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1、1第1頁/共24頁The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. 2第2頁/共24頁Odysseus s heroic trait is his

2、 cunning intelligence; he is often described as the Peer of Zeus in Counsel.When being the opposition of the gods, Odysseus is shrewd, tough, clear-sighted, experienced. And he is intensely self-reliant, confident of his own powers against the buffetings of fate. 3第3頁/共24頁4第4頁/共24頁5第5頁/共24頁 The poem

3、 mainly focuses on the Greek hero Odysseus and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War.6第6頁/共24頁On their way home, the god of the sea, Poseidon, was angry with Odysseus for blinding his son Cyclops, and then curses Odysseus t

4、o wander the sea for ten years, during which he would lose all his crew.They suffered the storm and were completely annihilated. Finally with his wit and courage only Odysseuss ship escaped. 7第7頁/共24頁8第8頁/共24頁9Odysseus gets Polyphemos drunk and escapes第9頁/共24頁The next island is home of the witch Cir

5、ce. Circe gave the crew a potion to drink, which turned them into pigs. Odysseus used a special herb to counter the effects of the potion, and remained unchanged. Impressed by this, the witch promptly fell in love with him, and she offered directions to the Underworld.10第10頁/共24頁11第11頁/共24頁In Hades

6、of the Underworld, Odysseus met the spirit of his mother who had died of grief during his long absence. From her, he knows it is assumed he has died. His wife Penelope, who had remained faithful and his son must deal with a crowd of 108 boisterous young men, the Suitors, whose aim is to persuade Pen

7、elope to marry one of them and eat up his wealth.12第12頁/共24頁13第13頁/共24頁They skirted the land of the Sirens, who sang an enchanting song that normally caused passing sailors to steer toward the rocks and sink. All of the sailors except for Odysseus, who was tied to the mast as he wanted to hear the s

8、ong, had their ears plugged up with beeswax. 14第14頁/共24頁15第15頁/共24頁4. SynopsisCalypsoThey suffered a shipwreck. All but Odysseus were drowned; he clung to a tree above Charybdis and washed ashore on the island. He was compelled to remain there as Calypsos lover for nearly seven years until she was o

9、rdered by Hermes to release Odysseus.16第16頁/共24頁17第17頁/共24頁18第18頁/共24頁 Odysseus comes back home while suitors who occupy his home want Penelope to give up on her husband and remarry. Penelope agrees to marry the man who can win the contest of stringing Odysseus bow and shooting an arrow through a dozen axes. The only man who can do it is Odysseus who disguised as a beggar. He then turns his arrow