Aeolus, the laestrygones, circe thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 10 of homers epic poem the odyssey. Eager to move on, odysseus receives an oxskin pouch from aeolus. Read the following two selections excerpts from book 10 of the odyssey and the poem circes power by louise gluck and answer the following question using the pie method. Thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. Besim krnjic, eric curtland, kacie cowling in cyclops cave stabbed out cyclops eye escaped cyclops cyclops prays to father, poseidon poseidon agrees to make the rest of odysseus journey miserable vocab. Just as odysseus taunts the blinded polyphemus in book 9 by boasting about his defeat of the cyclops, the members of his crew prove unable to resist looking into aeoluss bag, and their greed ends up complicating their nostos, or homeward voyage.
He kept odysseus a month to hear the entire story of his journey. Of the many domestic spaces which odysseus passes through, none is more luxurious than circes. I am really confussed about this whole story, but i do know that odysseus can avoid circes spells because hermes gave him a herb to eat that would protect him from circes drugs and spells, but i still dont understand the symbolism of why circe did the spells to. Odysseus son telemachus is approaching manhood and shares his absent fathers house on the island of ithaca off the west coast of greece with his mother penelope and a crowd of about 100 boisterous young men. And what twists and turns did the man of twists and turns have to endure.
The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. The story is told by homer in the odyssey, books x and xii. They opened it and released a hurricane that blew us back to where wed started. After aeolus will not help them again in book 10 of homers the odyssey, odysseus and. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. They landed next at the island of aeolus the godmade king of the winds. Books 1012 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology. Circe is a female character in the odyssey by homer who serves as one of the obstacles encountered by odysseus is his efforts to return home to.
Remember that the assessment for this novel will be a project, so it is important that you read as much as possible before we start with it. As we recall, odysseus is still telling his story to king alcinous. We ended up among the laestrygonians, giants who bombarded our fleet with boulders and gobbled down our shipmates. Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Trojan war, and odysseus has still not returned home. The shades of the dead shades ghosts gather to drink the blood gross and then talk to odysseus. A cave, deep in the belly of mount circeo, a mountain peninsula 100km. The video is based on homers odyssey, the 10th book, in which odysseus encounters aeolus, the god of the winds, and the cannibals, and circe the seductress. This product provides discussion points, archetype application, and contemporary parallels for the odyssey. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus. Circe, like calypso, is an immortal goddess who seeks to prevent odysseus from returning home. The telegony aside, the last 548 lines of the odyssey, corresponding to book 24, are believed.
In it are captured all the winds that might drive the ships off. While most of the poems domestic spaces provide comfort and security, however, circes home is dangerous. After leaving the cyclops, the men travel to the islands of aeolus, the god of winds, who gives odysseus a bag containing all. All questions 5 questions 6 questions 7 questions 8 questions 9 questions 10 questions.
Odysseus continues sharing the story of his journeys with the phaeacians in book 10 of homers the odyssey, including a stay with the god of the winds and meeting circe. The luxuries she offers are a seduction which threaten to derail odysseuss journey. Homer makes several references in the odyssey to the deceased traveling down to the realm of hades and his. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus, master of the winds, where they are greeted warmly and hosted for a month. Hed given me a leather bag, which my crew mistook for booty. The mortal tendency to succumb to temptation manifests itself throughout book 10. Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. The internet classics archive the odyssey by homer.
In book 10 of the odyssey, odysseus is an epic hero according to greek standards. Also like calypso, circe is described as lustrous and the nymph with the lovely braids, and is first seen weaving at her loom. What does odysseus promise to his shipmate, elpenor, who died in circes house. The odyssey is one of two major ancient greek epic poems attributed to homer. She is a daughter of the god helios and either the oceanid nymph perse or the goddess hecate. The odyssey book 10 jason mello abby haney ziar brown dj schaffer allusions to greek gods. Dear class, today well continue working with our reader the odyssey.
If you plan to purchase a copy of the 2nd edition, please make sure that you are buying the 2nd edition and not accidentally picking up a used copy of the 1st edition. His kingdom is generally referred to as the underworld, being thought of as beneath the earth. Please, read the following questions and answer them in your copybooks. 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. In book ten odysseus is still recounting past adventures to the phaecians. Book ten next we met the keeper of the winds, who sent us on our way with a steady breeze. Telemachus and his mother meetulysses and eumaeus come down to the town, and ulysses is. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 bc. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Explain your answer and support it with evidence from both. Thence we went on to the aeoli island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea. In book 10 of the odyssey, what is the symbolism behind circes spells. Death death is hades, the god who rules over the dead.
Book i athena inspires the prince sing to me of the man, muse, the man of twists and turns driven time and again off course, once he had plundered the hallowed heights of troy. In return for the tale, he gave them a bag of storm winds with the promise that they would swiftly arrive at ithaca. In book 10 of the odyssey, what is the symbolism behind. Ulysses arrives at the island of aeolus, who gives him prosperous. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A picturesque italian town on mount circeo in the account by ferdinand. These chapters present a picture of the struggles, the desperation, and the momentary joys of the working class. Homer lets us know right away that odysseus is being held as a willing sex captive on the island of the goddess kalypso.
Home english literature classic books the odyssey book x. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Circe has magic powers, which she uses to turn some of odysseuss men into pigs. Home literature summary the odyssey the odyssey books 10 12 summary. The odyssey book 10 circe the witch lesson plan by. Son of laertes and seed of zeus, resourceful odysseus, you shall no longer stay in my house when none of you wish to. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, and concerns the events that befall the greek hero odysseus in his long journey back to his native land ithaca after the fall.
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