© Credited with writing the two most famous epics of all time: the Iifiad and the Odyssey. Stories passed down orally during the inlolgal=igloma\e [=n else (once) gnn mes Meal oo easy for story-teller to remember.seus Guthe jrojaneHorse seus originated idea of the lrojan horse ehimy built a large wooden horse and hid S5eus & members of his army inside. ite Greeks offered it to the Trojans as a sign of tnei; surrender and the Trojans accepted the gift and brought it inside the walls of their city. en the night, Odysseus and his men crept out, unlocked the gates of the city, and the b; eet la {The. Odyssey — Mefeek Kings parted| Ways and went (JS citar enlsimvleneay Tre ef VST Vaile 300) p Ae) Ole Wir =10 |e Oe Vear journey to return home to his family. & He must use his heroic strength and guile to outsmart monsters, gods, and women and goddesses who try to seduce himOdyssey Backgrotnd) i? sd for storms to blow the Greeks ans Of Argives) off, course as they smmipted| to sail home from the war. eAthena Was outraged because a Greek warrior Ajax hac desecrated her temple by attempting to rape Cassandra (daughter of last king of Troy) at her temple. *® The Greeks did not punish the man who tried to fape Cassandra at Athena’s shrineBefore jhe Te lay Particular, Nestor, King of Pylos, arrives home Sdfely and soon. Piihe lesser Ajax is drowned, presumably for his fape of Cassandra at Athena’s temple. Co Fetar=ilelUlcyea LW issof= lave Me) m(=l(=1a PMU aleiwr [oN {=n 0] co) al $ea for eight years, especially in Egypt.6 Athena's anger lead to the Greeks’ wanderings off course e However, Odysseus was Athena's favorite Greek warrior, so she does help him on his way home‘HE ADVENTURES OF OpYssEUS ~~’ moY THE ISLAND OF THE ies t . THE ISLAND OF Lotus d tATES i 4. .THE ISLAND OF THE CYCLOPES S.THE ISLAND OF AEOLUS G.THE ISLAND OF THE LAESTRYGONIANS * 7.CIRCE'S ISLAND |" 'S.1HE UNDERWORLD SLIME ISLAND OF THE IRENE JO.SCYLLA AnD cuaRYeDis ILISLAND OF THE SUN GODThe Greek king of Ithaca who has hac the Trojan War for ten years. Telemachus: ____ The son of Odysseus. Penelope: The faithful wife of Odysseus. Aeolus: God of WindPolyphemus: Cy = ONS The Cyclops who captures Odysseus and his an eS men with the intention of eating them. Ny. j his men stay for one year. Calypso: The nymph goddess who falls in love with Odysseus and keeps him on her island home fors gars. Hermes finally persuades Calypso: 2 Odysseus. a *i nes always be polite to your guests; = owever, this expectation prevents Telemachus and Penelope from removing the suitors from their homeThe Odyssey ~~ anger of hubris: hubris is excessive tat leads to destruction. Odysseus is often of hubris and Athena must rescue him | adicimportance of moderation: Giving in to @xcess OF temptation, whether food, drink, or other pleasures, will cause a person harm. The Siréns’ song leads to destruction and the suitors’ desires lead to their destruction.Jaues Ine O53) e The expected roles for women and men in Greek society: Men are almost always superior to women, except in Sparta eee Ue fate] alec ® The role of fate: Characters receive hints as to their fate; however, some choose to ignore the foreshadowingSainatecom eee disloyal, The end of the epic shows what happens to those who defy Odysseus7 eure Ere Odyssey = > tittiectseieietrlivasyy the end of the epic.