Odysseus Journey It took him HOW LONG to get home?
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Odysseus’ Journey
It took him HOW LONG to get home?
Homer(the author)
• Blind poet and bard• Very little is known
about his life• Probably lived in the
8th or 9th century • Responsible for the first
written literature• Wrote two epic poems:
the Iliad and the Odyssey
Epic Poem• Long narrative
(story-telling) poem
• Can’t be told in one sitting
• Complex stories about several main characters
• Cover many years• Often about the
adventures of heroes
What Makes an Epic Hero?• Strong, but no super
powers• Faithful to his family,
his country, and his god• Brave• Intelligent• Help from a higher
force or being
The Trojan War
•Fought during 12th century BC (before Christ)
•Homer wrote about it in the Iliad 2000 years later
•Many movies have been made about it : “Troy”
•Trojans LOST the war; the Greeks won
Heroes of the Trojan War
Many heroes fought in the Trojan War:
• Achilles (Brad Pitt)• Hector (Eric Bana)• Paris (Orlando
Bloom)• Odysseus
Achilles is the maincharacter of the Iliad (thebook before The Odyssey)
Trojan Horse•Odysseus’
idea—thanks to Athena
•Held 100 men inside
•Won the war for the Greeks after 10 years of fighting
Odysseus
• King of Ithaca• Brilliant
military leader• Athena’s
favorite• Built the
Trojan Horse
Odysseus’ Flaws
•Pride•Lack of vigilance (keeping an eye on things)
•Easily tempted
The Voyage Home• Odysseus and his crew set sail for
Ithaca• Approximately 600 miles• Should take only a few weeks• Takes 10 years (also spent a couple
of years fighting the war, so he was really gone closer to 20 years)
TROYIthaca
Why so long?
•LOTS of stops on the way
•Women•Monsters•Gods