Great Books: The Odyssey

Great Books: The Odyssey 

Background on the Odyssey 

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  1. 00:00:38 

    What is an Odyssey?

     

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  2. 00:02:11 

    When do scholars believe the Battle of Troy took place?

     

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  3. 00:03:47 

    List 2 heroic characteristics.

     

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  4. 00:04:47 

    What is the Odyssey about?

     

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  5. 00:07:02 

    How long does Odysseus' journey home last?

     

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  6. 00:07:43 

    What happens to some of Odysseus' men?

     

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  7. 00:09:58 

    Who is Polyphemus' father?

     

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  8. 00:10:05 

    What is Odysseus' punishment for hurting Polyphemus?

     

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  9. 00:10:47 

    How many destinations does odysseus visit before arriving home?

     

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  10. 00:11:22 

    What are myths?

     

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  11. 00:12:06 

    Overall, what role can you say the gods play in the lives of people?

     

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  12. 00:14:02 

    What is the puzzle surrounding 'Homer'?

     

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  13. 00:19:17 

    What is a Bard?

     

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  14. 00:22:20 

    What is ironic about Circe turning Odysseus' men to swine?

     

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  15. 00:23:29 

    What does Calypso' name mean?

     

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  16. 00:27:23 

    What does odyssey refer to metaphorically?

     

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  17. 00:27:40 

    Homer is the 'father' of what two genres?

     

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  18. 00:30:08 

    Who is a modern hero today we can compare Odysseus to?

     

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  19. 00:31:18 

    What is the lesson that Odysseus learns?  ...Life is better than ___________ _____________

     

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  20. 00:32:12 

    What modern adventure today is compared to the Odyssey?

     

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  21. 00:36:41 

    Why does Odysseus not tell his men about Scylla, the sea monster?

     

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  22. 00:36:50 

    Survival comes at a ___________.

     

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  23. 00:38:24 

    How long has Odysseus been away from home?

     

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  24. 00:38:48 

    Penelope has to keep the suitors at bay. In order to do this, she ___________ during the day and ____________ the burial blanket at night.

     

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  25. 00:39:39 

    What is ironic about the fact that Odysseus is disquised as a beggar?

     

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  26. 00:40:29 

    What test does Penelope devise for the suitors?

     

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  27. 00:41:46 

    What is the essence of the poem?

     

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  28. 00:44:59 

    Destiny VS Freewill:

    What is the difference between destiny and freewill? Is Odysseus' journey the fault of the gods or the fault of his own decisions?

     

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