ACTIVITIES (WEEK 4)

1. Using the character map, describe and show how every character interacted to the text. Number 1 is already done for you.
25 points

1. Achilles – the greatest warrior of the

Achaeans

1. Killed Hector in one-on-one battle.

12. Poseidon - the god of the sea and

2. Zeus – God of the sky in
waters, as well as of horses and
ancient Greek mythology
12. Poseidon supports the Greeks
2. moderator and guardian to
against the Trojans during the Trojan
both immortal and mortal alike.
11. Thetis _ a sea goddess who ILIAD AND ODYSSEY
marries Peleus and becomes the
3. Patroclus – Achilles' closest
mother of Achilles.
companion
11. She attempts to make the baby
3. He fought for the Greeks
Achilles immortal, by dipping him in
alongside Achilles until Achilles
the River Styx, while holding him by
refused to fight. He then took
his heel.
Achilles' armor and went into
10. Penelope - a thinker, a person who
is effective in facing her world and its 4. King Priam - the legendary and last
problems by thinking her way out of
them.
4. King Priam is the leader of the
10. Penelope raised Telemachus
Trojans during the Trojan War,
by herself while Odysseus was
according to Greek mythology
away with the Achaeans at war

9. Odysseus - a king of Ithaca 5. Calypso – was a nymph who lived

and Greek leader in the Trojan on the island of Ogygia
War
5. She wished to make him fall
9. the man best suited to cope with crises
in love with her, which he did
in personal relations among the Greeks,
not. With the assistance of
8. Circe - a sorceress who changes
Odysseus' men into swine but is forced by
Odysseus to change them back. 6. Telemachus - the son of Odysseus,
8.
the King of Ithaca.
8. Circe built herself a palace on her home
island of Aeaea, where she would practice
7. Cyclops 6. Telemachus plays an important role
- Cyclopes are giant one-eyed creatures
her spells. in holding off the advances of the
suitors that are attempting to marry his
mother and usurp his father's place
7. keeps Odysseus and his men trapped by
blocking the entrance to his cave with an
2. Think for a local series or movie that has the same moral of Odysseus in his choice of leaving Calypso. Use a

specific literary lenses/s in analyzing the text.

"Sana Maulit Muli" is a movie about Agnes, who leaves her boyfriend Jerry in the Philippines to live with her
estranged mother in California. Despite hardships, Agnes struggles to return home, like Calypso and her island. The long-
distance relationship strains Agnes and Jerry, ultimately ending when Agnes is unable to contact Jerry. Agnes becomes a
top realtor, and her boss becomes smitten with her, but Agnes rejects marriage. Despite the distance, Agnes and
Odysseus demonstrate loyalty and faithfulness, reunited with their loved ones. The movie emphasizes the importance of
never giving up on goals and the importance of dedication in achieving life's ambitions.