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Epithet |
A phrase or term used to describe a character or thing. For example "Dawn appeared, fresh and rosy-fingered" |
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Notable Themes
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- Identity / disguise / deception
- Xenia - Blur between fantasy and reality - Odysseus' heroism (kleos, timé) - Nostos - Villainy (transgression) |
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Timé
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Acquisition of honour and esteem, attained by performance in battle or public debate.
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Kleos |
Reputation; what people say about you, it lives on after death. Homeric heroism is essentially selfish and individualistic. |
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Xenia |
Hospitality or guest-friendship as a code of conduct for dealing with visitors. It is ordained by and sacred to Zeus as a powerful moral code. Good xenia includes only asking guests questions once they have sat, eaten and drunk, then giving them a gift as they leave. |
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Hubris
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Any transgressive or excessive act. Serious assault on the honour of another, likely causing shame and not necessarily an act of violence.
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Oikos |
Household; not just family members but includes house and everything in it. |
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Nostos |
Homecoming. The Odyssey is all about Odysseus' longing for and return home (however he is also keen for attaining kleos, not only his oikos). |
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Nous |
Intelligent mind |
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Homeric Formulae |
An expression used regularly to express an essential idea. They are easily linked together in order to aid oral composition of poetry. |
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Epithet |
A phrase or term used to describe a character or thing. For example "Dawn appeared, fresh and rosy-fingered". Allow the poet to ensure structure of lines fit the metre of epic poetry. |
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Importance of the books not being in chronological order
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- It allows to depict the tragedy affecting Ithaca
- Shows Telemachus' struggle for identity, paralleling to Odysseus' |
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Athene's love for Odysseus
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- His brilliant mind is his key feature, paralleling to her role as war and wisdom
- She supported the Greeks in the Trojan war |
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Parallels between Odysseus' lie to Eumaeus and his real travels
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- Suppliant to Egyptian King; Arete, Nausicaa, Aeolus...
- Shipwrecked Phoenician; Thrinacie - Elder son of Thesprotians; Laodamas - Crew run amok in Egypt; Cicones, Thrinacie - Troy |
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What Helen's story represents about Odysseus' character |
- He is adept at disguise - He is adept at fighting - He is clever enough to avoid Helen's questioning - He is immune/restrained enough to resist Helen |
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The importance of omens and prophecies |
- Indicate the fate of mortals - Responses to them show the characters - Indicate the plot; what is to happen - Make it more dramatic |
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Effect of fantasy and reality |
Fantasy: make poem vivid and exciting Reality: ground a believable setting and people this with believable characters Mix of both: combined in same scene can create a powerful effect |
