Circe has magic powers, which she uses to turn some of odysseus s men into pigs. Aeolus, the laestrygones, circe thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the. Son of laertes, sprung from zeus, odysseus of many devices, abide ye now no longer in my. Circe, the grace of the witch detail of tilla durieuxas circe about. Circe was also taken as the archetype of the predatory female. The odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other being the iliad, attributed to the poet homer.
Aiolos welcomes the ithakans and listens to their tale of the trojan war. Character analysis circe and calypso the two goddesses with whom odysseus has extended affairs are similar in that circe is a devastatingly beautiful goddessenchantress and calypso is a devastatingly beautiful goddessnymph. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the odyssey and what it means. In the beginning of the selection, how does eurylochus prove himself to have good judgment. When odysseus arrived circe tried to turn him into a pig, but failed and realized who he was and asked him to stay. In short, everyones crazy about this book, and you probably will be too once you read it. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 bc. After you do, consider the following circe book club questions. You have to be careful in the odyssey, because theres always that chance that youre inadvertently ticking off some immortal with powerful connectionslike a close family tie to the god of the sea.
Odysseus rushed to save them and along the way hermeswarned him to make circe swear to use no tricks on him and gave odysseus moly to protect him from circe s powers. This is an edit of the hallmark channels made for tv movie, the odyssey. The odyssey book 10 bookchat by eli maulfair on prezi. The nature of women portrayed by circe and calypso in the odyssey in homers composition, the odyssey, the roles women play are very significant. Son of laertes and seed of zeus, resourceful odysseus, you shall no longer stay in my house when none of you wish to. Get an answer for in book 10 of the odyssey, what does circe do to some of odysseuss men. The odyssey book 10 lyrics aeolus, the laestrygones, circe thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. In book 10 of the odyssey, circe allows odysseus to leave her. To link to this the odyssey books 10 12 summary page, copy. So when id entertained aeolus for a month with tales of troy, he was kind. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. She will mix a drink for you, blending drugs with the food, but even so she will fail to enchant you. Homer, odyssey, book 10, line 475 tufts university.
Circe sirsee eurylochus yoorilluhcuss death death is hades, the god who rules over the dead. In the odyssey, the trickster archetype is found in the character of penelope, odysseus wife. From the land of the cyclopes, the achaeans sail to the home of aeolus, the ruler of the winds. The odyssey book 10 circe the witch lesson plan by. The theme of hospitality that began book nine also begins book ten on aiolia island, domain of the wind king who takes pity on odysseus and gives him a bag of winds, perhaps an appropriate gift for the tactician. The odyssey book 10 what is the land of death and who is tiresias. As such she has been frequently depicted in all the arts from the renaissance down to modern times. In it are captured all the winds that might drive the ships off. In the odyssey homer uses archetypes to evoke meaning to the story. In the eyes of those from a later age, this behaviour made her notorious both as a magician and as a type of the sexually free woman. Chapter summary for homers the odyssey, book 10 summary. 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. The odyssey book 10 circe the witch lesson plan by designed to teach this product provides discussion points, archetype application, and contemporary parallels for the odyssey.
He decided to stay and got circe to change the men back. Also like calypso, circe is described as lustrous and the nymph with the lovely braids, and is first seen weaving at her loom. Coming off the triumph of his escape from the cyclops, no wonder odysseus feels he is invincible. In book 10 of the odyssey, circe allows odysseus to leave her island, but warns him that he must first go wher get the answers you need, now. Use your odyssey book and study guide to answer the following questions from book 9 and 10.
Paste magazine listed circe as the second best novel of the 2010s, in a list of 40. Twelve children of his, too, there are in the halls, six daughters and six sturdy sons. In book 10 of the odyssey, what is the symbolism behind circe. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Ppt archetypes in the odyssey powerpoint presentation. The winds blow the ship back to aeolus, who refuses to help them again. Its hilariously funny in my opinion, but of course im biased. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Generated by camscanner the odyssey, book 10 circe.
By god, id rather slave on earth for another man some dirtpoor tenant farmer who scrapes to keep alive than rule down here over all the breathless dead. According to circe s instructions, odysseus was to. I am really confussed about this whole story, but i do know that odysseus can avoid circe s spells because hermes gave him a herb to eat that would protect him from circe s drugs and spells, but i still dont understand the symbolism of why circe did the spells to odysseus men i think she turned them into swine. He sends them off with a fair wind and a bag of violent winds. Holt literature textbook 9th grade unit 11 the odyssey. Book 10 the achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. They opened it and released a hurricane that blew us back to where wed started. The grace of the witch page 916 selection quiz recall the events from book 10 of homers odyssey, and then answer the questions in one or two sentences. What does odysseus promise to his shipmate, elpenor, who died in circes house. 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. They landed next at the island of aeolus the godmade king of the winds. This handout asks students to answer 12 questions from book 10 of the odyssey. Circe circe retrieved on 11252015 from the odyssey mhs. Now, in book 10 of homers the odyssey, he begins with his stay with aeolus, the wind king dear to the gods.
Tiresias is a blind prophet who lives in the land of death and circe said he would tell odysseus how to get home. Find a summary of this and each chapter of the odyssey. No winning words about death to me, shining odysseus. They have to answer on their own paper in complete sentences. Then, with the mentor archetype, odysseus father, menelaus, is a great example.
In return for the tale, he gave them a bag of storm winds with the promise that they would swiftly arrive at ithaca. Circe, fulfil for me the promise which thou gavest to send me home. Photo credit circe art blog retrieved on 11252015 from mymuseumofart. An outline the first four books of the odyssey largely focus on telemachus, the son of odysseus. Because penelope uses trickery to deceive her unwanted suitors. Powerful diction page 230 lines 35 a great floating island it was, and round it all huge ramparts rise of indestructible bronze and sheer rock cliffs shoot up from the sea to sky the quote adds to the overall passage by showing just how magnificent the aeolian island is. During this time elpenor, one of the men, died in a drunken fall from circe s roof.
