gods and goddesses?
Zeus
Who is the messenger of the gods; the god of invention, commerce, and cunning?
Hermes
What is a one eyed giant called?
Cyclops
Who is the sun god, who raises his cattle on the island of Thrinacia?
Helios
The Iliad and the Odyssey started out, not in written form, but in ___________.
Oral
What disability did Homer have?
He was blind
When is it believed that Home lived?
Between 900 and 700 B.C.
Which goddess was on the Trojan side in the Trojan war?
Aphrodite
Which goddess was on the Greek side in the Trojan War?
Athena
What was Aphrodite the goddess of?
love
What was Athena the goddess of?
War, wisdom, and cleverness
Where did the Greek gods and goddesses live?
Mount Olympus
Who is Odysseus's son?
Telemachus
Who is Odysseus's wife?
Penelope
The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
Odysseus
The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
Odysseus
The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
Odysseus
The Odyssey is about whose adventures trying to get home?
Odysseus
The wooden horse was filled with what?
Greek soldiers
What did Odysseus use to help end the Trojan War?
A giant wooden horse
The Iliad tells the story of which Greek warrior?
Achilles
How did the Trojan War begin?
A Trojan prince kidnapped Helen from her husband, the king of Sparta
When did the Trojan War occur?
1200 BC
Who is traditionally credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey
a blind poem named Homer
When were the Iliad and The Odyssey composed?
750-725 B.C