Odyssey Review.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rhapsode | A person who recites epic poems |
| Epic | A long poem, typically from oral tradition |
| Epic hero | An important figure from history or legend |
| Invocation | The summoning of a deity or the supernatural |
| muse | to be absorbed in thought |
| Homer | Author of the Odyssey |
| Epithet | an adjective or description phrase expressing a quality regarded as characteristics of the person mentioned |
| Iliad | A greek epic poem written by Homer |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom and battle strategy helps Odysseus throughout the entire epic |
| Zeus | God of the Sky is mentioned little but is persuaded by Athena to send Hermes down to Odysseus |
| Poseidon | God of the sea father of Polyphemus the Cyclops dislikes Odysseus and is trying to make his journey back to Ithaca very hard and long |
| Calypso | Goddess who is friendly to Odysseus and he stays with her for 7 years(she is beautiful and her home is welcoming and warm) she finally lets him go and helps him |
| Circe | Goddess also ver kind like Calypso but Odysseus makes to trips to Circe's Island. She turns his men into animals and he stays with her and puts her to bed every night. then tells him how to get home. |
| Hermes | The messenger God sends a message down to Calypso tell her to let Odysseus go, then he goes down to warn Odysseus about Circe and provides advice on how to resist Circes tricks |
| the Prophet | in the underworld the prophet tells odysseus how he will be returning home |
| Penelope | His wife |
| Telemachus | His son |
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