The Odyssey Introduction

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Across
  1. 1. Odysseus tries to avoid going off to ______ but it doesn't work.
  2. 6. This goddess is on Odysseus' side.
  3. 7. Homeric or epic _________ compare heroic or epic events to ordinary, everyday events.
  4. 9. A _________ is a traditional story that explains a belief, ritual, or mysterious phenomenon.
  5. 11. The Iliad comes __________ The Odyssey.
  6. 12. The Greeks used these texts to teach Greek ________ to their students.
  7. 13. The author of this introduction.
  8. 14. This person wrote down the stories of The Iliad and The Odyssey.
  9. 15. This god is against Odysseus.
Down
  1. 2. The ___________ are "singers of tales" who entertain and tell historical stories.
  2. 3. Readers can relate to Odysseus because we also face difficult ___________.
  3. 4. A god can represent a hero's best or worst _______.
  4. 5. A ______ from The Odyssey is "finding your proper place in life."
  5. 8. Odysseus' son's name.
  6. 10. The Greeks got into Troy using a wooden ________.