7th & 8th Grade Literature!
The Children’s Homer!
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Mrs. Lollar!
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Know the summary of part 1 stated on page one well enough to
state this in your own words.!
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Define, describe, and / or identify the following:!
(For example, if a descriptive term is used in reference to the term
or name you are defining on page 3, but more descriptions are found on
page 45 and 50, add those to make each answer as complete as possible.
You do NOT have to use complete sentences.)!
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Odysseus!
Telemachus!
Agamemnon!
Ithaka!
Achilles!
Penelope!
Laertes!
Troy!
wooers!
Pylos!
Nestor!
Sparta!
Helen!
Menelaus!
Athene!
Phemius!
Zeus!
Eurycleia!
Egyptus!
Icarius!
Halitherses!
Mentor!
Leocritus!
Priam!
Hector!
Paris!
Peleus!
Thetis!
Eris!
Aphrodite!
Hera!
32.! Neleus!
33.! Poseidon!
34.! Peisistratus!
35.! Antilochos!
36.! citadel!
37.! Megapenthes!
38.! Eteoneus!
39.! Pharos!
40.! Eidothee!
41.! Proteus!
42.! ambrosia!
43.! Egisthus!
44.! Calypso!
45.! Cheiron!
46.! centaur!
47. !Myrmidons!
48.! Xanthos & Balios!
49.! Patroklos!
50.! Chryseis!
51.! Briseis!
52.! Kalchas!
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Answer the following questions as completely as possible.
complete sentences in answering each.!
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What caused the war against Troy?!
How did Odysseus attempt to avoid going to this war?!
3.! Did his attempt to avoid the war work when the messenger
was sent to give him his summons to join the others who were
joining the war effort?
Why or why not?!
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Who were the crowd of men who disturbed Telemachus?!
Why did these men disturb Telemachus so much?!
Why did Telemachus set out on a voyage? (What did he seek?)!
7.! Describe the various forms the goddess Athene changed into
upon visiting Telemachus?!
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8.! Of what significance was it when the herald placed the
staff into one’s hands during a council meeting?!
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What did Penelope do to avoid having to choose a husband?!
10.! What was foreshown by the combat of the two eagles in the
air over the council?!
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11.! What form did Athene take for the voyage to lead Telemachus
to each destination in his ship?!
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12.! What did the treasure vault contain?!
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13.! Why had Paris been sent away from the city when he was a
baby?!
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14.! What did Eris do during the games of the wedding feast to
which she had not been invited?!
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15.! Why did the goddesses want the golden apple?!
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16.! What did each goddess offer to Paris for the apple to be
awarded to her? Be specific.!
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17.! To whom was the apple awarded?!
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18.! When traveling through which country did Paris find who was
actually the fairest lady, and to whom was this title finally
given?!
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19.! What did Paris do regarding Helen?!
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20.! Describe the relationship Odysseus had with Nestor.!
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21.! How did Telemachus travel from Pylos to Sparta?!
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22.! As they visited, what did Helen do to remove the sorrow,
sadness and regretfulness from each of them in her home?!
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23.! When Menelaus found himself unable to leave Pharos, what
did Eidothee advise him to do?!
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24.! What did Menelaus and his friends do in order to capture
the Ancient One of the Sea?!
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25.! Why was Zeus holding the men there, and what did they have
to do in order to return to the their home?!
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26.! What had happened to Aias?!
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27.! What had happened to Agamemnon?!
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28.! What had happened to Odysseus and where was he?!
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29.! What did Thetis do to avoid Achilles having to go off to
the war?!
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30.! Who found Achilles and how did he go about finding him?!
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