Odysseus tries to get his men to go back to sea so they can get home already, but the men are starving and therefore mutinous. Odysseus did not want his identity revealed, so instead of using his full strength, he punched irus in a way to knock him out and end the fight. Why did zeus send a lightning bolt to destroy odysseus s ship. Ninth grade lesson problems and solutions in the odyssey. The land of the dead is near the homes of the cimmerians, who live shrouded in mist and cloud 11. In the odyssey, honor is proven by showing courage in the face of adversity. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus, master of the winds, where they are greeted warmly and hosted for a month. Books 1012 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical. Odysseus names himself and begins telling the story of his long travels after leaving troy. About the odyssey the odyssey summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis books 14 books 58 books 912 books 16 books 1720 books 2124 symbols, allegory and motifs metaphors and similes irony imagery the fractal structure of epics literary elements related links essay questions quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3 quiz 4 citations. The next day, alcinous loads his gifts on board the ship that will carry odysseus to ithaca.
Women do not compete in the sporting games weak book 10. Circe is helpful once more, providing supplies and warnings about the journey to begin the next dawn. She is a huge monstrous god it man no one could look on her in joy. What happens when odysseuss men open the bag that aeolus gives to odysseus. For greek myth fans, those who cant get enough of the daulaires book of greek myths, and readers who have aged out of rick riordan, this classroom staple and mythology classic is perfect for learning about the ancient myths. Odysseus returns to aeaea to bury elpenor and spends one last night with circe. Odysseus continues sharing the story of his journeys with the phaeacians in book 10 of homers the odyssey, including a stay with the god of the winds and meeting circe. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
The odyssey book 12 quiz 10 questions by dereklee18 last updated. At long last, they are able to set sail for home and the loving family odysseus left behind. Aeolus gifts odysseus a bag containing all the winds and raises a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. King odysseus and the greeks have triumphed over the trojans.
Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, and concerns the events that befall the greek hero odysseus in his long journey back to his native land ithaca after the fall. Use your odyssey book and study guide to answer the following questions from book 9 and 10. Antinous saw them and decided they should set up a fair fight in a ring between them. At long last, they are able to set sail for home and the loving. What is an example of an epic simile in the odyssey book 12. Twelve children of his, too, there are in the halls, six daughters and six sturdy sons. The odyssey by homer book 10 summary and analysis youtube. Odyssey book 1012 main scenes storyboard by b992d49b. Are we supposed to ready eurylocus as a bad apple who has lost the faith. After sailing from the cyclops island, what island does odysseus and his men land on. The odyseey 1997 part 11 12 youtube video dailymotion.
The odyssey books 912 summary and analysis gradesaver. Books 10, 11, and 12 study sheet flashcards quizlet. In the beginning of the selection, how does eurylochus prove himself to have. About the odyssey the odyssey summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis books 14 books 58 books 9 12 books 16 books 1720 books 2124 symbols, allegory and motifs metaphors and similes irony imagery the fractal structure of epics literary elements related links essay questions quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3 quiz 4 citations. Aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. The mortal tendency to succumb to temptation manifests itself throughout book 10. Circe is powerful, and lures the men with her singing. In book 10 and elsewhere, hermes is given the epithet slayer of argus, which alludes to a. I am having my students do this because we will be synthesizing all of this information into a logical and coherent problemsolution paragraph during our next class session. For the next several minutes, my students will work together to meticulously chart the problems, types of problems, responses, and solutions of all of the challenges odysseus faces in book 9 ccss. Odysseus son, telemachus, is about 20 years old and is sharing his absent fathers house on the island of ithaca with his mother penelope and the suitors, a crowd of 108 boisterous young men who each. In book 1, the epic simile is line 4651 of sea pearls and defeat, and it reads her legs and there are twelve are like great tentacles, unjointed, and upon her serpent necks are borne six heads. In the odyssey book 10, the hero, although flawed, does indeed step up to help his men when the circumstances are most dire. Complete each of the following summaries if preparation for your requiz over and analytical discussion of books 1012 pp.
As we read these books, take moment to think about what each of these represents. The odyssey is an epic poem and epic similes in the odyssey abound. Reread your answers at the end prior to your final submission. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war. These books thus give background not only to odysseuss audience but to homers as well.
This section contains the most obstacles that odysseus must face in his journey home, which results in great losses. Odysseus ties himself to the mast of the ship so he can listen to the song but not fall prey to the sirens. He asks that eumaeus escort him to the palace to beg food from the suitors. Telemachus greets his mother and tells her the rumors that he heard about his father, which mostly consist of facts that odysseus told his son about his journey. He sleeps the whole night, while the phaeacian crew commands the ship. By popular demand and for a limited time the instantly downloadable pdf collection of greek myth comix odyssey comic strips. They stayed with aeolus for a month, and his parting gift to odysseus was a sack holding the winds. Summary and analysis book 11 the visit to the dead. The cannibals attacked them, spearing odysseuss men and devouring them. After odysseus and his remaining men escaped, they sailed to the island of aeaea. Odysseus eats this herb that protects himself from the witches powers and he fights her, gets his men back and they fall in love and stay their for 1 year.
