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Heroes and Quests
"If a journey doesn't have something to teach you about yourself, then what kind of journey is it?" - Kira Salak
The Epic
Homer
Ancient Greece
Mythology & Customs
Judgement of Paris
&
The Trojan War
Characters
Book 1 Summary
Odyssey Webquest
Click
HERE
to download the webquest if you lost your original.
Homer:
https://www.biography.com/writer/homer#synopsis
Answer the questions on the handout about who this man was
Terms and Conventions
Define the terms listed on your handout
Use the following websites to complete this quest
https://www.dictionary.com/noresult?term=epic%2Bhero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_poetry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet
Odyssey Online: Greece
Google information about Greece to answer the questions
Themes:
http://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-odyssey/themes
List some themes that might be important to keep in mind while reading
Encyclopedia Mythica:
http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/greek/articles.html
Define the people and places listed on your handout
Home
8th ELA
Eng I
Eng II
Speech
English III
English IV
Art
Photography
Meet the Teacher
Proms
Oral Interp
Play
Journalism
Communication for Career Readiness