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The Odyssey
by Homer
Materials for September 30, 2015
• Your English notebook
• A hardcover “Collections” textbook from the back
bookcase
• Your “Success” article notes
• Your library book
Jung and Campbell
Carl Jung and Joseph
Campbell developed the
idea of the archetype
–Archetype: A recurring
pattern of images, situations,
or symbols found in the
mythology, religion, art, and
dreams that cultures around
the world share
Joseph Campbell
Carl Jung
Archetype
–It is this pattern of the heroic journey that links
all humans and reveals the basic human need to
explain social, cosmological, and spiritual
realities.
The Hero’s Quest
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Unusual Birth
Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Supernatural Help/ The Guide
Crossing the Threshold
Belly of the Whale
The Return
Purpose of the Journey
The Epic
An epic is a long narrative

poem that traces the
adventures of a hero

Opens with the poet
praying to the muse

(goddess in charge of
epic poetry) for inspiration
Epic singer:
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kal/
sh/demodokos.mp3

Serious tone
Wars and
battles
Supernatural
elements
Epic hero
The Hero
 Usually male
 Usually of low birth or
low social standing
 His parents are
usually dead, absent,
uncaring or unaware
The Odyssey
What does “odyssey” mean?
The Odyssey
What does Odyssey mean?
a long adventurous voyage or trip. It can be an
intellectual or spiritual quest
Vocabulary
1. Epic similes or Homeric similes—long, involved
comparisons using like, as, than or seems
Vocabulary
1. Epic similes or Homeric similes—long, involved
comparisons using like, as, than or seems
2. Epithets—a word or phrase used repeatedly to
characterize or describe someone or something
Epithets add formality and dignity to the poetry
Vocabulary
1. Epic similes or Homeric similes—long, involved
comparisons using like, as, than or seems
2. Epithets—a word or phrase used repeatedly to
characterize or describe someone or something
Epithets add formality and dignity to the poetry
Allusion—a literary device that refers to something that
is well known or in popular culture (this is very different
from illusion which is like the magic trick)
3.
•
The Odyssey is one of most alluded to pieces of
literature ever written
Vocabulary
Examples of Allusion:
popular culture example: “She pulled a Britney
meltdown and then went into rehab.”
historical example: “We should have named our boat
Titanic”
literary example: “She might not have looked like
Cinderella, but he was no Prince Charming either.
Vocabulary
4. Hyperbole—extreme exaggeration
5. Foreshadowing—hints about what happens later
in the story
6. Alliteration—repetition of consonant sounds
example: the sparkling stream smoothly sailed
by
Why do we study it?
1. 1st action adventure story ever
Why do we study it?
1. 1st action adventure story ever
2. beginning of the epic tradition
Why do we study it?
1. 1st action adventure story ever
2. beginning of the epic tradition
Why do we study it?
1. 1st action adventure story ever
2. beginning of the epic tradition
3. part of our oral tradition
4. taught a lesson about religion or society while
entertaining
Why do we study it?
1. 1st action adventure story ever
2. beginning of the epic tradition
a long poem that was originally sung by a bard in
the evening for entertainment
3. part of our oral tradition
4. taught a lesson about religion or society while
entertaining
5. story of universal experiences
Why do we study it?
6. sets up common archetypes in literature like:
• Gods
they know the nature of humans
they interfere in the lives of humans and
manipulate them
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
2. Life, even with all the suffering, is better than
nothing
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
2. Life, even with all the suffering, is better than
nothing
3. Triumph of good over evil
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
2. Life, even with all the suffering, is better than
nothing
3. Triumph of good over evil
4. Obedience to the laws of the gods (includes
hospitality)
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
2. Life, even with all the suffering, is better than
nothing
3. Triumph of good over evil
4. Obedience to the laws of the gods (includes
hospitality)
5. Greek ideal of a strong body and intellect
Themes
1. Homecoming—the wandering hero trying to get
home
2. Life, even with all the suffering, is better than
nothing
3. Triumph of good over evil
4. Obedience to the laws of the gods (includes
hospitality)
5. Greek ideal of a strong body and intellect
6. Loyalty, devotion and fortitude (enduring pain
with courage)
Author
Homer
born in Greece
Author
Homer
born in Greece
Lived sometime between 1000 to 700 B.C.
Author
Homer
born in Greece
Lived sometime between 1000 to 700 B.C.
Tradition describes Homer as being blind and
nearly all the legends agree with this
Author
Homer
born in Greece
Lived sometime between 1000 to 700 B.C.
Tradition describes Homer as being blind and
nearly all the legends agree with this
Composed the Iliad and the Odyssey
both of these are considered landmarks in
human literature—prototype for all Western
epic poetry
Epic Poetry
1. long, narrative poem with a plot
Epic Poetry
1. long, narrative poem with a plot
2. made up of a series of stories which are based
on myths and legends important to the history
and culture of a people
Epic Poetry
1. long, narrative poem with a plot
2. made up of a series of stories which are based
on myths and legends important to the history
and culture of a people
3. partly historical fact, blending with legend
Epic Poetry
1. long, narrative poem with a plot
2. made up of a series of stories which are based
on myths and legends important to the history
and culture of a people
3. partly historical fact, blending with legend
4. gods and goddesses often play a role in guiding
the hero or causing trouble for him
Epic Poetry
1. long, narrative poem with a plot
2. made up of a series of stories which are based
on myths and legends important to the history
and culture of a people
3. partly historical fact, blending with legend
4. gods and goddesses often play a role in guiding
the hero or causing trouble for him
Main Characters You
Need
to
Know
Odysseus
Calypso
Zeus
Poseidon
Athena
Polyphemus
Scylla
Charybdis
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Map
http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/homer/inde
x.php?page=odymap
• Take notes on your blank map, and mark the 14
different points on your map