He kept odysseus a month to hear the entire story of his journey. Book 12 the sirens the death of the crew themes questions 1. They stay for one year, until odysseus finally begs her to let themgo home. May 19, 2014 another english project came around, this time on the odyssey, by homer, and our group was required to reenact an episode during odysseus journey back from troy. In book 10 of the odyssey, we see odysseus reaches aeolus island. Hbo max has also picked up circe for an 8part miniseries adaptation. Aeolus, the laestrygones, circe thence we went on to the aeolian island where lives aeolus son of hippotas, dear to the immortal gods. Trojan war, and odysseus has still not returned home. 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. In book 10 of the odyssey, what is the symbolism behind.
The underworld was also called hades, after its king. Circe lures odysseus men, and gives them a feast meat and wine. Book ten next we met the keeper of the winds, who sent us on our way with a steady breeze. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one. Home english literature classic books the odyssey book x navigate here introduction book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Who was the captain of the group going to the house of circe. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Before odysseus and his men depart, circe told odysseus that he must pass the island of the sirens, who will try to lure.
Odysseus son telemachus is approaching manhood and shares his absent. An archetype is a character type, place, or symbol, every culture shares. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The answers could then be used as discussion or turned in for a. Archetypes in the odyssey in homers epic poem the odyssey there are many archetypes, many of which were the origin of the archetype. Having escaped the cyclops, odysseus and his men arrive at the home of aeolus. Next, the laestrygones destroy all their ships but one. The mens next stop was the aeolian island, home to the god of the winds. Eager to move on, odysseus receives an oxskin pouch from aeolus.
When circe strikes you with her length of wand, draw your sharp sword and. We ended up among the laestrygonians, giants who bombarded our fleet with boulders and gobbled down our shipmates. The men returned to aeaea, performed all the proper funeral rites for elpenor, and buried his body. Oct, 2015 dear class, today well continue working with our reader the odyssey. But the land of death to which odysseus is about to journey would seem to be located on the earths surface. The best examples of the true nature of women occur when odysseus encounters circe and calypso. Summary book x book 10 odysseus was entertained for a month by aeolus, king of the winds, who sent him off with the gift of all the winds bound in a sack, except the favorable west wind.
The odyssey book 10 jason mello abby haney ziar brown dj schaffer allusions to greek gods. The poet invokes the muse to help him tell the story of odysseus. They stayed with aeolus for a month, and his parting gift to odysseus was a sack holding the winds. Book 10 recants how odysseus and his crew visit the wind king, aeolus. It is an island that floats as it were upon the sea, 83 iron bound with a wall that girds it. In book 10 and elsewhere, hermes is given the epithet slayer of argus, which alludes to a. Get an answer for in book 10 of the odyssey, how does odysseus get circe to release his men. So i spoke, and the beautiful goddess straightway made answer. Around her house, there are strangely docile calm and trained lions and wolves, the victims of her magic potions. Summary and analysis book 10 the bewitching queen of aeaea.
Once he sets sail again, the men feel they deserve the gold and silver which they think odysseus has been hiding from them. Archetypes are the keys to understandingthe odyssey by homer the epic story of a journey symbolic of our journey through life. The video is based on homers odyssey, the 10th book, in which. His kingdom is generally referred to as the underworld, being thought of as beneath the earth. Reread your answers at the end prior to your final submission. The achaeans sail from the land of the cyclopes to the home of aeolus, ruler of the winds. Course heros video study guide provides indepth summary and analysis of book 10 of homers epic poem the odyssey. Homer, odyssey book 10 theoi classical texts library. 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 odyssey books 10 12 summary the odyssey by homer books 10 12 summary and analysis. Dec 19, 2009 this is a video a couple of my friends and i made for english class. Why do you think odysseus did not tell his crew about the 6member sacrifice to scylla. The nature of women portrayed by circe and calypso in the.
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. Follow directions in each question you will be graded on following directions, correct answers, spelling, and punctuation and properly introduced and cited quotes. Thence we sailed on, grieved at heart, glad to have escaped death, though we had lost our dear comrades. Dec, 2010 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 men i think she turned them into swine. Circe turns the pigs back into men but puts them allinto a trance. In homers odyssey, circe is a witch, who lives in a mansion on the island aeaea, surrounded by a dense forest. The odyssey book 10 summary odysseuss crew lands next on the island of aiolia, ruled by aiolos, the god of the winds. Archetypes in the odyssey obviously, not all of these women are monsters. Homer makes several references in the odyssey to the deceased traveling down to the realm of hades and his queen, persephone persehfoneee.
Books 10 12 of homers odyssey contain a number of allusions to other events in classical mythology. Circe, like calypso, is an immortal goddess who seeks to prevent odysseus from returning home. Internet archive bookreader homer the odyssey fagles. Circe encourages odysseus to pass through the land of the dead next so that he can speak to the prophet about whether he foresees him ever making it home. Aeolus presents odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide odysseus and his crew home. Menelaus becomes reinvigorated after finding out that his son is alive and helps him thwart his foes. Several themes and scenes from book nine are paralleled in book ten. Hed given me a leather bag, which my crew mistook for booty. Identify and analyze epic hero and archetypes identify and analyze epic similes, epithets, and allusions identify and analyze plot, setting, and theme in an epic. Eurylochus doesnt trust circe and points out to odysseus that he shouldnt trust her either.
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