This video provides an indepth summary and analysis of the plot, characters and themes of books 6 7 of homers epic poem the odyssey. The iliad book 7 summary and analysis the rugged pyrrhus. The morning after odysseus rugged landing, athena disguised as a friend sends their daughter, nausicaa, and some of her handmaidens to wash clothes near the spot where the beleaguered hero has collapsed. King alcinous and queen arete rule the seafaring phaeacians on the island of scheria. The odyssey study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Summary and analysis book 2 telemachus sets sail summary 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. While odysseus battles mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods, his wife penelope and his son telemachus stave off suitors vying for penelopes hand and ithacas throne long enough for odysseus to return. The odyssey by homer books 67 summary and analysis youtube.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. In book 7 of homers the odyssey, what is unusual about the relationship of alcinous. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. The first four describe the difficulties faced by telemachus, the son of odysseus. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the odyssey. Click to copy the odyssey is divided into 24 books. Synopsis of odyssey books 112 the line numbers follow. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Murray 1 so he prayed there, the muchenduring goodly odysseus, while the two strong mules bore the maiden to the city. 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. The husband and wife are both descendants of the god poseidon. As odysseus walks toward the city, athena surrounds him with a protective mist. The odyssey kindle edition by homer, wilson, emily. Read an overview of the entire poem or a line by line summary and analysis.
The book s first text, not quite a poem, but not quite prose either. Summary and analysis book 1 athena inspires the prince summary homer opens the odyssey with an invocation to the muse of epic poetry and asks for her guidance in telling the story of a man who has experienced many twists and turns of fate and has suffered many hardships. When she had reached her fathers great palace, she halted the mules at the gate, and her brothers, godlike men, crowded round her. Athena tells him his best bet is to pay attention to the queen, arete, who has a great. So noble longsuffering odysseus prayed there, while the pair of sturdy mules drew the girl to the city. Within ten days, they are in sight of ithaca, but odysseus. This sparknote uses robert fagless translation of the odyssey. Because book 5 presents the readers first meeting with odysseus, it is interesting that homer chooses to show him alone on a beach on calypsos island, apparently defeated and weeping. Homers epic poem the odyssey tells the story of odysseus, greek hero of the trojan war. The trojan war is over, but odysseus still has not made his way home. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole, from the major themes and.
This lesson will summarize book 1 of homers ancient epic poem the odyssey and take a look at some important quotes. The odyssey by homer books 67 summary and analysis. Throughout the poem, odysseus is a series of apparent contradictions, a much more complicated character than we would find in any stereotypical epic hero. The worksheet and quiz are tools that were put together to check your knowledge of questions on the odyssey book 7. Page does not believe that the odyssey is a unified work of a. Download the free study guide and infographic for homers. Here, in book vii, we get to rest and relax from the more intense action of the odyssey, and see odysseus make his way to the palace of the great king alcinous. For readers of the odyssey, this book will demystify sacrificial scenes and clarify allusions to more obscure. Book 7 athene athene, disguised as the little girl. The husband and wife are both descendants of the god. The odyssey by homer book 8 summary and analysis youtube. Odysseus is on his way to the palace of alcinous, the king of the phaeacians, when he is stopped by a young girl, actually athena in disguise.
He commands his citizens to find a ship and crew to help take odysseus home to ithaca, promising that once a crew is found they will hold. Books 512 describe the adventures the hero encounters on his way home. The odyssey books 7 9 quiz the odyssey books 1012 summary the odyssey books 15 summary the odyssey summary the odyssey quotes the odyssey important characters the odyssey quiz literature literature summaries homer facts. Odyssey book 16 summary worksheet answer key book 16. The odyssey study guide contains a biography of homer, literature essays. Nausicaa rides home and goes to her own room as odysseus walks into the city and to the palace. Council of the gods and athenas exhortations to telemachus. Reception of ulysses at the palace of king alcinous. But when she had come to the glorious palace of her father, she halted the mules at the outer gate, and her brothers thronged about her, men like the immortals, and loosed the mules. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Disguised as a little girl, she guides him to the castle. One thing i did not enjoy was the disgustingly graphic description of just what it was that happened to the cyclops eye when it was stabbed. Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. The dynamic between odysseus and broadsea is excellent, and the story sung by demodocus about the love.
The odyssey at a glance cliffsnotes study guides book. That night, athena appears in a dream to the phaeacian princess nausicaa, disguised as her friend. Definitely the most fun ive had in the odyssey so far. She offers to guide him to the kings house and shrouds him in a protective mist that keeps the phaeacians, a kind but. Homer lets us know right away that odysseus is being held as a willing sex captive on the island of the goddess kalypso. The odyssey ends as odysseus wins a contest to prove his identity, slaughters the. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. See a complete list of the characters in the odyssey and indepth analyses of odysseus, telemachus, penelope, athena, calypso, and circe. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter. Overall, books 7 12 were nearly reminiscencefree, with all the storytelling compacted into book 11, in the land of the dead. Homer, odyssey book 7 theoi classical texts library. Odysseus returns to aeaea, where he buries elpenor and spends one last night with circe. Summary and analysis of book 7 of homers iliad, with a focus on immortality and happiness. Book 7 odysseus calls upon athena for guidance once again, and she obliges by cloaking him in an obscuring mist.
She moves toward king alcinouss palace and he follows. In book 7 of the odyssey, odysseus is taken in by king alcinous and queen arete. The odyssey books 79 quiz the odyssey books 1012 summary the odyssey. On his way to the palace of alcinous, the king of the phaeacians, odysseus is stopped by a young girl who is athena in disguise.
Aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Athena covers him in a fog so that no one will hinder him and she comes to him in the form of a small girl holding a jug. On his way to the palace of alcinous, the king of the. The odyssey is homers epic of odysseus 10year struggle to return home after the trojan war. 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. Some characters you will be quizzed over include athena and odysseus. While odysseus sleeps, athena makes her way into the phaeacians city in the beginning of book 6 in homers the odyssey.
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