It is a story of adventure, friendship, search for meaning and love, and ultimately leads to believing in ones self and following ones destiny to enlightenment and forgiveness. The basic form of narrative in the odyssey is very strongly oriented towards imagery. He gains fame through his intellect and cunning, using both to help the greek army destroy troy. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. The opinions one might form of a character are based. He commends the citizen who was bold enough to call for the meeting. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. The odyssey by homer book 2 summary and analysis youtube. King of ithaca, husband of penelope, and father of telemachus, former commander in the trojan war, odysseus is the flawed, beloved hero of this tale of.
Her duty is to wait for odysseus, so her inaction is honorable. Characters in super mario odyssey mariowiki fandom. Then telemachus makes the nurse swear to keep his journey secret from his mother penelop for 11 or 12 days or until penelope notices that he is missing so that she does not ruin. Dec 18, 2018 the odyssey is a characterfocused epic poem. King of ithaca odysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero. Rather than seeking permission from her father to marry penelope, they stay at odysseuss home, consuming. Penelope, peisistratos, menelaos, helen, kalypso, odysseus, kirke, eumaios. Homers daughter by robert graves is a novel imagining how the version we have might have been invented out of older tales.
The poet invokes the muse to help him tell the story of odysseus. Odysseus is brave, strong, handsome, wily, loyal, piousand did we mention handsome. The odyssey book 2 summary when the morning came, telemachus rose and got dressed. Theres nothing better than when deep joy holds sway throughout the realm and banqueters up and down the palace sit in ranks, enthralled to hear the bard, and before them all, the tables heaped with bread and meats, and drawing wine. Each chapter in the book has an assigned theme, technique, and correspondences between its characters and those of homers odyssey. Odysseus is the husband of queen penelope and the father of prince. Learn everything you need to know about odysseus, telemachus, and more in the odyssey. The epic hero of the odyssey, odysseus is a fascinating character full of contradictions. Book 2 finds telemachus confronted with a growing fear that he is not as courageous and smart as his father, odysseus. Themes and colors key litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Odysseus fought among the other greek heroes at troy and now struggles to return to his kingdom in ithaca. Athena assists odysseus and telemachus with divine powers throughout the epic, and she speaks up for them in the councils of the gods on mount olympus.
The first word of the odyssey in the original greek text is andra, which means man. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When the assembly gathers the next day, wise old aegyptius points out that the group has not met in session since king odysseus left for the trojan war some 20 years before. Oct 04, 2012 another man, eurymachus, shot down halithersiss predictions saying that the prophecy is bogus and meaningless. He said that odysseus is dead in some foreign land, and that by saying his prophecy he has made telemachus angrier and that halithersis is only hoping for a gift of gratitude from telemachus.
Use the answers to the questions below as a guide to evaluate student understanding. Homers epic poem the odyssey is full of archetypal situations, characters, and events. The odyssey book 1 and book 2 questions yahoo answers. Cast of characters let get you up to speed on key information and facts on the odyssey by homer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for. In book 2 of homers epic the odyssey, odysseuss family attempts to cope with his absence. By contrast, the first word of the lliad is menin, meaning wrath. The characters of the odyssey include royalty, deities, war heroes, monsters, witches, nymphs and more, spread all over the mediterranean sea. Feb 12, 2011 book 2, lines 345380 the secret of telemachuss journey. Odyssey two is a 1982 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The oneeyed giant the land of the dead by mary pope osborne 3. The odyssey books summary the odyssey books 46 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quiz the odyssey books quiz the odyssey books 46 quiz the odyssey books 79 quiz the.
He then went to call an assembly of the men in ithaca. His character is deeply read full character analysis odysseus s young son. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war, and his adventures at sea during his travel home. Odysseus may be the odysseys hero, but we actually think telemachos is more. However, he comes from not one but two clever parentspenelopes shroudweaving trick shows that she is every bit as shrewd as her husband. Homer, odyssey book 2 theoi classical texts library.
About his shoulder he slung his sharp sword, and beneath his shining feet bound his fair sandals, and went forth from his chamber like a god to look upon. The heroes of olympus 20102014 by rick riordan is based entirely on greek mythology and includes many aspects and characters from the odyssey. Character list cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. Odysseus is the husband of queen penelope and the father of prince telemachus. Consider a representative example, from when odysseus praises alcinous bard. Odysseus was present in the iliad but not with the same focus as this poem. Insolently, antinous, the leading suitor, denies responsibility and puts the blame on that queen of cunning, penelope 2. In the novel, the leonov is staffed by three americans, and seven soviets. The protagonist of the poem and the king of ithaca. The odyssey is an epic journey, but the word journey must be broadly understood. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.