Odysseus explains that he is the son of laertes, king of ithaca, who is attempting to travel home after battling in the trojan war. Her leg there are like great tentacles unjointed and upon her serpent necks there are 6 heads like nightmares if ferocity with triple serrier rows of fangs and deep gullets if. The grace of the witch page 916 selection quiz recall the events from book 10 of homers odyssey, and then answer the questions in one or two sentences. No winning words about death to me, shining odysseus. Follow directions in each question you will be graded on following directions, correct answers, spelling, and punctuation and properly introduced and cited quotes. Three times and four times happy those danaans were who died then in wide troy land, bringing favor to the sons of atreus, as i wish i too had died at that time and met my destiny on the day when the greatest number of trojans threw their bronzeheaded weapons upon me, over the body of perished achilleus, and i.
What are some examples of epithets from books 1012. In it are captured all the winds that might drive the ships off. Study 15 english book 1012 flashcards from randi s. Odysseus wanted to leave, but his men decided to stay and plunder and feast. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Why does aeolus rudely banish odysseus from his island. Epic similes are an elaborate comparison between two unlike objects using like or as. In book seventeen odysseus tells his son to return home to penelope.
Next they reach the land of the laestrygonians, who are cannibals, and only odysseuss ship and men escape alive. Odysseus urges his men to action on the grounds that they must do just this. Understand the literary devices of the author similes, formulaic phrases, characterisation. English book 1012 at wayne valley high school studyblue. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Before starting this book, i finished reading sutcliffs black ships before troy to my six year old son. Odysseus and his men first come to the land of the kikonians, where they kill everyone, take plunder, and enslave the women. Odysseus ties himself to the mast of the ship so he can listen to the song but not fall prey to the. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus. Homer, odyssey book 10 theoi classical texts library.
Strong agamemnon hates women and is angry at his wife, who cheated on him, clytemnestra. Your high schoolers will benefit from these discussion questions as. The odyssey begins after the end of the tenyear trojan war the subject of the iliad, from which odysseus, king of ithaca, has still not returned due to angering the poseidon, god of the sea. By god, id rather slave on earth for another man some dirtpoor tenant farmer who scrapes to keep alive than rule down here over all the breathless dead. Get an answer for in book 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the odyssey, what three things did odysseus men do that led to their destruction. From there, odysseus and his men travel to aeaea, home of the beautiful witchgoddess circe. In book ten odysseus is still recounting past adventures to the phaecians. Book eighteen begins with a man named irus mocking odysseus as he leaves the palace, which leads to a brawl. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war, and his adventures at sea during his travel home. Circe, the grace of the witch eventually, odysseus and his men arrive keep track of the events. Just as odysseus taunts the blinded polyphemus in book 9 by boasting about his defeat of the cyclops, the members of his crew prove unable to resist looking into aeoluss bag, and their greed ends up complicating their nostos, or homeward voyage.
Figurative language in the odyssey consists of metaphors, personification, and epic or homeric similes. Dec 27, 2017 the odyssey book summary in under five minutes. Books 9 through 12 are told as flashbacks, as odysseus sits in the palace of the phaeacians telling the story of his wanderings. In book seven odysseus is welcomed by king alcinous into his palace and is asked to tell the story of how he arrived on the island of the phaecians. Books 1012 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology. Eurylochus believes that odysseus behavior in the land of the cyclopes was. Aeolus freed the west wind to blow odysseuss ship toward home, the men sailed for nine days, and on the tenth they caught sight of ithacas shores. True to his word, odysseus returns to aeaea for elpenors funeral rites. What is an example of an epic simile in the odyssey book. The odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other being the iliad, attributed to the poet homer. Meanwhile the cicones called their neighbors for backup, and the expanded army killed many achaeans before the rest.
An interactive map of odysseus 10year journey in homers. Eager to move on, odysseus receives an oxskin pouch from aeolus. After leaving the cyclops, the men travel to the islands of aeolus, the god of winds, who gives odysseus a bag containing all of the bad winds so that his journey will send him directly to ithaca. Providing some of the richest and most celebrated examples of odyssean cunning, they speak as much to the resourcefulness of. The mens next stop was the aeolian island, home to the god of the winds. To link to this the odyssey books 1012 summary page, copy the. Get an answer for what are some examples of epithets from books 10 12, 22, and 24 of the odyssey. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. It was a very rewarding read but at the end, i had to wonder whether i had done my son a diservice by reading such a violent book to him. First the greeks must get past the sirens whose irresistible songs lure sailors into their islands coastal reefs. In the beginning of the journey, he and his men sacked the city of the cicones and carried away many spoils. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means.
The strategies for reading an epic are very similar to those for reading any narrative poem. Books 10 12 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. The account of his wanderings now finished, odysseus looks forward to leaving scheria. Do you agree with odyssuesss decision on page 154 not to tell his men about skylla and charybdis.
The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 bc. The odyssey, one of homers two great epics, narrates odysseus long, strange trip home after the trojan war. Aeolus freed the west wind to blow odysseus s ship toward home, the men sailed for nine days, and on the tenth they caught sight of ithacas shores. Odysseus follows circes instructions, digging a trench at the site prescribed and pouring libations of milk, honey, mellow wine, and pure water. During their tenyear journey, odysseus and his men had to overcome divine and natural forces, from battering storms and winds to difficult encounters with the cyclops polyphemus, the cannibalistic laestrygones, the witchgoddess circe and the rest. Summary and analysis book 12 the cattle of the sun. Books 1012 study guide by mlathanp includes 57 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. The wanderings of odysseus has just the right amount of detail for young adults. In book 12 who does odysseus bury upon his return to aeaea. She foretells the obstacles that he will face on his way back.