1. by Homer

2. EPIC- CHARACTERISTICS: a legend about a hero long speeches and flowery language with a ton of literary devices battles between good and evil supernatural elements a long narrative poem

3. AUTHOR- FACT: lived some 3,000+ years ago SPECULATION: a blind bard who recited epic poetry HOMER

4. SETTING- TIME: 12 th century (The Bronze Age) PLACE: Mycenaean Greece

5. During this time, Greeks, who were referred to as Achaeans (the people who occupied Greece during the Bronze Age) believed that gods frequented the earth and that heroic, god-like mortals with superhuman attributes populated Greece. Example: Odysseus

6. PLOT- Odysseus’s 10 year journey home after the fall of Troy. The story takes place on fantastic islands and foreign lands.

7. THEMES- HOSPITALITY as a serious and important obligation in Greek culture, especially to strangers The dangers of HUBRIS or excessive pride The importance of MODERATION and not giving in to temptation, whether it be food, drink or other sensory pleasures

8. THEMES continued- The expected roles of men and women in Greek society. The role of FATE The similarities between gods and mortals

9. Aphrodite Goddess of beauty and love Apollo God of music, healing, and light Gods & Goddesses-

10. Ares God of war Artemis Goddess of the moon, hunting, and the protector of women Gods & Goddesses continued -

11. Athena Goddess of wisdom, justice, art, invention, and industry Circe Goddess well versed in sorcery, drugs, and herbs Gods & Goddesses continued -

12. Demeter Goddess of the harvest and fertility Dionysus God of wine and fertility Gods & Goddesses continued -

13. Eos Goddess of the wind and the dawn Gaia earth; mother earth; primary goddess of fertility Gods & Goddesses continued -

14. Hades God of the underworld Hebes Goddess of youth Gods & Goddesses continued -

15. Hephaestus God of fire Herra Queen of the gods; goddess of marriage and childbirth Gods & Goddesses continued -

16. Hermes messenger of the gods; god of wealth, luck, and travelers Oceanus God of the ocean Gods & Goddesses continued -

17. Persephone Queen of the underworld; goddess of vegetation Poseidon God of the sea Gods & Goddesses continued -

18. Themis Goddess of laws, justice, and order Zeus King of the gods; god of light and sky Gods & Goddesses continued -