Created from Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9FQxcCAZ0videoConcepts covered:Homer, Odyssey, rhapsodes, Zenia, hubris
The video explores the complexities of Homer's "Odyssey," a 12,000-line epic poem composed before the Greek alphabet, highlighting its oral tradition and the role of rhapsodes in preserving and performing the narrative. It delves into themes such as divine wrath, hubris, and the ancient Greek code of hospitality, Zenia, while also discussing the historical and mythological context of Odysseus's journey and the challenges he faces due to angering the gods.
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Everything you need to know to read Homer's "Odyssey" - Jill Dash
Concepts covered:Homer, Odyssey, rhapsodes, Zenia, hubris
The video explores the complexities of Homer's "Odyssey," a 12,000-line epic poem composed before the Greek alphabet, highlighting its oral tradition and the role of rhapsodes in preserving and performing the narrative. It delves into themes such as divine wrath, hubris, and the ancient Greek code of hospitality, Zenia, while also discussing the historical and mythological context of Odysseus's journey and the challenges he faces due to angering the gods.
Question 1
The Odyssey was composed before the Greek alphabet appeared.
Question 2
How did ancient Greeks practice hospitality?
Question 3
The Odyssey begins in _____, starting in the middle of events.
Question 4
CASE STUDY: A literature professor is preparing a lecture on the oral tradition of The Odyssey and its impact on storytelling.
What should the professor emphasize in the lecture?
Question 5
CASE STUDY: A historian is writing a book on the influence of Greek mythology on modern culture.
Select three influences to include in the book.
Question 6
Rapsods used mnemonic devices to recite The Odyssey.
Question 7
What theme unites The Iliad and The Odyssey?
Question 8
The ancient Greek code of hospitality is known as _____.
Question 9
CASE STUDY: A modern-day archaeologist discovers a new ancient Greek site with artifacts that suggest a different order of events in The Odyssey.
What should the archaeologist do next?
Question 10
Xenia was an ancient Greek code of hospitality.
Question 11
What mnemonic device did rapsods use?
Question 12
The Greek pantheon is prone to jealousy and _____.
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