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T H E I L L U S T R AT E D ODYSSEY - Mythweb
THE. ILLUSTRATED. ODYSSEY . FROM THE CREATORS OF Mythweb . CONTENTS. I.) Introduction II.) Background III.) The ODYSSEY IV.) Notes V.) Pronounciation Key 1. Text by Joel Skidmore Illustrations by Mark Fiore copyright 1997, 1998 Mythweb This material is protected by copyright but may be duplicated for classroom and homework distribution. 2. Introduction The Greek myths were first passed on by word of mouth, down through the violence of a dark age. The two or three centuries beginning about 1125 were marked by strife and turmoil. The course of civi- lization was set back by centuries. Later Greeks, look- ing back through the dim prism of the centuries of vio- lence, spoke of a time when heroes walked the earth. These exceptional men and women fought monsters, performed superhuman feats and consorted with the gods themselves. The Ancient Greeks were polytheists and believed in a multitude of immortal deities.
the tale of the Odyssey, as sung by the blind minstrel Homer. 5. Book One "Oh Goddess of Inspiration, help me sing of wily Odysseus, that master of schemes!" So Homer begins his epic, though the hero himself is still off-stage. We are treated to a glimpse of life among
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