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The IliadThe IliadThe IliadThe Iliad
By HomerBy HomerBy HomerBy Homer
Key Ideas for EpicsKey Ideas for EpicsKey Ideas for EpicsKey Ideas for Epics
Divine Intervention
Heroic Tradition
Hero’s Journey
Divine Intervention
Heroic Tradition
Hero’s Journey
Hero’s JourneyHero’s JourneyHero’s JourneyHero’s Journey
1. Separationa) The Callb) The Threshold (Jumping off point)
i. Guardians
2. Initiation and Transformationa) Challengesb) The Abyssc) The Transformationd) The Revelatione) The Atonement
1. Separationa) The Callb) The Threshold (Jumping off point)
i. Guardians
2. Initiation and Transformationa) Challengesb) The Abyssc) The Transformationd) The Revelatione) The Atonement
Elements of Epic PoetryElements of Epic PoetryElements of Epic PoetryElements of Epic Poetry
Larger-than-life hero
Elevated Language
Superhuman Strength and Courage
Hero faces supernatural forces
Vast setting
Larger-than-life hero
Elevated Language
Superhuman Strength and Courage
Hero faces supernatural forces
Vast setting
VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabulary
Epic Simile
Epithet
“in media res”
Tragic Flaw
Epic Simile
Epithet
“in media res”
Tragic Flaw
Homer’s WorldHomer’s WorldHomer’s WorldHomer’s World
About the EpicsAbout the EpicsAbout the EpicsAbout the Epics
Epic: a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero who reflects the ideas and values of a nation or race.
The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed in Greece around 800 BC
Homer was a blind poet credited with originating these epics through oral storytelling
The epics were not written down for many years, so they may have had several authors over time.
Epic: a long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero who reflects the ideas and values of a nation or race.
The Iliad and The Odyssey were composed in Greece around 800 BC
Homer was a blind poet credited with originating these epics through oral storytelling
The epics were not written down for many years, so they may have had several authors over time.
ProphesiesProphesiesProphesiesProphesies
Thetis’s son (Achilles) will be greater than his father
Troy will fall when Achilles’s son fights with the Greeks
Priam’s younger son (Paris) will bring about the Fall of Troy
Thetis’s son (Achilles) will be greater than his father
Troy will fall when Achilles’s son fights with the Greeks
Priam’s younger son (Paris) will bring about the Fall of Troy
Helen of TroyHelen of TroyHelen of TroyHelen of Troy
Most beautiful woman in the world
Daughter of Zeus and Leda (wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta)
Sister of Clytemnestra (married Agamemnon, king of Mycenae)
Sister of Caster and Pollux (aka Polydeuces)
Most beautiful woman in the world
Daughter of Zeus and Leda (wife of King Tyndareus of Sparta)
Sister of Clytemnestra (married Agamemnon, king of Mycenae)
Sister of Caster and Pollux (aka Polydeuces)
Marriage of Helen and Marriage of Helen and MenelausMenelaus
Marriage of Helen and Marriage of Helen and MenelausMenelaus
Helen was kidnapped by Theseus (later King of Athens) when she was twelve, and was rescued by her brothers
Odysseus (King of Ithaca) suggested a contract between Helen’s suitors. He signed it, even though he planned to marry Penelope.
Helen was kidnapped by Theseus (later King of Athens) when she was twelve, and was rescued by her brothers
Odysseus (King of Ithaca) suggested a contract between Helen’s suitors. He signed it, even though he planned to marry Penelope.
Declaring WarDeclaring WarDeclaring WarDeclaring War
Paris brings Helen to Troy from Sparta (after “The Judgement of Paris”)
Menelaus reminds the nobles of their contract
Most of the nobles come immediately
Odysseus pretends to be mad by plowing his field with salt. Palamedes proves Odysseus is not mad by placing Odysseus’s infant son in front of the plow.
Paris brings Helen to Troy from Sparta (after “The Judgement of Paris”)
Menelaus reminds the nobles of their contract
Most of the nobles come immediately
Odysseus pretends to be mad by plowing his field with salt. Palamedes proves Odysseus is not mad by placing Odysseus’s infant son in front of the plow.
The Trojan WarThe Trojan WarThe Trojan WarThe Trojan War
The trip to Troy (in Turkey) from Greece, is long and arduous (they get lost).
The Greeks attack Troy for ten years
Hera and Athena support the Greeks
Aphrodite supports Paris
The Iliad tells the story of the war, while The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus’s trip home.
The trip to Troy (in Turkey) from Greece, is long and arduous (they get lost).
The Greeks attack Troy for ten years
Hera and Athena support the Greeks
Aphrodite supports Paris
The Iliad tells the story of the war, while The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus’s trip home.