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The Odyssey - Themes

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The Odyssey - Themes

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Have students identify and illustrate different themes in The Odyssey using examples to support their choices.

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  • Nobody has stabbed my eye out!
  • A prime example of Odysseus's use of cunning is when he devises a plan to escape the cyclops in which he tells him that his name is Nohbdy.
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  • It's so beautiful, let me go!
  • The second example of Odysseus' wit is when he uses beeswax to block his crew's ears so they could pass the Sirens.
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  • I will marry one of you once my shroud is finished!
  • An example of Penelope's use of brains is when she secretly unravels her shroud every night so she never finishes it!
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  • Odysseus, please take my best ship and these gifts home to your kingdom of Ithaca!
  • Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, assures Odysseus that he will be returned safely to his home. Consistent with their custom, the Phaeacians provide him with hospitality and safe passage home.
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  • Odysseus enters the Cyclops' cave, bringing gifts of food and wine in exchange for the hospitality he believes he will receive. However, Polyphemus​ states he is not bound by the law of the gods and eats Odysseus' men instead.
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  • You can stay with one of us... forever! Xoxo
  • Both Goddesses Calypso and Circe fall in love with Odysseus. They treat him well, and offer him immortality if he will stay with them forever.
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  • You are not welcome here! Now I will eat you and your men for trespassing.
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