The Odyssey. Odysseus King of Ithaca Defining Greek leader Strength, courage, nobility, thirst for...

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Odysseus• King of Ithaca• Defining Greek leader• Strength, courage,

nobility, thirst for glory, confident in his authority

• Sharp intellect

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• Convincing, articulate speaker

• Longs to win glory through great deeds

• Personality changes during Odyssey– Identity to cyclops– Disguised as a beggar

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• Not allowed to return to his family

• Idea for wooden horse

• Offended Poseidon:– Not giving credit to the

gods– Blinding Polyphemus

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Telemachus• Infant son of

Odysseus and Penelope

• Devoted to:– Mother– Maintaining father’s

kingdom

• Does not know how to deal with suitors

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• Athena teaches him the responsibilities of being a young prince

• Never schemes or speaks with the same skill as his father

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Penelope• Faithful wife of

Odysseus• Mother of

Telemachus• Forced to deal with

the suitors• Stalls suitors

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The Odyssey- Cyclops Polyphemus

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The Odyssey- Aeolus

The Odyssey- Laestrygonians

The Odyssey- Circe

The Odyssey- Underworld/Tiresias

The Odyssey- Sirens

The Odyssey- Scylla and Charybdis

The Odyssey- Scylla and Charybdis

The Odyssey- Cattle of Helios

The Odyssey- Calypso

The Odyssey- Suitors

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The Odyssey- Return Home

The Odyssey- Identity Test

The Odyssey- Revenge