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    This document provides a study guide for Homer's epic poem The Odyssey, including a list of over 30 characters and 15 gods/goddesses involved in the story. It also includes a list of challenging vocabulary words used in the text, and a potential essay prompt asking students to advise Odysseus on a virtue to improve based on examples from the story. A map shows the route of Odysseus' journey home from Troy, listing the locations he encounters along the way.

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    The Odyssey Study Guide

    Characters:

    Penelope
    Odysseus
    Athena*
    Helen of Troy
    Paris
    Eris*
    Zeus*
    Poseidon*
    Menelaus
    Achilles
    Calchas
    Aeolus*
    Hera*
    Hermes*
    Calypso*

    Chaos*
    Hades*
    Circe
    Polyphemus
    Helios*
    Telemachus
    Antinous
    Eurymachus
    Eumaeus
    The Lotus Eaters
    The Laestrygonians
    The Sirens
    Scylla
    Charybdis

    Lavished
    Aloof
    Grisly
    Bard
    Hero
    Hubris - pride
    Polytropos versatile

    *denotes god/goddess

    Vocabulary:

    Adversity
    Formidable
    Profusion
    Adversary
    Tumult
    Candor
    Disdainful
    Glowered

    Essay (one of the two options):

    Give Odysseus some advice What virtue do you think he needs to work
    on? Back up your opinion with two examples from The Odyssey.

    Events and Details:

    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Ithaca (blue star)


    Troy
    Lotus Eaters
    Cyclops
    Laestrygonians

    6. Aeolus
    7. Circe
    8. Hades
    9. Circe
    10.
    10. Sirens

    11.
    12.
    13.
    14.
    15.

    11.
    12.
    13.
    14.
    15.

    Scylla
    Charybdis
    Helios Island
    Calypso
    Scheria

    16.
    Suitors

    16. Ithaca & the

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