Eurykleia the nurse was given the task of getting supplies ready wine and barley for the journey. Though a strong and courageous warrior, he is most renowned for his cunning. This page shows the characters that appear in the game super mario odyssey. Journeys book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6. Men have a very superior role they demand everything and what says goes. Odysseus is the main character of the odyssey, a tale which chronicles his homecoming and his journeys since his departure from troy. Questions in this quiz focus on the characters and events that play a major. Book 23 book 24 character analysis odysseus penelope telemachus. Telemachus spends his youth helplessly watching the suitors corrupt his household and. While he is intent on returning home to his faithful wife, penelope, and his adult son he has barely seen, telemachus, odysseus also willingly beds down with not one but two beautiful goddesses during his travels and expresses little remorse for his infidelities though he rails against the. He tells the legendary tale of the shroud that penelope wove for the eventual funeral of odysseus father, laertes, the former king now living on a farm where he grieves his sons absence.
She often appears in disguise as mentor, an old friend of odysseus. Eurycleia, servant of penelope the role of women in the art. While he is intent on returning home to his faithful wife, penelope, and his adult son he has barely seen. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if you need help with names and places. Antinous and eurymachus the two leading suitors, they differ in that antinous is. Like all great greek epics, the odyssey begins with an invocation to the muses. The protagonist and hero of the book, on a long and arduous journey home from battle. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24. Characterization in oedipus the king and homers odyssey the characters in a novel or play are attributed certain characteristics by the author. Jul 22, 2011 this is a video i made in a graduate class.
The protagonist, floyd must embark on an odyssey to jupiter with american colleagues aboard a soviet ship, the leonov, to revive discovery. It tells the timeless tale of the heros journey, but this time lived through the lovable character of katook, a lemur. Zachary masons the lost books of the odyssey 2007 is a series of short stories that rework homers original plot in a contemporary style reminiscent of italo calvino. His maturation, especially during his trip to pylos and sparta in books 3 and 4, provides.
Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the heart of matter odyssey one book 2. Telemachos calls a meeting of all the ithakan men, which includes the suitors. This, the poet tells us, will be the story of odysseus, a great hero from the trojan war. He reminds her that odysseus isnt the only greek to not return from troy and that, if she doesnt like the music. The odyssey books summary the odyssey books 46 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quiz the odyssey books quiz the odyssey books 46 quiz the odyssey books 79 quiz the odyssey books 1012 quiz the odyssey books 15 quiz the odyssey books 1617 quiz the odyssey books 1820 quiz the odyssey books 2122 quiz the odyssey books 2324. The odyssey book 2 lyrics assembly of the people of ithacaspeeches of telemachus and of the suitorstelemachus makes his preparations and starts for pylos with minerva disguised as mentor. Telemachus son of odysseus and penelope, the prince struggles to gain his own.
In other words, it is brimming with elements that seem deeply rooted in common human experience. Witchlike woman who at first turns odysseus men into pigs but is. Human beings and one faithful dog odysseus the central figure in the epic. By tashay wright what roles do men play have in the odyssey. List of characters in the odyssey with description and. When the assembly gathers the next day, wise old aegyptius points out that the group has not met in session since king odysseus left for the trojan war. Book 2, lines 345380 the secret of telemachuss journey. Book ii now when the child of morning, rosyfingered dawn, appeared, telemachus rose and dressed himself. Books 1 and 2 let get you up to speed on key information and facts on the odyssey by homer. The heart of matter odyssey one book 2 kindle edition by currie, evan. Oct 19, 2004 the katurran odyssey is a masterpiece. A space odyssey, but continues the story of stanley kubricks film adaptation with the same title rather than clarkes original novel, which differed from the film in some respects. Oct 04, 2012 the odyssey book 2 characters aegyptius.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. However, he comes from not one but two clever parentspenelopes shroud. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one. Use the pronouncing glossary at the back of the odyssey if you need help with names. Penelope wife of odysseus and mother of their son, telemachus, she is shrewd and faithful in fending off the suitors. King of ithacaodysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero. By accusing penelope, antinous tries to get honor on his side, but his accusations are empty. He bound his sandals on to his comely feet, girded his sword about his shoulder, and left his. King of ithaca, husband of penelope, and father of telemachus, former commander in the trojan war, odysseus is the flawed, beloved hero of this tale of homecoming and revenge. To examine how homer introduces characters in the odyssey, i shall pose such. The epic focuses, of course, on odysseuss nostos return home or homeward voyage, a journey whose details a greek audience would already know because of their rich oral mythic tradition. Jul 18, 2017 the odyssey book summary in under five minutes.