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Homer, The Illiad , and The Odyssey

Homer, The Illiad , and The Odyssey. By: Joey Seitz, Clarke Jones, Steven Buckley, and Evylynn Gallo. Homers Backround. Who is Homer? Greek poet Author of The Illiad and The Odyssey. What’s interesting about Homer?

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Homer, The Illiad , and The Odyssey

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  1. Homer, The Illiad, and The Odyssey By: Joey Seitz, Clarke Jones, Steven Buckley, and Evylynn Gallo

  2. Homers Backround • Who is Homer? • Greek poet • Author of The Illiadand The Odyssey • What’s interesting about Homer? • His birthplace is doubtfully believed to be somewhere in Asia Minor • No one knows much of the true Homer

  3. What is a Minstrel? • A minstrel is a medeivel storyteller • They recite their stories by singing them • Other names for Minstrels are Troubadour and Versifier • They borrowed stories from old myths

  4. The Illiad • An epic written by homer • Takes place during the Trojan was and Seige of Troy • Also includes battles during the fight between King Agamemnon and Achilles

  5. The Trojan War • War between Troy and Mycenae • Started when Paris of Troy kidnapped Helen from the King of Sparta • The war lasted 10 years

  6. The Trojan War (cont.) • Mycenae won the war by building a giant wooden horse and leaving it outside the gates of Troy. The Trojans thought this was a peace offering and brought it inside the city walls, but they didn’t know there was soldiers inside the horse. When the Trojans went to sleep, the soldiers came out of the horse and slaughtered them.

  7. The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships • It’s a reference to events in the Trojan War > Helen (women captured to start the war) > And the place where Greek troops and ships were launched

  8. The Odyssey? • Epic by Homer • Explains Odysseus’ journey home from Troy • Odysseus was helped by Circe, Hermes, and Athena

  9. Greek Gods • Used the Odyssey to teach Greek culture and values • Gods ate ambrosia and drank necter

  10. Muse and invocation • Invocation – the summoning of a deity or the supernatural • A muse is the source of inspiration for a creative work • The muse of epic poetry is Calliope

  11. Xenia • Xenia is the respect of host to guest and has three rules > Host must be hospitable > Provide food, drink, and bath > Its not polite to ask questions until the guest states their needs • The exchange between bard and host is a gift to the guest upon leaving to show honor

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