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1.Life of Helen AAPD 1c Ms. Arlene Opina2. Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships, was a tantalizing enigma from the very first. She was flesh and blood certainly,…

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Ancient Greece Ancient Greece Presented by Mrs. Lee’s Class 2013 The first Olympic games were held in 776 B.C. by the Greeks. The events were running, wrestling, boxing,…

Slide 1Introduction to the Odyssey Slide 2 Key Ideas: The Odyssey  The Odyssey is an epic.  An epic is a long narrative poem about the deeds of a hero.  The epic…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Odyssey by, Homer Part 2: Who was Odysseus? Jeanette K. Lasko Slide 3 Background Information Odysseus was the hero in the Trojan War Odysseus was the…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Odyssey By Homer (Not Homer Simpson) Slide 3 What do you know about the Greeks? Slide 4 The History Slide 5 Ancient Greece What did the Greeks value?…

Slide 1 By: Ivy Phillips Slide 2 The Trojan War was fought between Greece and Troy over Helen of Troy. Helen was the most beautiful woman in the world, and she was married…

Slide 1 BACKGROUND NOTES:EPIC POETRY, EPIC HERO, TROJAN WAR, & GREEK MYTHOLOGY The Odyssey by Homer Slide 2 EPIC POETRY An epic is defined as a long narrative poem about…

Slide 1 I Need a Hero! Mrs. Larson Slide 2 We will be reading one of the greatest masterpieces of epic poetry…. The Odyssey Slide 3 THREE facts about The Odyssey: #1 It…