THE ODYSSEY
BOOK 9
Expert
Presentation
BOOK 9 OVERVIEW
I. Telepylus and the Cicones
II. The Land of the Lotus Eaters
III.The Cyclops Polyphemus
I. TELEPYLUS AND THE CICONES
Summary
Motif – Temptations; Folly
& Recklessness
Epic Simile (9.59-60)
Epic Hero Trait: Strives for
glory and fame (9.45-49)
Greek Culture: Lamentation
over the Dead (9.69-75)
Body Count: 6 per ship
Lesson Learned?
II. THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS
Summary
Motif – Temptations
Greek Culture: Xenia
(9.103-105)
Epic Hero Traits: Strives
for glory and fame
(9.110)
Body Count: 0
Lesson Learned?
III. THE CYCLOPS POLYPHEMUS
Motifs – Monsters;
Folly/Recklessness
Archetype – Giant/Ogre
Greek Culture:
Value of civilization (9.120128)
Xenia (9.300-305)
Respect for the gods
(9.306-12)
Summary
Epic Simile (9.438-441)
III. THE CYCLOPS POLYPHEMUS
Epic Hero Traits
Clever and wise, but capable of error
The plan with the wine and the stake
(9.339-342; 9.355-376)
“Nobody” (9.410)
The plan with the rams ( 9.470-487)
ERROR: (9.531-537; 9.579-583)
Especially skilled both with the without
weapons (9.362-373)
Strives for honor and fame (9.531537)
Lesson Learned?
http://englishtravelbrochure.blogspot.com/2011/05/islandof-cicones_15.html
http://www.chipdesignmag.com/blyler/2010/02/18/socialmedia-%E2%80%93-today%E2%80%99s-isle-of-the-lotuseaters/
http://jimsmash.blogspot.com/2009/09/top-18cyclopes.html
http://www.maicar.com/GML/Polyphemus2.html