Latin 107 – Mr. Ocaña NOMEN:
Epic #3 - Worksheet DIES:
HOMER – THE ODYSSEY |
Read chapter 10, textbook p. 64-65, and answer the questions with the right information according to the reading.
1. The Odyssey.
What is Homer’s Odyssey about?
Who is the major character in the Odyssey?
How is the Aeneid related to the Odyssey and the Iliad?
What are the differences between the Odyssey and the Aeneid?
Name some characteristics of Odysseus’ character:
2. Odysseus and the Cyclops.
Who are the Cyclopes?
Why do the Greeks encounter the Cyclops?
How does the Cyclops greet the Greeks?
How does Odysseus trick the Cyclops?
What does he use the olive-wood staff for?
How do the Greeks escape the cave?
What is the Cyclops’ final reaction?
CHART 1: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE THREE EPIC POEMS.
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THE ILIAD |
THE ODYSSEY |
THE AENEID |
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2. Date of composition? |
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3. Language? |
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4. Heroes? |
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5.a. Themes: travel/adventures? |
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5.b. Themes: War? |
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5.c. Themes: love affairs? |
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6. Location of the story? |
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CHART 2: FIVE EPISODES FROM THE ODYSSEY.
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Title of the episode |
Short description |
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