The Odyssey
B1 Slaughter plus Gods, punishment for offending the gods
Sacrifice of bulls and rams
feasting
Power of men's words and actions over womens. 355
B2 "Tēlemachos,
lofty orator, angry, outspoken—what is this charge 85
you’re trying to shame us with, put the blame on us?
It’s not the Achaian suitors who are guilty in your regard
but rather your own dear mother, so expert at deceit!" 85
Men deciding everything for women
powerful women acting behind men
repetition of gray-eyed Athene
B3 feels like a game with npc telling mc what to do
"I shall tell you the whole truth"
offering sacrifices to the gods for well being and safety
libations
a drink poured out as an offering to a deity
"Godlike"
"When Dawn appeared, early risen and rosy-fingered" 405 (Repetition, personification)
490
B3 445-460 sacrificial feast preparation/ceremony steps
B4 emphasis on basins to wash hands before feasts
the interaction with strangers as honored guests to be treated
calling the fathers name and gods name as a title before addressing the person
B5 They repaired to the inmost recess of the hollow cavern
and made love with pleasure, clasping each other close. 225 (confused so he wants and loves
his wife but still cheats on her)
B8 strangers are treated as honored guests and slaughtering animals and feasting is a grand
welcome for them
B9 Odysseus is smart and stupid, stupid cuz he told the Kyklops his name at the end, which
caused more of his later downfall -hubris
How stories go around, and fame is gained. Through spoken stories of grandeur.
1) The usage of language in the Odyssey - literary toolbox
2) Gender roles + the sacred steps to eating
3) Close reading (excerpts)
How the use of language gives insight into Greek society and culture
When Dawn appeared, early risen and rosy fingered (personification, repetition)
Godlike Odysseus, titles, names, gray eyed Athene
I shall tell you the whole truth
The telling of stories through word of mouth, usage of language in order to spread
stories and gossip
The power of Gender roles in Greek society
Power of men’s actions, decisions and choices over womens - Societal structure
Powerful women acting behind men, giving men all the glory
Women as objects to bed and lust after 85
The important of feasting and the steps behind it
Basin, washing, clothing
Honorings to the gods first
Honoring through a feast, the type of food
Why that food in particular, the type of sacrifice
