Historical Context: Odyssey

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  1. 4. Odysseus is the king of ____.
  2. 5. The Roman name for the goddess of love and beauty.
  3. 6. Also called a fixed rhythmic pattern.
  4. 7. The Greek city known for its military prowess.
  5. 9. The title of a long epic poem with a single, dramatic narrative.
  6. 10. Poseidon is the _____ name for the god of the sea.
  7. 12. Opening _______ to the Muse: The speaker of the poem asks the Muse for inspiration.
  8. 14. The Iliad and the Odyssey chronicle the ______ War.
  9. 16. An _____ is a long narrative poem that relates important events in the history or folklore of the culture that produced it.
  10. 18. The title of the epic poem that reads like an adventure novel.
  11. 19. The prophet Odysseus consults in the underworld.
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  1. 1. The Greek word for city-state.
  2. 2. Birthplace of the author of the Odyssey.
  3. 3. Who is the third brother of Zeus?
  4. 7. Epic _____ is a long comparison over many lines.
  5. 8. Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
  6. 11. Characterizing phrase for a person, place, or thing.
  7. 13. Asia Minor is the Asian part of present-day _____.
  8. 15. The Greek city known for the birth of democracy.
  9. 17. The Greek name for the king of the gods.