odysseus journey it took him how long to get home?
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Odysseus’ Journey
It took him HOW LONG to get home?
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Homer(the author)
• Blind poet and bard• Very little is known
about his life• Probably lived in the
8th or 9th century • Responsible for the first
written literature• Wrote two epic poems:
the Iliad and the Odyssey
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Epic Poem• Long narrative
(story-telling) poem
• Can’t be told in one sitting
• Complex stories about several main characters
• Cover many years• Often about the
adventures of heroes
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What Makes an Epic Hero?• Strong, but no super
powers• Faithful to his family,
his country, and his god• Brave• Intelligent• Help from a higher
force or being
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The Trojan War
•Fought during 12th century BC (before Christ)
•Homer wrote about it in the Iliad 2000 years later
•Many movies have been made about it : “Troy”
•Trojans LOST the war; the Greeks won
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Heroes of the Trojan War
Many heroes fought in the Trojan War:
• Achilles (Brad Pitt)• Hector (Eric Bana)• Paris (Orlando
Bloom)• Odysseus
Achilles is the maincharacter of the Iliad (thebook before The Odyssey)
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Trojan Horse•Odysseus’
idea—thanks to Athena
•Held 100 men inside
•Won the war for the Greeks after 10 years of fighting
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Odysseus
• King of Ithaca• Brilliant
military leader• Athena’s
favorite• Built the
Trojan Horse
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Odysseus’ Flaws
•Pride•Lack of vigilance (keeping an eye on things)
•Easily tempted
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The Voyage Home• Odysseus and his crew set sail for
Ithaca• Approximately 600 miles• Should take only a few weeks• Takes 10 years (also spent a couple
of years fighting the war, so he was really gone closer to 20 years)
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TROYIthaca
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Why so long?
•LOTS of stops on the way
•Women•Monsters•Gods
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