Classics - Epic and Myth: Option 1 - Homer The Odyssey

Classics - Epic and Myth: Option 1 - Homer The Odyssey

1. Odysseus as a hero

2. The role and characterisation of:

   • Odysseus
   • Calypso
   • Nausicaa
   • Alcinous
   • Arete
   • Polyphemus
   • the Cyclopes
   • Circe
   • Athene

3. The presentation of:

   • The Sirens
   • Scylla
   • Charybdis

4. The role of the gods

5. The role of women

   • To include Calypso and Circe as well as the mortal women

6. Xenia (the guest–host relationship)

7. Civilisation and barbarism

8. Homer’s narrative and descriptive techniques

9. Homer as a story-teller and the idea of epic.