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The Odyssey
As you read, you will see notes or question on the right hand side. You do NOT have to answer the questions (unless otherwise instructed). They are there to guide you: if you can answer them, you probably have a good grasp of what is happening in the text. Notes will be marked as follows:
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Words in red indicate important people
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Words in green indicate important places
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Dialogue is written in blue
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Words that are bolded are defined on the right
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Passages that are highlighted are extra important :)
The Judgment
of Paris
The Trojan War History
Greek Gods
and Goddesses
Greek Creation Story
Additional Resources
Remember, this story is told en media res, meaning it starts in the middle of the story. Part 1 takes place in the middle, where Odysseus is telling the story of his past. Part 2 starts in the present and then moves forward.
Background
Part 1: In the past...
Introduction
Sailing from Troy
The Lotus-Eaters
The Cyclops
The Land of the Dead
The Sirens
Scylla and Charybdis
The Cattle of the Sun God
Part 2: In the present...
The Return of Odysseus
The Challenge
Odysseus's Revenge
Penelope's Test
The Ending
Kinsella, Kate. Prentice Hall literature: timeless voices, timeless themes. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Pearson Education, 2002. Print.
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