1. THEILLUSTRATEDODYSSEY FROM THE CREATORS OF MYTHWEB 2. CONTENTSI.) IntroductionII.) BackgroundIII.) The OdysseyIV.) NotesV.) Pronounciation Key 1 3. Text by Joel SkidmoreIllustrations…

1. An Introduction to theOdyssey An Introduction to theOdyssey The War-Story Background Odysseus: A Hero in Trouble The Wooden-Horse Trick The Ancient World and Ours A Search…

1. Achilles versus WilliamAncient vs. “Modern(somewhat)” 2. ChildhoodAchilles The Greek-William Thatcher-Achilles is the son of Thesis (mom) and Peleus(the god/dad).…

1. Book XXI The aristeia of Achilles continues. He captures twelve young men to be used as sacrifices at Patroclus’ funeral. He kills the unarmed boy Lykaon, whom he had…

1. Book XV Zeus awakens to find that the Trojans have been pushed back across the ditch. Angry, Zeus scolds Hera and Poseidon. 2. Zeus sends Apollo to support the Trojans,…

Slide 1The Apple of Discord Slide 2 Eris goddess of discord The Trojan War has its roots in the marriage between Peleus and Thetis, a sea-goddess. Peleus and Thetis had not…

Slide 1THE ODYSSEY The Short Version Books 1-8 Slide 2 Background In the tenth year of the Trojan War, the Greeks tricked the enemy into bringing a huge wooden horse within…

Slide 1 Slide 2 The Iliad - by Homer 1200 B.C Slide 3 The Trojan War Slide 4 w Homer w Greatest of the Greek poets 1,000 years B.C. Epic poems- 1 st to make stories a unified…

1.The Odyssey Starring Odysseus*Penelope Athena*Zeus*Poseidon*Apollo*Hermes Sirens*Cyclops*Scylla*Charybdis An Epic Poem by Homer 2. The Odyssey an Epic Poem 3. What is an…

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,…