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WU: Muse What is your muse (something or someone that inspires you to be creative), what does he/she/it inspire you to do, and why is he/she/it so inspiring?


 * Vocabulary: Please add these to you page of vocabulary at the end of your journal: **


 * Denotation: ** The literal meaning of a word.


 * Connotation: ** The figurative or “emotional” meaning that a word suggests or implies. The connotation of a word is influenced by culture and context.

Ex.: stop sign, brother/sister, bacon


 * Epithet: ** A term used to describe, or replace, a person’s name and expand upon his or her character.

Family Tree: on a page in your notebook other than you vocabulary sheet, copy down Odysseus' Family Tree

Odysseus' mother and father: Laertes and Anticlea

Odysseus' wife: Penelope (from Sparta)

Odysseus' son: Telemachus

Important gods and goddesses that interact with the characters:

Athena (very supportive of Odysseus because she values his cunning and intelligence)

Poesidon (not supportive of Odysseus because he has a conflict with Poseidon's son Polyphemus)

Zeus

Hermes

Important nymphs, "witches" or "monsters" that interact with the characters:

Scylla

Charybdis

The Sirens

Circe

Calypso Polyphemus

Class Analysis: Invocation:

Read: Book 1 of //The Odyssey// Main events (thus far):
 * We learn that Athena supports Odysseus, and she appeals to Zeus for help. Zeus agrees with Athena's reasons for supporting Odysseus (he shows loyalty to the gods and his family, and he demonstrated his courage and cunning traits during the Trojan War).
 * Zeus sends Hermes to tell Calypso to free Odysseus. He's been trapped on her island for seven years hoping to make him her husband.
 * Meanwhile, Athena goes to Ithaca to inspire Telemachus to fill his father's shoes and make some changes. Odysseus' home in Ithaca is overrun with men who want to marry his mother, Penelope. For some time now, these men, led by Antinous, have taken over their home, eating and drinking, carousing, and failing to show Odysseus (or even his memory) respect. Telemachus is fed up, and when Athena (disguised as Mentes, an old friend of Odysseus') shows up, he welcomes her in, shows her the utmost respect, and asks against hope for news of his father.

HW: Finish Bk. 1 on your own and complete the Epithet Assignment (link below). Please find and unpack at least 5 epithets from Bk. 1 for next class.